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The Independent Crossword January 11 2026 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 49 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword January 11 2026 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 49 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
?INFAVOUROF10Across1 Leg jointKNEE4Across7 Those backing hopeless idea off Blue PeterSAFE4Across7 Criminal out by alarm capable of being alteredAMBULATORY10Across8 Make faultyVITIATE7Across8 South American capital cityBRASILIA8Across9 Lion's cryROAR4Across10 Bondage gear in SEATs Republican dropped off around noonCHAINS6Across10 See noteWAITFOR7Across11 Very high trail by European circular pathTOWERING8Across11 Just terrible having to lose faceRIGHTFUL8Across12 Service Italian scooter after picking it upVESPER6Across13 One to deliver notes and perform with Free and QueenDISPATCHRIDER13Across15 Pointed toothFANG4Across16 ?HANGFIRE8Across18 Relocate around outskirts of Yeovil? That's dear!MYLOVE6Across18 ?BECAUSE7Across19 Take kit off a French fool heroically ended at frontUNCLOTHE8Across20 EngrossedRAPT4Across20 DeignCONDESCEND10Across21 A red van travelling close to lightless porchesVERANDAS8Across22 Tory Party first to mandate Anti-Labour measureCONDOM6Across24 Security alert local relayed incorrectlyCOLLATERAL10Across25 Require massage someone has mentionedNEED4Across26

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Time of year a beehive might be unmanageable?BADHAIRDAY10Down1 DisregardIGNORE6Down1 Dutch boats crossing line gives great pleasureDELIGHTS8Down2 Design-cutting toolFRETSAW7Down2 One small missile rising by fighter in formationMASSIF6Down3 Italian composerVIVALDI7Down3 Black and blue balls ... settle down!BLOWOVER8Down4 ExtremeULTRA5Down4 Stumped by labours? Not with those delivering babies!STORKS6Down5 BroadcastingONAIR5Down5 Singer about to break into Welsh numberWREN4Down6 ?DELAY5Down6 Craft beer trails TUC organisedBATTLECRUISER13Down9 DigitsFINGERS7Down12 Sports officialREFEREE7Down13 Caterpillar of a sort is one amazing lover!EARTHMOVER10Down14 PerhapsMAYBE5Down14 Three-legged standTRIPOD6Down15 Ruined coat? Need a little yarn?ANECDOTE8Down16 Swallowing without restraint primarily?DROWNING8Down17 LizardGECKO5Down17 DogHOUND5Down18 Old contest involving Liberal know-it-allORACLE6Down19 Male fowl left on top of eggs one shelledCOCKLE6Down21 Love God? Explain racists or suffering for starters!EROS4Down23

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Sunday, January 11, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.