The Independent Crossword January 14 2026 Answers
Wednesday puzzle · 56 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword January 14 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 56 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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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Stopping assistant showing fracture to an audience — dead strangeBRAKEDRUM9Across1
Shock-absorberBUFFER6Across1
Not tall or highLOW3Across4
Mourning songDIRGE5Across8
Sound of sneeze under discussionATISSUE7Across8
Long in durationLENGTHY7Across9
Coordinate muscles, so taken aback by onset of spasmsABSCISS7Across10
Snooker stickCUE3Across10
Burial vaultSEPULCHRE9Across11
Perhaps Trump, Epstein and Andrew repeatedly stripped to get massagePRESIDENT9Across11
Destiny of king is with Eccles, given timeKISMET6Across12
Family money-earnerBREADWINNER11Across12
People rowing in boat are dismal fiends, at heartOARSMEN7Across15
Allow to goDISCHARGE9Across16
Conservative keeps calm, but Henry shifting a long way to the rightOLDSCHOOL9Across16
Young dogPUP3Across19
Quietly finish joke about supreme leaderPENDRAGON9Across19
Mother bit old resistance fighter in ringMATADOR7Across20
UpstartPARVENU7Across20
Male singerTENOR5Across21
Flying insectBEE3Across22
Oscar studies European cityODENSE6Across22
That is to sayNAMELY6Across23
Exchange these unusual plugs in kids' favourite storeSWEETSHOP9Across23
Some wine spilled over curvy figureELLIPSE7Across25
Maybe opposed to firing West Indian, one ace quitsANTIGUN7Across27
Rudely ran off in West End venueDRURYLANE9Across28
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
In the House of Lords, official support staff to take LatinBLACKROD8Down1
Dress partBODICE6Down1
Cheeky, exposed backside in BostonASS3Down2
RefrainFORBEAR7Down2
Reputation of artist consequently dropping hardEMINENCE8Down3
50-50 oddsEVENS5Down3
After scratching head, understand fileRASP4Down4
Wool fatLANOLIN7Down4
Nasty man aggressive; I must leaveMALEVOLENT10Down5
TimepieceWATCH5Down5
Papers in a row, relatively neatTIDIER6Down6
OmnipotentALLPOWERFUL11Down6
How to get lots of admirers hammeredBEATEN6Down7
Unit of computer memoryBYTE4Down7
Damaged seat on British motor car that can be very noisySTEAMORGAN10Down9
Passage that is concerning in songs performed in showSIDESTREET10Down13
AccomplishACHIEVE7Down13
Heart broken by politician, man with need on vacation to make outCOMPREHEND10Down14
StretchEXPANSE7Down14
AthleticSPORTY6Down15
DeceiveDUPE4Down16
With injured rib, dawdle in the manner of a newly-wedBRIDALLY8Down17
Woody plantSHRUB5Down17
Go before nine, in the end, following a decent crypticANTECEDE8Down18
AdditionalEXTRA5Down18
Lose millions on Scottish islandMISLAY6Down20
Thanks boring Italian magistrate in advancing yearsDOTAGE6Down21
A uniform statePERU4Down24
Vegetable is mostly fruitPEA3Down26
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Wednesday, January 14, 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.