The Independent Crossword January 16 2026 Answers
Friday puzzle · 49 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword January 16 2026 answers. The Friday 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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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Land at the edge of waterSHORE5Across1
Money: a sort of thing that runs short?SPECIE6Across1
MeadowLEA3Across4
Dutch explorer positioned to return with Queen, sayTASMAN6Across5
UncoveredBARE4Across7
Break in a journeySTOPOVER8Across8
Upright performers in dance curtailed for royal venueBALMORALCASTLE14Across8
Arrange effectivelySTAGEMANAGE11Across9
Sudden change of course? Bad look suppressed by head of BBCDOGLEG6Across10
EmphasiseSTRESS6Across10
'French parent and English' will gather sharp comment regarding descentPEDIGREE8Across11
Expert very well accommodating Irish backing outVIRTUOSO8Across12
Drive awayDISPEL6Across13
French attraction not having a lot of ale chilledFRAPPE6Across13
Computer assistant in operating system is a godlike figure?OSIRIS6Across14
DiscreetCIRCUMSPECT11Across15
Strange endless stories circulating in European CommunityESOTERIC8Across16
Hapless detective so confused with clue leading to goldCLOUSEAU8Across18
Period of 366 daysLEAPYEAR8Across19
Make certain changes to username, though not in the morningENSURE6Across20
ClosedSHUT4Across20
Surprise bass interrupting large number of dancers before text for you near the endDISCOMBOBULATE14Across21
FalsehoodLIE3Across21
Course taken by piano performerPLAYER6Across22
Marriage declarationBANNS5Across22
Study, one taken by a pupil in oppositionDENIAL6Across23
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
GaitersSPATS5Down1
Certain type of pyramid? Sensible not having sex on topPLATONICSOLID13Down2
Perform surgeryOPERATE7Down2
American musical, live, hosted by church groupCAMELOT7Down3
Come nextENSUE5Down3
Notorious rogue is punished around 9EGREGIOUS9Down4
PantherLEOPARD7Down4
What you might call Elon Musk’s remuneration?TELEPHONENUMBER15Down5
Hawaiian greetingALOHA5Down5
Personnel regularly intervening in unhappy scrapSHARD5Down6
EraseDELETE6Down6
Caribbean island not supporting most of Pacific islandANTIGUA7Down7
What might be a triple-X image, sayEXEMPLIGRATIA13Down9
Food (Australian)TUCKER6Down11
CompressSQUEEZE7Down12
Part of garden in meaner bit of Brooklyn cased by agentFLOWERBED9Down13
Partner's childSTEPSON7Down14
Provoke line about Southern French composerROUSSEL7Down15
Drive backREPEL5Down16
Rub hardSCRUB5Down17
Kept up refusal in accepting L is fifth letterEPSILON7Down17
Hernia supportTRUSS5Down18
Black tie finally spareEBONY5Down19
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Friday, January 16, 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.