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The Independent Crossword January 17 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 114 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword January 17 2026 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 114 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#
US state mentioned in the John Denver song Take Me Home, Country RoadsWESTVIRGINIA12Across1 Was cognisant ofKNEW4Across1 Pay them with change and compassionEMPATHY7Across1 PeevishnessBILE4Across3 Emperor's vehicle circumnavigating westward oceanCAESAR6Across5 Anxiety-inducingNERVERACKING12Across7 Large deerELK3Across8 Fine fibrous substance, also known as kapok, used as stuffing for cushionsSILKCOTTON10Across8 Target centreBULLSEYE8Across9 Traversing cold Antarctic sea wearing gilet topCROSSING8Across10 King retaining old soldier, one of the late queen's favourites?CORGI5Across11 Boat's steering leverTILLER6Across12 Musk's company drones possibly gathering to pursue current prey in AfricaIBEXES6Across12 StandingSTATUS6Across13 Relating to teaching methods designed to support pupils with learning difficultiesREMEDIAL8Across13 Those at the coalface with two trainees covering for new people on the daily grindMILLERS7Across13 Evergreen shrub with spiny leaves and clusters of yellow flowersMAHONIA7Across14 Genuine amateur theatre's somewhat revolutionaryTRUE4Across15 Fort ___, 1948 John Ford film starring Henry Fonda and John WayneAPACHE6Across15 BereftDEPRIVED8Across16 Immortality for every person in French churchPERMANENCE10Across16 Metrical foot consisting of one long and one short syllableTROCHEE7Across16 Hertfordshire town situated about 5 miles north of St AlbansHARPENDEN9Across17 Male sheepRAM3Across18 The world's longest riverNILE4Across18 Tabloid centrally features a review of very therapeutic place for dogsLHASAAPSOS10Across18 French term for passionate appeal or complaintCRIDECOEUR10Across19 Good, slow down to prepare for iceGRIT4Across20 Percussion instrumentGLOCKENSPIEL12Across20 Leg jointKNEE4Across21 Former monetary unit of Argentina, replaced by the peso in 1991AUSTRAL7Across22 BorderEDGE4Across22 Dutch football team based in AmsterdamAJAX4Across23 Mentioning one transgression covered by tabloidRAISING7Across23 Dressing gown usually made of towelling materialBATHROBE8Across24 Given 1 or 2 types of mine?PITIED6Across24 Vital fluid in flower ultimately halvedBLOOD5Across26 Flock of wild geese or swans in flight, making V-formationSKEIN5Across26 Small East Asian animal which secretes a strong-smelling substance used in perfumeryMUSKDEER8Across27 No short release on cassette - no sound at allNOTAPEEP8Across27 Brings about new stanceENACTS6Across28 Express sadness about European Union returning officer's sadismCRUELTY7Across29 Tailless macaque monkey associated with the Rock of GibraltarBARBARYAPE10Across30 Person who has extreme or irrational fear of catsAILUROPHOBE11Across32 Description of pressure exerted by a fluid at equilibrium due to force of gravityHYDROSTATIC11Across34 Order of insects which includes beetles and weevilsCOLEOPTERA10Across36 Surname of the detective played by Helen Mirren in the TV series Prime SuspectTENNISON8Across37 ___ Grillo, Italian comedian who co-founded the Italian Five Star MovementBEPPE5Across38 A fibrous scleroprotein of connective tissue and bonesCOLLAGEN8Across39 In music, a character that lowers a note a semitoneFLAT4Across40 Uninhabited British island in the North Atlantic, 220 miles west of the Outer HebridesROCKALL7Across42 Former England cricketer who captained Sussex to the 2003, 2006 and 2007 County Championship titlesCHRISADAMS10Across44 Name of Captain Hook's right-hand man in Peter PanSMEE4Across46 Former name for the Kingdom of EswatiniSWAZILAND9Across47 A hard substance growing on the inside of a horse's kneeOSSELET7Across49 Paul ___, Kenyan runner who held the world best time in the marathon from 2003 to 2007TERGAT6Across51 Raft used by Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl in his 1947 Pacific expeditionKONTIKI7Across52 Legendary continent said to have sunk in the ocean west of the Straits of GibraltarATLANTIS8Across53 Surname of the governor of New York credited with introducing tea to the American coloniesSTUYVESANT10Across54 Dish of minced meat under a layer of mashed potatoSHEPHERDSPIE12Across55

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Asian sheepKARAKUL7Down1 French clown's dirty broadcast on the radioMARCEAU7Down2 German prince entitled to be involved in choosing the Holy Roman EmperorELECTOR7Down2 PitcherEWER4Down2 Politicians were concealing outcome of enquiryANSWER6Down3 Last of a trilogy of western films in the 1960s, following A Fistful of Dollars and For a Few Dollars MoreTHEGOODTHEBADANDTHEUGLY23Down3 Early form of plasticBAKELITE8Down3 Suffer in the wake of hot weatherHAIL4Down4 1976 top ten hit by Stevie Wonder, from the Songs in the Key of Life albumIWISH5Down4 Jousting weaponLANCE5Down4 Migratory diving duck, the male of which is black and white with a green headGOLDENEYE9Down5 Upside-downINVERTED8Down5 Entire rangeGAMUT5Down6 Notice posh clubs and racist organisation infiltrating southern cityAUCKLAND8Down6 Immature form of insects such as the dragonflyNYMPH5Down6 Partners to capture freewheeling rogue operatorSURGEON7Down7 Collection of 114 hymns or formulations for the treatment of diseases in HinduismATHARVAVEDA11Down7 Tessa ___, British javelin thrower who won an Olympic gold medal in 1984SANDERSON9Down8 Had another look at fashionable, reputable clothingREINSPECTED11Down8 Youth who drowned in the Hellespont while swimming to reach his beloved HeroLEANDER7Down9 Right-wing populist slogan turned angry men against legendary military leaderAGAMEMNON9Down9 Group of soloistsENSEMBLE8Down10 Bruce ___, American singer best known for his 1962 US number one hit, Hey! BabyCHANNEL7Down10 A hit in May 1965 for both Burt Bacharach and Billy J Kramer and the DakotasTRAINSANDBOATSANDPLANES23Down11 Of average qualityMEDIOCRE8Down11 Daughter of Polonius and sister of Laertes in William Shakespeare's play HamletOPHELIA7Down12 One Liberal Democrat finally breaking rankINTOLERABLE11Down12 Perhaps Wiccans' song gets confused with paeanNEOPAGANS9Down14 Earthenware cooking dishTERRINE7Down14 PostponeDEFER5Down15 American uncle is reportedly meeting daughter engaged in dissident activitySAMIZDAT8Down17 Steel towerPYLON5Down17 Song describing cut-off area in US stateARIZONA7Down19 Second-handUSED4Down19 The ___, title of a 1975 Jospeh Wamburgh novel about the exploits of a group of LA police officersCHOIRBOYS9Down20 Intend to wear torn clothingRAIMENT7Down21 Political party set up in 2004, its most famous member being George GallowayRESPECT7Down21 Society writer's petition short and straightforwardSIMPLE6Down22 Maiden of Greek mythology, turned into a spider by AthenaARACHNE7Down25 Lead beginning of sales pitchSTAR4Down25 Surname of the main character in D H Lawrence's Sons And LoversMOREL5Down27 Greek writer of tragedies which include Antigone and Oedipus The KingSOPHOCLES9Down28 In ancient Greece and Rome, porticos or arcades with benches where people conversedEXEDRAE7Down29 Small river in Ayrshire immortalised in Robert Burns's poem Sweet ___AFTON5Down31 Charles ___, Monégasque Formula One racing driver who won the 2019 Belgian and Italian Grands PrixLECLERC7Down33 Delicate thin-walled blood vessels that form an interconnecting network between the arterioles and the venulesCAPILLARIES11Down35 South American tree in the family Lecythidaceae that has the same name as its edible seedBRAZILNUT9Down38 English goalkeeper whose clubs have included Crystal Palace, Manchester City and Preston North EndCARLONASH9Down39 Unit of luminance named after an 18th century German physicistLAMBERT7Down41 A flower-shaped arrangement of ribbons worn as a badge or presented as a prizeROSETTE7Down42 Genus of North American onagraceous plants named after the US explorer who discovered itCLARKIA7Down43 Blaise ___, French international midfielder who joined Inter Miami from Juventus in 2020MATUIDI7Down45 1984 song by The Cars famously used as part of the Live Aid concert in 1985DRIVE5Down48 Salmon in a 1935 story by Henry WilliamsonSALAR5Down50

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Saturday, January 17, 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.