The Independent Crossword January 18 2026 Answers
Sunday puzzle · 52 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword January 18 2026 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 52 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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Pet minds Sam leaving in the morningCARESS6Across1
SuffocateASPHYXIATE10Across1
Film creatures right inside eviscerated astronauts?ALIENS6Across4
Rotary fileBURR4Across7
Brain chemicalDOPAMINE8Across8
Creator of lottery managed by complete ScroogeRANDOMISER10Across8
ConfoundNONPLUS7Across9
Giant boob at Wembley, possibly concerningOGRE4Across10
?SOAR4Across10
Dog willing to hump anyone in designer jeans? On the contraryBASENJI7Across11
See noteWARBLEFLY9Across11
President's house knocked downHOOVER6Across12
Monarchy, British one, stuck with old German characterBRUNEI6Across13
Tramp and horse meetBUMPINTO8Across15
Young male horseCOLT4Across16
Husband trapped by murderer noticed weapon in horrorCHAINSAW8Across17
?FLUTTER7Across18
Coming back through Lille today, really?DOTELL6Across19
Japanese dishTERIYAKI8Across20
Firing ovenKILN4Across21
Sean Bean stripped off playing Trojan heroAENEAS6Across21
Vodka and tomato juice drinkBLOODYMARY10Across22
Ape that is holding article in handIMITATE7Across23
Agreed starting point for white queen?DONE4Across25
Lake George had various species of turtleLOGGERHEAD10Across26
Today cops nearly used guns, booking wasterNOSHOW6Across27
Given no option, monster punches 12's agentFORCED6Across28
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Slope around hospital roomCHAMBER7Down1
Former pupilsALUMNI6Down1
Fair features of women marrying with face hidden?RIDES5Down2
Ferocious fishPIRANHA7Down2
Almost half opposed to crosswords on vacation — language issues?SEMANTICS9Down3
?YODEL5Down3
StalemateIMPASSE7Down4
Structure supporting weight beneath large treeLARCH5Down5
Multiplied byTIMES5Down5
Marx among others once mucked around with duck filmECONOMIST9Down6
Relative by marriageINLAW5Down6
Too much sport on waves, with cup match coming upSURFEIT7Down7
Maybe leg breaks cast that accommodates leg bendSPINBOWLING11Down9
Wild oxBUFFALO7Down12
Syrian portLATAKIA7Down13
Printer inkTONER5Down14
Having no hooter keeps one quietNOISELESS9Down14
Soft felt hatTRILBY6Down15
Spaniard crazy with anger, wouldn't you say?MADRILENO9Down16
?TRILL5Down17
Did weed have a dance?HOEDOWN7Down18
OnenessUNITY5Down19
Pull fish up to one side of the boatLEEWARD7Down20
Sudden burst of five entering hairdressers' wanting trimSALVO5Down22
Case of delish locally certified bottles for the occasionADHOC5Down24
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Sunday, January 18, 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.