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The Independent Crossword January 2 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 56 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 56 clues from the The Independent Crossword for January 2 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Perceive with the eyes31 AcrossReveal answer → Husky63 AcrossReveal answer → Shakespearean legal expert left one amazed at the outset68 AcrossReveal answer → A measure of power depicted by the water of the French painter79 AcrossReveal answer → Male relative59 AcrossReveal answer → Very taken by entirely overlooking duplication410 AcrossReveal answer → Policeman710 AcrossReveal answer → Follower711 AcrossReveal answer → Not here, circling planet, taking everything in?911 AcrossReveal answer → Fruity drink512 AcrossReveal answer → Uncountable numbers backing Elizabeth to lead rugby team812 AcrossReveal answer → Clumsy1113 AcrossReveal answer → Concern about a regressive plant614 AcrossReveal answer → Philosopher recalled core of puzzle? Not half!415 AcrossReveal answer → US nerd, dumb, heartless, taking the piss?517 AcrossReveal answer → Devout517 AcrossReveal answer → Copper following, bringing restraint419 AcrossReveal answer → Dictionary719 AcrossReveal answer → Lots of people initially ignored special measure621 AcrossReveal answer → Sloping letters722 AcrossReveal answer → Once more523 AcrossReveal answer → Storage for blades US fort deployed around start of month824 AcrossReveal answer → Attic624 AcrossReveal answer → Total325 AcrossReveal answer → Quiet minister felt bad but took control926 AcrossReveal answer → Former King stabbing Old English monster428 AcrossReveal answer → Speed round reversing vehicle in competitive situation729 AcrossReveal answer → Put down fruit drink630 AcrossReveal answer →

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Sugar71 DownReveal answer → Blue magazine from US for when there’s no work doable81 DownReveal answer → Foe52 DownReveal answer → Stone to fail to gather moss - even at this pace?62 DownReveal answer → Extremely anxious Pastor hurried over, brought in help83 DownReveal answer → Sheep initially led away from Sussex town44 DownReveal answer → Type of bowling74 DownReveal answer → Wait to follow soprano with lots of celebrities65 DownReveal answer → Toxic substance55 DownReveal answer → Turned up source of cod roe eaten by couple in a flash?86 DownReveal answer → Crude66 DownReveal answer → Description of classic children’s stories is exactly right67 DownReveal answer → Cougar47 DownReveal answer → Despite that118 DownReveal answer → Underhand, dodgy character promoting energy513 DownReveal answer → Trace714 DownReveal answer → Cry out715 DownReveal answer → Love bold cheers around English work by Gilbert and Sullivan?816 DownReveal answer → Season616 DownReveal answer → Drunken bird is enthralling in drinking song818 DownReveal answer → Broadcasting518 DownReveal answer → Rather like meal’s splendour820 DownReveal answer → Diagnostic photographs520 DownReveal answer → Not any421 DownReveal answer → Magnificent bird released from US sporting event622 DownReveal answer → Fish with fins sailor placed in chair623 DownReveal answer → Kinky sex with duo? A large number leaving625 DownReveal answer → Fine to follow story willingly (though less so these days)427 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Friday, January 2, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.