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The Independent Crossword January 22 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 53 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword January 22 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 53 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#
BeamRAY3Across1 Female pronounSHE3Across3 Be in debtOWE3Across5 See 22CAUTLEYSPOUT12Across7 Supporter of one's countryPATRIOT7Across8 Hit Head of Technology with one project to keep peace!TWISTANDSHOUT13Across8 LesserMINOR5Across9 To right of Caliban expert conceals opening on stageACTONE6Across9 Over-ready to shootTRIGGERHAPPY12Across10 Typical method by which one exploits agent of pest controlMOUSER6Across10 Mixed feelingsAMBIVALENCE11Across11 Maybe the second row’s not written aboutORDINAL7Across11 Press grasping furniture store after review to snap up dealSTRIKEABARGAIN14Across12 I refuse to live over literary woodEBON4Across14 Golf practice areaDRIVINGRANGE12Across15 See 4 DownKINDERSCOUT11Across16 DeGeneres the voice of her party lineDORY4Across18 Divers in SOS: aides probing subject of inquiry – this?CAISSONDISEASE14Across19 StartBEGIN5Across19 Blow upEXPLODE7Across20 FinishEND3Across21 PlaythingTOY3Across22 Eucalyptus to ground, our highest fallerCAUTLEYSPOUT12Across22 DecayROT3Across23 Capital letter indicating new driver is attached to rear of cab firstLISBON6Across24 See 9ACTONE6Across25 I run 180m downhill and consult our doctorsCAULDRONSNOUT13Across26

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Public estimationREPUTE6Down1 Business worked around inclusions, and yet with diligenceCONSCIENTIOUSLY15Down1 Metallic elementYTTRIUM7Down2 With nothing on there might be arrests, ok?STARKERS8Down2 1930s dance musicSWING5Down3 Engineer rings to fasten on the wagonOTTO4Down3 A high point, the one of Akela’s lads who goes the extra mile?KINDERSCOUT11Down4 AmusementENTERTAINMENT13Down4 Endure way hatred’s taking the usual formSTANDARDVERSION15Down5 Admit guiltOWNUP5Down5 A cosmetic crackONELINER8Down6 NoblemanEARL4Down6 PierceIMPALE6Down7 See 13BROWNSTOUT10Down7 DeviseINVENT6Down12 FranknessCANDOUR7Down13 Order two pints in the end: Burton AleBROWNSTOUT10Down13 LoatheDETEST6Down14 Couples in bar neck chianti – what impertinence!BACKCHAT8Down15 StiffRIGID5Down16 Such a cat might be a manTAILLESS8Down17 AnswerREPLY5Down17 Woodwind instrumentOBOE4Down18 It’s regrettable about your escalating wageSALARY6Down20 See 8 AcrossTWISTANDSHOUT13Down21 East side of city on Dee, Aberdeen’s over thereYOND4Down23

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Thursday, January 22, 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.