The Independent Crossword January 26 2026 Answers
Monday puzzle · 55 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword January 26 2026 answers. The Monday puzzle has 55 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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Extra work that’s from The Sun?MOONLIGHTING12Across1
Hasten (Archaic)HIE3Across1
WailBAWL4Across3
FleeESCAPE6Across7
SailorSEAMAN6Across8
CabTAXI4Across9
Stew over review of "beige" Hamlet?PANATELLA9Across9
Tired old PM must change direction ...BLOWN5Across10
CrossTRAVERSE8Across10
Theatre seating areaDRESSCIRCLE11Across11
... line from article penned by bonkers BorisISOBAR6Across11
What will gamer do in first-person shooter Inferno?HELLFIRE8Across12
S&M gear seen across naked cult's campsGULAGS6Across13
Minister ultimately crushed by wagging tongues?STURGEON8Across14
SpratBRISLING8Across15
Count’s about to break wind in front of Lord LieutenantROLLCALL8Across17
Firm training received by Himmler's baby spiesSCOPES6Across19
Solemn promiseOATH4Across19
Clinging molluscLIMPET6Across20
Strip of carpetRUNNER6Across21
Open pieFLAN4Across22
Bats flap over waterCLUBSODA8Across22
FurrowRUT3Across23
Deliver prompt following short pauseRESCUE6Across24
Rat run sent back through Parisian thoroughfareROGUE5Across26
Traditional style sold in fashion houses close to EdinburghOLDSCHOOL9Across27
Kamala Harris, originally filling for Joe Biden, came unstuck as leaderKEMIBADENOCH12Across28
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
SpouseHUSBAND7Down1
Male topless, doing spring cleaningMOPPING7Down1
OMG! Mike's dropped a clangerOWNGOAL7Down2
InspectEXAMINE7Down2
Sluggish Raleigh cyclist exhausted on TourLETHARGIC9Down3
Variety of riceBASMATI7Down3
Drink Bash Street kid chucked upGULP4Down4
Marine mammalWHALE5Down4
Waifs exposed without underwear in burlesqueTRAVESTY8Down5
AchievementFEAT4Down5
Trump wants one head of BBC arrested by ChristmasNOBEL5Down6
Drinking-placesBARS4Down6
Warning: hipsters lifted by US federal agents …NOTICE6Down7
… one after another for speaking out can be put in prisonINTERN6Down8
InfatuatedSMITTEN7Down12
SingerCROONER7Down13
ImploreENTREAT7Down14
Child's hero hurt, twice snubbed by Adult ChoiceRECHERCHE9Down15
Fiddle endlessly with once bright bloomersGLADIOLI8Down16
Surprise attackRAID4Down16
Flower partSEPAL5Down17
Brother inspired by Mick Hucknall album?RECORD6Down17
Make pass after getting round in barLOUNGE6Down18
MicroorganismGERM4Down18
Music producer in shot: “Cut!”PICCOLO7Down20
Cunning mum ruined late husbandSTEALTH7Down21
On reflection, is the First Lady a riddle?SIEVE5Down23
Virtually immaculate conceptionIDEA4Down25
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Monday, January 26, 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.