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The Independent Crossword January 28 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 55 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 55 clues from the The Independent Crossword for January 28 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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ClueLetters#Answer
Make six deliveries, and impress greatly81 AcrossReveal answer → Tavern31 AcrossReveal answer → Friction match53 AcrossReveal answer → Noticed hosts beginning to cook with seasoning65 AcrossReveal answer → Bird's home47 AcrossReveal answer → South American snake88 AcrossReveal answer → Humorous59 AcrossReveal answer → Suggested cost of lean rump, finally, with side dish910 AcrossReveal answer → Light meal510 AcrossReveal answer → Marks vehicles on style, at first511 AcrossReveal answer → Relative wasting American's money412 AcrossReveal answer → Experiment with running over most of the competition913 AcrossReveal answer → Agitated1113 AcrossReveal answer → Alleges son destroyed city1015 AcrossReveal answer → Deadly515 AcrossReveal answer → Sex appeals after knocking back wine417 AcrossReveal answer → Aspect517 AcrossReveal answer → I've made a mistake over love note at end of e-mail, perhaps419 AcrossReveal answer → Heaven820 AcrossReveal answer → Content to pass Emile thalidomide — it's fairly harmful to genes1020 AcrossReveal answer → Pavement edge421 AcrossReveal answer → Exhausted522 AcrossReveal answer → Active nurses out dancing922 AcrossReveal answer → Pen part323 AcrossReveal answer → Annoys German boarding aircraft424 AcrossReveal answer → Rejected a ham omelette, initially, in Nebraskan city526 AcrossReveal answer → Fresh article covering popular water sports venue927 AcrossReveal answer → Belief system is welcomed by those people628 AcrossReveal answer → Conquered one achievement, inspiring another829 AcrossReveal answer →

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ClueLetters#Answer
Wild goat41 DownReveal answer → Clog dance41 DownReveal answer → Bridge player, working at large shop, mostly, wanting kip in coastal resort152 DownReveal answer → Japanese toggle72 DownReveal answer → Pop-up books about United's rival83 DownReveal answer → Calf meat43 DownReveal answer → Kick out six in English court54 DownReveal answer → Faint54 DownReveal answer → Reckless boldness85 DownReveal answer → Maybe Afghan father shot crook66 DownReveal answer → Nocturnal bird76 DownReveal answer → Emperor let her gate-crash parties157 DownReveal answer → Deprive of claim in Settle, strangely, after I'd turned up108 DownReveal answer → Joke beer bottles getting one complaint89 DownReveal answer → In these times811 DownReveal answer → Titled widow712 DownReveal answer → Bishop can start to disregard rule in place for fox hunting?1014 DownReveal answer → Immature cucumber714 DownReveal answer → What keeps still, extremely withdrawn? A canine offered in swap deal?816 DownReveal answer → Saying516 DownReveal answer → Elevator418 DownReveal answer → Welsh town boosted politician in Europe with no money818 DownReveal answer → Cot419 DownReveal answer → Manipulates desires in audition621 DownReveal answer → Is back for one last bit of private investment523 DownReveal answer → Boss in workplace having ten leaving425 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Wednesday, January 28, 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.