The Independent Crossword January 4 2026 Answers
Sunday puzzle · 50 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword January 4 2026 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 50 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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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Crooked pole musketeer shortened in novelBOATHOOK8Across1
See noteWAGEFREEZE10Across1
Antelope's smell masked by even nastier oneREEBOK6Across5
?PAY3Across8
SatiatedREPLETE7Across9
Jog about with bodyguardREMINDER8Across9
Gun shot that ricochets to hit second targetCANNON6Across10
?REMUNERATION12Across10
Watering holes in prime spots along road, she seesOASES5Across12
Brass instrumentBUGLE5Across12
Ring Spooner's dropping down from pine tree?PHONECALL9Across13
?ICEUP5Across13
Three peaks followed by a war filmTORATORATORA12Across14
A deeply-ingrained tendencySECONDNATURE12Across17
Everyone's bags in laundry switched at the startALLANDSUNDRY12Across18
Bicycle stuntWHEELIE7Across19
PouchSAC3Across20
?STANDSTILL10Across21
Today trucks not starting? That's OKNOWORRIES9Across21
Winter Olympics venue incredibly cold with hailSOCHI5Across23
Canteen ought to accommodate as many as requiredENOUGH6Across24
Party at home hosted by friend's bossDOMINATE8Across25
Chain I blunder into when reversingSIERRA6Across26
Dragon losing a head, showing complacency?SMUGNESS8Across27
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Lowly lord keeps Tesla in farmyardBARTON6Down1
Dreadful (Informal)ABYSMAL7Down2
Just about time to support charity that's collected nothingALMOST6Down2
Crew eat as if it's a picnicHANDSDOWN9Down3
Going astrayERRANT6Down3
Human pope struggling with sin, trying to be betterONEUPMANSHIP12Down4
AccountREPORT6Down4
HappeningEVENT5Down5
Make happy story up with treasure at the endELATE5Down6
Female sheepEWE3Down6
Cork area, cheap house that's typical in IrelandBUNGALOW8Down7
OpeningAPERTURE8Down7
Broken ankle curtailed girl's playKINGLEAR8Down8
Conspicuous wealthOPULENCE8Down11
Bananas grown at Sodom are happily taken up ...GODOWNASTORM12Down11
AdviseCOUNSEL7Down14
Very noticeable Mark's inside with his feet upARRESTING9Down15
ConfusedADDLED6Down15
Not yet manifestLATENT6Down16
Associate of French commandos hides belowSAUNDERS8Down16
Punch weed, catching left nostril that suddenly spurtsBLOWHOLE8Down17
Musical dramaOPERA5Down18
Used to beWAS3Down19
Fix electronic stuff that's discarded, swapping partsSCRAPE6Down19
Small screen parts taken up by EastEnders' Lexi PearcePIXELS6Down20
King and I upset, queen understoodROGER5Down22
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Sunday, January 4, 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.