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The Independent Crossword January 4 2026 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 50 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 50 clues from the The Independent Crossword for January 4 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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Crooked pole musketeer shortened in novel81 AcrossReveal answer → See note101 AcrossReveal answer → Antelope's smell masked by even nastier one65 AcrossReveal answer → ?38 AcrossReveal answer → Satiated79 AcrossReveal answer → Jog about with bodyguard89 AcrossReveal answer → Gun shot that ricochets to hit second target610 AcrossReveal answer → ?1210 AcrossReveal answer → Watering holes in prime spots along road, she sees512 AcrossReveal answer → Brass instrument512 AcrossReveal answer → Ring Spooner's dropping down from pine tree?913 AcrossReveal answer → ?513 AcrossReveal answer → Three peaks followed by a war film1214 AcrossReveal answer → A deeply-ingrained tendency1217 AcrossReveal answer → Everyone's bags in laundry switched at the start1218 AcrossReveal answer → Bicycle stunt719 AcrossReveal answer → Pouch320 AcrossReveal answer → ?1021 AcrossReveal answer → Today trucks not starting? That's OK921 AcrossReveal answer → Winter Olympics venue incredibly cold with hail523 AcrossReveal answer → Canteen ought to accommodate as many as required624 AcrossReveal answer → Party at home hosted by friend's boss825 AcrossReveal answer → Chain I blunder into when reversing626 AcrossReveal answer → Dragon losing a head, showing complacency?827 AcrossReveal answer →

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Lowly lord keeps Tesla in farmyard61 DownReveal answer → Dreadful (Informal)72 DownReveal answer → Just about time to support charity that's collected nothing62 DownReveal answer → Crew eat as if it's a picnic93 DownReveal answer → Going astray63 DownReveal answer → Human pope struggling with sin, trying to be better124 DownReveal answer → Account64 DownReveal answer → Happening55 DownReveal answer → Make happy story up with treasure at the end56 DownReveal answer → Female sheep36 DownReveal answer → Cork area, cheap house that's typical in Ireland87 DownReveal answer → Opening87 DownReveal answer → Broken ankle curtailed girl's play88 DownReveal answer → Conspicuous wealth811 DownReveal answer → Bananas grown at Sodom are happily taken up ...1211 DownReveal answer → Advise714 DownReveal answer → Very noticeable Mark's inside with his feet up915 DownReveal answer → Confused615 DownReveal answer → Not yet manifest616 DownReveal answer → Associate of French commandos hides below816 DownReveal answer → Punch weed, catching left nostril that suddenly spurts817 DownReveal answer → Musical drama518 DownReveal answer → Used to be319 DownReveal answer → Fix electronic stuff that's discarded, swapping parts619 DownReveal answer → Small screen parts taken up by EastEnders' Lexi Pearce620 DownReveal answer → King and I upset, queen understood522 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Sunday, January 4, 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.