The Independent Crossword January 6 2026 Answers
Tuesday puzzle · 54 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword January 6 2026 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 54 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#
Open pieFLAN4Across1
MongrelCUR3Across3
Regularly suss out band together, as is the customUSUALLY7Across5
Manicure toolNAILFILE8Across7
Put down answer in red biro?CHEAPEN7Across7
Move slowlyINCH4Across8
InsubstantialLIGHTWEIGHT11Across9
Newspaper page dealt with after rejecting first piece of copyOPED4Across9
District with everyone beginning to steal tyre partsSIDEWALLS9Across10
Short of moneyHARDUP6Across10
Couple swapping, pale and innocentPATSY5Across12
ConfrontTACKLE6Across13
One stylishly elegant: country's principal girl at welcoming clubsCLASSACT8Across13
UnderlingSUBORDINATE11Across15
Yankee tough leaving hotel gardenYARD4Across15
Continuum of taxonomic lineage to some extentCLINE5Across16
Opposed to tips for Asian tandooriANTI4Across17
Surely curious about one's first female pronounYOURSELF8Across18
Strong windGALE4Across19
GunfightSHOOTOUT8Across20
Mad London gangster loudly associating with two unknown charactersCRAZY5Across20
Large deerELK3Across21
World's richest man cycling by front of market, getting fruitMUSKMELON9Across21
Withdrawing, took home cheeseEDAM4Across22
Soft cheeseBRIE4Across22
Darts player is more tiddlyLITTLER7Across24
Food cooked so eat itTOASTIE7Across25
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Grain-threshing implementFLAIL5Down1
Party manager's plea to manage expectations?RSVP4Down1
ClaimedALLEGED7Down2
Mawkish, conniving American husband's boringSLUSHY6Down2
Hold tightlyCLING5Down3
Harry owes cash for presentSHOWCASE8Down3
Fish and wedges hospital binnedEELS4Down4
Solo performanceRECITAL7Down4
Food regimenDIET4Down5
Motor slick lad in drainpipes gave the once-overAUDITED7Down6
ChooseSELECT6Down6
After advance, laconic wit sent up bookATLAS5Down8
RelieveASSUAGE7Down11
Devious new clue following editDECEITFUL9Down11
StudyPERUSE6Down12
Long ago in Greece, I thought mountain turning closedPLATO5Down12
HireCHARTER7Down14
Smart girl sent to Coventry, then central MerseysideCUTEY5Down14
DismalBLEAK5Down16
Found cups minute with a cafe treatCREAMTEA8Down16
As a blaze gets out of control, save book and plantsAZALEAS7Down17
Golf clubIRON4Down17
AvoidELUDE5Down18
Model again on plonk ...RESIT5Down19
... is unable to bed captivating womanCANNOT6Down20
What might include Xmas card from flipping brother who hates Noel?MAIL4Down21
Like park signs, except the odd onesAKIN4Down23
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Tuesday, January 6, 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.