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The Independent Crossword July 10 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 52 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword July 10 2026 answers. The Friday puzzle has 52 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Old woman going round key or islandMALTA5Across1 Be toldHEAR4Across1 Cricket extraBYE3Across3 Schoolfellow had meal after ship brought in shellfishCLASSMATE9Across4 Property loan agreementMORTGAGE8Across7 Maritime forceNAVY4Across8 Composer recalled trophy given to contralto in ItalyPUCCINI7Across9 InsipidWISHYWASHY10Across9 Writer was keenly aware of suggestionFELTTIP7Across10 Sailor embracing one with a crownTIARA5Across11 Naval officerENSIGN6Across12 Rather ancient anger returning in Georgia with scheme falling shortGERIATRIC9Across12 Victorian device indicative of changing times?BATHINGMACHINE14Across13 FrightenedSCARED6Across13 TumbledownRAMSHACKLE10Across14 Unit of electric potentialVOLT4Across17 Vacation inspiring Sayers novelBUSMANSHOLIDAY14Across17 Pre-meal drinkAPERITIF8Across18 Be unsteady, being sick during leaveVACILLATE9Across19 Sleep (Informal)KIP3Across20 Not as muchLESS4Across21 Person who’s busy with letters on taps, woodenBEECH5Across22 Activist willing to talk, but losing heart when backing common use of plasticPOLYBAG7Across23 Dazed state after consuming hot sliceTRANCHE7Across24 Bit of apple glory, cultivated in the style of NZ varietyROYALGALA9Across25 Feeling cold? Note fast-food shop, not churchNIPPY5Across26

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
BamboozleHOODWINK8Down1 Prominent Communist holding position in African capitalMAPUTO6Down1 Need a platform - supported by one Conservative associate ineffectuallyLACKADAISICALLY15Down2 AppropriateAPT3Down2 Biblical city with one American subject in regionARIMATHEA9Down3 Reference pointBENCHMARK9Down3 Demanding to drop target? Hold onCLING5Down4 CovetousnessENVY4Down4 A sign outside ranch, home to old car marqueALFAROMEO9Down5 RavineCANYON6Down5 Son sadly getting half twisted in danceSALSA5Down6 Steep-edged tablelandMESA4Down6 Crap to animate us immoderately? It’s nothing importantASTORMINATEACUP15Down7 Former partner went to involve court, as anticipatedEXPECTED8Down8 Lumbar puncture (US)SPINALTAP9Down10 Study of heredityGENETICS8Down11 DribbleSLAVER6Down13 Reminiscences? No way seaweed will grip oneNOSTALGIA9Down14 Large aquatic birdSWAN4Down15 Bill getting misplaced in sequence? It’s due to the coldCHILBLAIN9Down15 A pig securing very old record? It’s better than averageABOVEPAR8Down16 BatheSOAK4Down16 Central heating smelly, not initially freshCHEEKY6Down18 Frozen waterICE3Down19 Record company bringing up some imperishable balladLABEL5Down20 Edition of newspaper - English Times - reflected skillEXTRA5Down21

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Friday, July 10, 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.