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The Independent Crossword July 12 2026 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 51 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword July 12 2026 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 51 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#
More and more entered for race, processed one by oneINCREASINGLY12Across1 SystematicMETHODICAL10Across1 ?SOLEMN6Across8 ?SEROUS6Across9 Return of bad code trashes deviceGUBBINS7Across9 Hair thickener Cliff brought into male support groupMASCARA7Across10 FactualTRUE4Across10 Strong beat via bassTHROB5Across11 ?SERIOUS7Across11 European surprise about British making move towards China?EASTBOUND9Across12 See noteWATERYGRAVE11Across12 Figure on banknote Washington designate a Republican kingWATERMARK9Across13 Indian's cart excellent on Ganges' bridgesTONGA5Across15 Receding somewhat, Noah saw Ararat barely sticking out of the waterAWASH5Across16 Horseless highwaymanFOOTPAD7Across16 Ineffective therapist in work at hospitalHOMEOPATH9Across18 Single entityUNIT4Across19 Tooth decayCARIES6Across20 Ways in which empty nester can't see changes?ENTRANCES9Across20 DismalGLOOMY6Across21 Filmed auditionSCREENTEST10Across22 American Tour de France winner mostly in yellowLEMON5Across22 Fact that's doubtful about river levelSTRATUM7Across24 How cute crush squeezes, becoming friendlierTHAWING7Across25 Donor putting lock on account after complaint about Nigel's capitalBENEFACTRESS12Across26

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Cast bar where Batman can be found scorning bad actingINGOT5Down1 Jazz fan bored by plain acts at clubCABARET7Down2 ComponentELEMENT7Down2 Scots keep Red Sea nightclub running ...EDINBURGHCASTLE15Down3 Manual workersHANDS5Down3 ... Englishman there sticks around, entertained by bandSASSENACH9Down4 Washing cloth (US)DISHRAG7Down4 Nearly all notice guy rolling big cheesesNAMES5Down5 FreightCARGO5Down5 Mixture of table salt to nuts ultimately significant?LASTBUTNOTLEAST15Down6 Name of 18 French kingsLOUIS5Down6 Orbiting body like spinning wheelSATURN6Down7 SadnessSORROW6Down7 Plastic card in mess, ATM ejecting it?HARDCASH8Down8 Women can't stand university, that's inevitableWHATELSE8Down13 RetortRIPOSTE7Down13 Adult guide reviewed Amtrak when crossing northern AmericaKAMASUTRA9Down14 ?AQUEOUS7Down14 MysteryENIGMA6Down15 Shoes without heelsFLATS5Down16 Clothes dry in breeze, barely wetATTIRE6Down17 WillowOSIER5Down17 NumeralDIGIT5Down18 Sleeve Doris cut in odd places on wardrobeARMOIRE7Down19 Valley searched methodically but no diamondsCOMBE5Down21 Hot drink for example accepted by rising starNEGUS5Down23

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Sunday, July 12, 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.