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The Independent Crossword July 2 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 56 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword July 2 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 56 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#
Macho director hosted by Hollywood Bowl?LADDISH7Across1 ReverenceAWE3Across1 Young goatKID3Across3 Our people getting into sea like jellyfishMEDUSAS7Across5 Area of NW EnglandLAKEDISTRICT12Across7 LesserMINOR5Across9 Overusing it could make you dizzyVERTIGINOUS11Across9 QualifyENTITLE7Across10 Tolkien creature has ring before Return of the KingORC3Across10 Character opening seedy clubs let me see dirty filmSCUM4Across11 Sewing implementNEEDLE6Across11 Blender juiced each lemonCHAMELEON9Across12 Flat deposit previously held in stockCOWPAT6Across13 Foot partINSTEP6Across13 European on vacation mentioned charming private facilitiesENSUITE7Across15 CriminalsTHIEVES7Across16 Male singerTENOR5Across18 Crudely yawn and say "where was I?"ANYWAYS7Across18 Domestic applianceREFRIGERATOR12Across19 IlluminatedLIT3Across20 A little utensil Verdi used as top conductorSILVER6Across20 Bread rollBAP3Across21 Cast member after being told this?BREAKALEG9Across21 Vegan food fight's ending with saucer being thrown backTOFU4Across23 One described by "river area"RIA3Across25 Joint liability established by court appearances?TENNISELBOW11Across26 Increase in volume startled Al GreenENLARGE7Across27 John and the other three ultimately planning to dress up like colourful soldiersGOSPELS7Across28

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
With an oblique glanceASKANCE7Down1 Wicked's Defying Gravity performed on stageLIVE4Down1 Sea duckEIDER5Down2 Awful politician takes cocaine in a bunch of addressesDIRECTORY9Down2 Protein in skin, nails, etcKERATIN7Down3 Phrase Methuselah had (flipping pompous way of referring to himself)IDIOM5Down3 A B-52 possibly Spoonerised Love Shack?HAIRCUT7Down4 Old European coinDUCAT5Down4 Where to stop vessel twisting space and timeMOORAGE7Down5 Get rid ofELIMINATE9Down5 Aldi's reps freshened up spreadDISPERSAL9Down6 White-facedASHEN5Down6 Didn't take kindly to being hugged by solver, oddlySTOLE5Down7 Short-termTEMPORARY9Down8 Supported Davey rather than Miliband?SECONDED8Down8 Young hareLEVERET7Down12 Sleeveless garmentTANKTOP7Down14 Lover of capers quietly orders starters for the entire restaurantPRANKSTER9Down14 CustomUSAGE5Down15 Good story moving leader more than words can sayINEFFABLE9Down16 PerfectIDEAL5Down17 Big gathering spread bad smell about baseJAMBOREE8Down17 PulsateTHROB5Down18 Still seeing that heartless lie being swallowedSILENCE7Down19 New team member communicating digitallySIGNING7Down20 Parliament embraces revolutionary way to contact MP?EMAIL5Down22 Brief PM with wrong letter from EU? That's a bit of a shockTRESS5Down23 Those turning heads with hot walks now and thenOWLS4Down24

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Thursday, July 2, 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.