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The Independent Crossword July 2 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 56 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 56 clues from the The Independent Crossword for July 2 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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ClueLetters#Answer
Macho director hosted by Hollywood Bowl?71 AcrossReveal answer → Reverence31 AcrossReveal answer → Young goat33 AcrossReveal answer → Our people getting into sea like jellyfish75 AcrossReveal answer → Area of NW England127 AcrossReveal answer → Lesser59 AcrossReveal answer → Overusing it could make you dizzy119 AcrossReveal answer → Qualify710 AcrossReveal answer → Tolkien creature has ring before Return of the King310 AcrossReveal answer → Character opening seedy clubs let me see dirty film411 AcrossReveal answer → Sewing implement611 AcrossReveal answer → Blender juiced each lemon912 AcrossReveal answer → Flat deposit previously held in stock613 AcrossReveal answer → Foot part613 AcrossReveal answer → European on vacation mentioned charming private facilities715 AcrossReveal answer → Criminals716 AcrossReveal answer → Male singer518 AcrossReveal answer → Crudely yawn and say "where was I?"718 AcrossReveal answer → Domestic appliance1219 AcrossReveal answer → Illuminated320 AcrossReveal answer → A little utensil Verdi used as top conductor620 AcrossReveal answer → Bread roll321 AcrossReveal answer → Cast member after being told this?921 AcrossReveal answer → Vegan food fight's ending with saucer being thrown back423 AcrossReveal answer → One described by "river area"325 AcrossReveal answer → Joint liability established by court appearances?1126 AcrossReveal answer → Increase in volume startled Al Green727 AcrossReveal answer → John and the other three ultimately planning to dress up like colourful soldiers728 AcrossReveal answer →

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ClueLetters#Answer
With an oblique glance71 DownReveal answer → Wicked's Defying Gravity performed on stage41 DownReveal answer → Sea duck52 DownReveal answer → Awful politician takes cocaine in a bunch of addresses92 DownReveal answer → Protein in skin, nails, etc73 DownReveal answer → Phrase Methuselah had (flipping pompous way of referring to himself)53 DownReveal answer → A B-52 possibly Spoonerised Love Shack?74 DownReveal answer → Old European coin54 DownReveal answer → Where to stop vessel twisting space and time75 DownReveal answer → Get rid of95 DownReveal answer → Aldi's reps freshened up spread96 DownReveal answer → White-faced56 DownReveal answer → Didn't take kindly to being hugged by solver, oddly57 DownReveal answer → Short-term98 DownReveal answer → Supported Davey rather than Miliband?88 DownReveal answer → Young hare712 DownReveal answer → Sleeveless garment714 DownReveal answer → Lover of capers quietly orders starters for the entire restaurant914 DownReveal answer → Custom515 DownReveal answer → Good story moving leader more than words can say916 DownReveal answer → Perfect517 DownReveal answer → Big gathering spread bad smell about base817 DownReveal answer → Pulsate518 DownReveal answer → Still seeing that heartless lie being swallowed719 DownReveal answer → New team member communicating digitally720 DownReveal answer → Parliament embraces revolutionary way to contact MP?522 DownReveal answer → Brief PM with wrong letter from EU? That's a bit of a shock523 DownReveal answer → Those turning heads with hot walks now and then424 DownReveal answer →

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