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The Independent Crossword July 20 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 55 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 55 clues from the The Independent Crossword for July 20 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
Draw an area of land in hearing71 AcrossReveal answer → Look for41 AcrossReveal answer → Current of air43 AcrossReveal answer → Fellow gets drink for each girl in 20s75 AcrossReveal answer → Old shabby clothing47 AcrossReveal answer → Statuette88 AcrossReveal answer → Carol touring Spain first, incidentally99 AcrossReveal answer → Glue89 AcrossReveal answer → Roman couple stopping close to a classical region510 AcrossReveal answer → Waxy fat411 AcrossReveal answer → Teen songs with incoherent, lovey-dovey words1311 AcrossReveal answer → Mawkish1112 AcrossReveal answer → Schedules denial to be put before VIPs813 AcrossReveal answer → Common sense (Informal)414 AcrossReveal answer → Formal pronouncement by police, turning on corporation615 AcrossReveal answer → Referee's assistant816 AcrossReveal answer → Shutter of Leica only opening to one diameter? Yes, as reported initially617 AcrossReveal answer → Irresolute818 AcrossReveal answer → Close-knit criminals, perhaps, Force can part819 AcrossReveal answer → Operatic song420 AcrossReveal answer → Achievement421 AcrossReveal answer → On meeting old Les: 'Fantastic - we haven't met in yonks'1322 AcrossReveal answer → Smile broadly422 AcrossReveal answer → Pole dancing bare at clubs525 AcrossReveal answer → What lies in wait for those over 30, sometimes?926 AcrossReveal answer → Travelled down in snow in silver Dodge periodically used by Penny727 AcrossReveal answer → Dance with short guy in genteel establishment728 AcrossReveal answer →

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ClueLetters#Answer
Burn with hot liquid51 DownReveal answer → Dye source in Manila envelope discarded41 DownReveal answer → Extremists in Tory pressure group get ready to print72 DownReveal answer → Oriental72 DownReveal answer → The author will read out loud a passage53 DownReveal answer → Witty person33 DownReveal answer → Potentially injurious plants she tilts alarmingly84 DownReveal answer → Nostrils54 DownReveal answer → Spooner's marshland enemy, that shines faintly in mist65 DownReveal answer → Authorised85 DownReveal answer → Getting down after trimming gas street lamps, possibly96 DownReveal answer → Remove a cover from66 DownReveal answer → Re-order punnet containing single salad item77 DownReveal answer → About to suppress rising chaos in island and put things back together108 DownReveal answer → Infinite time810 DownReveal answer → Floor612 DownReveal answer → Mixes up seasonal posts - openings go begging1012 DownReveal answer → Having left a will713 DownReveal answer → Berated retired surgical pioneer?914 DownReveal answer → Pigs515 DownReveal answer → Canned drinks in Perth? Tango's most cheap816 DownReveal answer → Maxim517 DownReveal answer → French maid turns up - the French turn to peer?718 DownReveal answer → Small insect319 DownReveal answer → Discover caribou near the hides720 DownReveal answer → Victoria wasn't thought to follow Albert's lead621 DownReveal answer → Boosted range of remote orbiter523 DownReveal answer → Football stand filled with soft music424 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Monday, July 20, 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.