The Independent Crossword July 21 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 53 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 53 clues from the The Independent Crossword for July 21 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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Across

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Wharf41 AcrossReveal answer → Gaming stake43 AcrossReveal answer → English composer avoiding a river in Moray town57 AcrossReveal answer → Hug78 AcrossReveal answer → Husband with dashing looks initially wandering in mountainous area98 AcrossReveal answer → Surpass59 AcrossReveal answer → Elegance510 AcrossReveal answer → See 111410 AcrossReveal answer → News711 AcrossReveal answer → British PM and his majesty live in dark times - this may brighten up the sky1411 AcrossReveal answer → Deceived, Iran's in a fight with everyone which is sort of borderline?1212 AcrossReveal answer → Profession1112 AcrossReveal answer → Mostly better to keep hostilities away from the centre715 AcrossReveal answer → Tailless feline716 AcrossReveal answer → Deranged Trump's latest 'victory': having Venezuela's leader removed for one from Europe717 AcrossReveal answer → Furniture item518 AcrossReveal answer → Very good to receive money for something that is breathtaking420 AcrossReveal answer → Backbone520 AcrossReveal answer → Pariah721 AcrossReveal answer → Amphibian422 AcrossReveal answer → Parking space was revealed in Welsh town822 AcrossReveal answer → In this place423 AcrossReveal answer → At first hungry maneater beheaded an enemy of Rome825 AcrossReveal answer → Capital of Campania is not in part of England but somewhere in Italy626 AcrossReveal answer → Type of pasta mostly found in lively Siena, a feature of Italy927 AcrossReveal answer → Fashion that would be causing great sadness if displayed during hearing528 AcrossReveal answer →

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Pressing demand from internet pioneer for friends at university in German city91 DownReveal answer → Nauseous61 DownReveal answer → Pull out with no win or lose then82 DownReveal answer → Large church52 DownReveal answer → See red perhaps more than once, beginning to struggle with tension inside73 DownReveal answer → Steer clear of53 DownReveal answer → What Heathrow wants: less control, neither left or right-wing policies84 DownReveal answer → Herculean74 DownReveal answer → Artist's conflict with Picasso surreal ultimately65 DownReveal answer → Summerhouse65 DownReveal answer → Love Austria being ahead of Germany or Spain56 DownReveal answer → Journey's end116 DownReveal answer → A great many47 DownReveal answer → Extremely ambitious area including India?49 DownReveal answer → Limit713 DownReveal answer → Shrewd614 DownReveal answer → England striker talked about after Colombia initially criticised life of luxury here914 DownReveal answer → Sofa615 DownReveal answer → Pressed grape juice416 DownReveal answer → New SEAT oddly lacking airbag - it's designed to deliberately make you angry816 DownReveal answer → Family symbol517 DownReveal answer → Something unusual like bloody chicken818 DownReveal answer → Pair519 DownReveal answer → Non-theoretical program spread fake news?719 DownReveal answer → Bit of mango fruit topped for later621 DownReveal answer → Every now and then Emmanuel gets badly hurt423 DownReveal answer → One of seven slightly intoxicated524 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Tuesday, July 21, 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.