The Independent Crossword July 21 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 53 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword July 21 2026 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 53 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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WharfQUAY4Across1 Gaming stakeANTE4Across3 English composer avoiding a river in Moray townELGIN5Across7 HugEMBRACE7Across8 Husband with dashing looks initially wandering in mountainous areaHIGHLANDS9Across8 SurpassOUTDO5Across9 EleganceSTYLE5Across10 See 11NORTHERNLIGHTS14Across10 NewsTIDINGS7Across11 British PM and his majesty live in dark times - this may brighten up the skyNORTHERNLIGHTS14Across11 Deceived, Iran's in a fight with everyone which is sort of borderline?HADRIANSWALL12Across12 ProfessionACCOUNTANCY11Across12 Mostly better to keep hostilities away from the centreOUTWARD7Across15 Tailless felineMANXCAT7Across16 Deranged Trump's latest 'victory': having Venezuela's leader removed for one from EuropeCYPRIOT7Across17 Furniture itemTABLE5Across18 Very good to receive money for something that is breathtakingSMOG4Across20 BackboneSPINE5Across20 PariahOUTCAST7Across21 AmphibianNEWT4Across22 Parking space was revealed in Welsh townPEMBROKE8Across22 In this placeHERE4Across23 At first hungry maneater beheaded an enemy of RomeHANNIBAL8Across25 Capital of Campania is not in part of England but somewhere in ItalyUMBRIA6Across26 Type of pasta mostly found in lively Siena, a feature of ItalyAPENNINES9Across27 Fashion that would be causing great sadness if displayed during hearingTREND5Across28

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Pressing demand from internet pioneer for friends at university in German cityULTIMATUM9Down1 NauseousQUEASY6Down1 Pull out with no win or lose thenWITHDRAW8Down2 Large churchABBEY5Down2 See red perhaps more than once, beginning to struggle with tension insideWITNESS7Down3 Steer clear ofAVOID5Down3 What Heathrow wants: less control, neither left or right-wing policiesTHIRDWAY8Down4 HerculeanTITANIC7Down4 Artist's conflict with Picasso surreal ultimatelyWARHOL6Down5 SummerhouseGAZEBO6Down5 Love Austria being ahead of Germany or SpainADORE5Down6 Journey's endDESTINATION11Down6 A great manyLOTS4Down7 Extremely ambitious area including India?ASIA4Down9 LimitCONFINE7Down13 ShrewdASTUTE6Down14 England striker talked about after Colombia initially criticised life of luxury hereCOCKAIGNE9Down14 SofaSETTEE6Down15 Pressed grape juiceMUST4Down16 New SEAT oddly lacking airbag - it's designed to deliberately make you angryRAGEBAIT8Down16 Family symbolCREST5Down17 Something unusual like bloody chickenRAREBIRD8Down18 PairBRACE5Down19 Non-theoretical program spread fake news?APPLIED7Down19 Bit of mango fruit topped for laterMANANA6Down21 Every now and then Emmanuel gets badly hurtMAUL4Down23 One of seven slightly intoxicatedHAPPY5Down24

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