The Independent Crossword July 27 2026 Answers
Monday puzzle · 55 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword July 27 2026 answers. The Monday puzzle has 55 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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That womanHER3Across1
Marsupial reproductive organ initially astounded taxonomistsWOMBAT6Across1
Set of clothesSUIT4Across3
Troublemakers playing REM single endlesslyGREMLINS8Across5
Lose hopeDESPAIR7Across8
Ballroom danceTANGO5Across9
Lament extremely bizarre rule about nursing instituteBEWAIL6Across9
Immature insectLARVA5Across10
Chairman maintains church is centre of harmful masculinityMACHISMO8Across10
Turns nasty colour, repulsed by sulphurMEANDERS8Across11
Deer meatVENISON7Across11
Opposed state surveillance on vacationAVERSE6Across12
Law-making bodyLEGISLATURE11Across13
District of Cadiz on escarpmentZONE4Across13
Fearful rodent discovered on Southeast Asian islandTIMOROUS8Across15
EnvironmentSETTING7Across16
ScentAROMA5Across18
Detective entertained by Melville's name for bucolic characterHERDSMAN8Across18
Arms and legsLIMBS5Across19
Piece one played very softly in auditoriumSOLO4Across19
NecessaryNEEDFUL7Across21
Funny bone with a large diameterRIBALD6Across21
WorryFRET4Across22
Times desperately stifling question over inaccurate citationMISQUOTE8Across23
Auction itemLOT3Across23
Entire broadcast about New Hampshire nativeINHERENT8Across25
Popular fellow beginning to appreciate setter's notorietyINFAMY6Across26
A filling meal after essentially free promotional eventRELAUNCH8Across27
Releases tip of willie caught in flies!EJECTS6Across28
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Crowd togetherHUDDLE6Down1
Burmese boarding houses served up super roly-polyOBESE5Down2
ReviveRESURRECT9Down2
Stupid Scandinavian spawned SpoonerismBRAINDEAD9Down3
The DevilSATAN5Down3
Hunter S dismissed as gossip?TALKER6Down4
Charged atomION3Down4
Enraged MAGA chants meet defending Democrat's victory statementGAMESETANDMATCH15Down5
Spicy sausageSALAMI6Down5
Cries of former international comprehended by reticent peopleEXCLAIMS8Down6
Holiday sellerTRAVELAGENT11Down6
Odd characters fleeing flood in Rye ValleyLOIRE5Down7
MiddayNOON4Down7
Drunken bum slunk around Lima? Idiot!NUMBSKULL9Down8
SadSORROWFUL9Down12
DetectedTRACED6Down14
Deference award one kept in study overlooking empty countrysideOBEDIENCE9Down14
Small computerTABLET6Down15
Thin mudSILT4Down16
Drag one's feet following concerning shake-upRESHUFFLE9Down16
Picture within anotherINSET5Down17
Pinch child squashing tiny insectSMIDGEON8Down17
Seek over-the-counter drug when lacking in energyASPIRE6Down20
SpoilMAR3Down20
An epoch reflected in entertainment venueARENA5Down22
Seduce office worker close to retirementTEMPT5Down24
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Monday, July 27, 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.