The Independent Crossword July 3 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 55 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 55 clues from the The Independent Crossword for July 3 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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Fruit41 AcrossReveal answer → Twist forcibly53 AcrossReveal answer → Captain78 AcrossReveal answer → Leg joint59 AcrossReveal answer → Defensive position adopted by excellent core of motorists with stronger reason99 AcrossReveal answer → A reduced flavouring in jelly510 AcrossReveal answer → Awaken510 AcrossReveal answer → Rid oneself of711 AcrossReveal answer → Assail directors about quantity of computer data711 AcrossReveal answer → Oppressed1112 AcrossReveal answer → Special bit of naughtiness concealed by French king’s composer712 AcrossReveal answer → Shade of gold in plant that’s generally green or off-white513 AcrossReveal answer → Contributor to law enforcement chilled during game? Good914 AcrossReveal answer → Merry widow and gent, eh? Hint for a film1515 AcrossReveal answer → Flowering plant716 AcrossReveal answer → Saltpetre518 AcrossReveal answer → A new racket followed by broadcaster, getting behind king’s painter919 AcrossReveal answer → Fuse520 AcrossReveal answer → Display721 AcrossReveal answer → Charles, heading for Moon and space521 AcrossReveal answer → Of the kidneys522 AcrossReveal answer → Cross about having skill to produce picture?722 AcrossReveal answer → Rear of shabby window-shade showing a big gap723 AcrossReveal answer → Attic423 AcrossReveal answer → Sack that ultimately contains bricks? On the contrary524 AcrossReveal answer → Pressman, instinctive, with book probing Green manoeuvring925 AcrossReveal answer →

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Baked dough61 DownReveal answer → Conspicuous military decorations possibly getting you singing81 DownReveal answer → Farewell (French)52 DownReveal answer → A kick, after millions invested, to have a successful place82 DownReveal answer → Dock platform53 DownReveal answer → Dates ruined by variable boyfriend?63 DownReveal answer → Opening verse put at the front by Roman poet44 DownReveal answer → Vexatious74 DownReveal answer → Worship of sacred figures, i.e. holy art, possibly about right105 DownReveal answer → Avarice55 DownReveal answer → Small bag fed to horse results in heavy defeat86 DownReveal answer → Body organ66 DownReveal answer → Facing blow at university, succeed, getting degree67 DownReveal answer → Publishing worker117 DownReveal answer → A system of divination disposing of one longing68 DownReveal answer → Go on too long713 DownReveal answer → City with Grub Street set up in central part1014 DownReveal answer → Small boat614 DownReveal answer → Go away! (Informal)615 DownReveal answer → Melted the Ring in a little bit, having a high temperature816 DownReveal answer → Leg bone516 DownReveal answer → Believes Italy has silver in pits817 DownReveal answer → Outside of an egg517 DownReveal answer → Populist speechifying you’d once picked up around giant figure818 DownReveal answer → 1,000 determine to avoid initial riot control area619 DownReveal answer → Forbidden519 DownReveal answer → Vineyard owner’s negative comment for some, about half-bottle620 DownReveal answer → Crow initially flying, doing this?621 DownReveal answer → Thing without tail, unknown climbing mountain creature423 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Friday, July 3, 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.