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The Independent Crossword July 3 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 55 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword July 3 2026 answers. The Friday 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
FruitPEAR4Across1 Twist forciblyWRING5Across3 CaptainSKIPPER7Across8 Leg jointANKLE5Across9 Defensive position adopted by excellent core of motorists with stronger reasonAFORTIORI9Across9 A reduced flavouring in jellyASPIC5Across10 AwakenROUSE5Across10 Rid oneself ofOFFLOAD7Across11 Assail directors about quantity of computer dataBOMBARD7Across11 OppressedDOWNTRODDEN11Across12 Special bit of naughtiness concealed by French king’s composerROSSINI7Across12 Shade of gold in plant that’s generally green or off-whiteIVORY5Across13 Contributor to law enforcement chilled during game? GoodPOLICEDOG9Across14 Merry widow and gent, eh? Hint for a filmGONEWITHTHEWIND15Across15 Flowering plantFREESIA7Across16 SaltpetreNITRE5Across18 A new racket followed by broadcaster, getting behind king’s painterKANDINSKY9Across19 FuseMERGE5Across20 DisplayEXHIBIT7Across21 Charles, heading for Moon and spaceCHASM5Across21 Of the kidneysRENAL5Across22 Cross about having skill to produce picture?TABLEAU7Across22 Rear of shabby window-shade showing a big gapYAWNING7Across23 AtticLOFT4Across23 Sack that ultimately contains bricks? On the contraryLETGO5Across24 Pressman, instinctive, with book probing Green manoeuvringGUTENBERG9Across25

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Baked doughPASTRY6Down1 Conspicuous military decorations possibly getting you singingWARBLING8Down1 Farewell (French)ADIEU5Down2 A kick, after millions invested, to have a successful placeBOOMTOWN8Down2 Dock platformWHARF5Down3 Dates ruined by variable boyfriend?STEADY6Down3 Opening verse put at the front by Roman poetVOID4Down4 VexatiousIRKSOME7Down4 Worship of sacred figures, i.e. holy art, possibly about rightHIEROLATRY10Down5 AvariceGREED5Down5 Small bag fed to horse results in heavy defeatMASSACRE8Down6 Body organSPLEEN6Down6 Facing blow at university, succeed, getting degreeUPWIND6Down7 Publishing workerPROOFREADER11Down7 A system of divination disposing of one longingACHING6Down8 Go on too longOVERRUN7Down13 City with Grub Street set up in central partPITTSBURGH10Down14 Small boatDINGHY6Down14 Go away! (Informal)BEATIT6Down15 Melted the Ring in a little bit, having a high temperatureWHITEHOT8Down16 Leg boneFEMUR5Down16 Believes Italy has silver in pitsIMAGINES8Down17 Outside of an eggSHELL5Down17 Populist speechifying you’d once picked up around giant figureDEMAGOGY8Down18 1,000 determine to avoid initial riot control areaKETTLE6Down19 ForbiddenTABOO5Down19 Vineyard owner’s negative comment for some, about half-bottleNABOTH6Down20 Crow initially flying, doing this?CAWING6Down21 Thing without tail, unknown climbing mountain creatureYETI4Down23

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