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The Independent Crossword July 8 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 58 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 58 clues from the The Independent Crossword for July 8 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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Love to escape staggering day care cost for big baby101 AcrossReveal answer → Very small31 AcrossReveal answer → Hold tightly53 AcrossReveal answer → Root of foreign affairs' west facing perspective46 AcrossReveal answer → Take over from78 AcrossReveal answer → Tooth59 AcrossReveal answer → Pried and snooped around when out of work510 AcrossReveal answer → Accepted510 AcrossReveal answer → Belting delivered by officer guarding British base911 AcrossReveal answer → Breaks free711 AcrossReveal answer → Things to detect before Queen's brought back through812 AcrossReveal answer → Vitamin-rich liquid1113 AcrossReveal answer → Leave rubbish uncovered513 AcrossReveal answer → Spooner's top unruly youth once put on trial here?715 AcrossReveal answer → Get in touch with716 AcrossReveal answer → Overheating complaint returning new students chafe about - on the contrary!717 AcrossReveal answer → Rigid518 AcrossReveal answer → Discharge when ready, oddly forgotten sidearm719 AcrossReveal answer → Soil520 AcrossReveal answer → Perhaps family seat's hiding ancient baggage721 AcrossReveal answer → Satan (Informal)722 AcrossReveal answer → Called to attend case of genie inhabiting bedsit?522 AcrossReveal answer → Lustre523 AcrossReveal answer → Day before324 AcrossReveal answer → This obsession's the norm - put out a broadcast!824 AcrossReveal answer → Meat course briefly cooked in red wine927 AcrossReveal answer → Game of rugby's finale's being featured in comic strip528 AcrossReveal answer → Place that's fouled by waters in the nether regions?429 AcrossReveal answer → English right invested in consultant influencer1030 AcrossReveal answer →

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Degenerate psychiatrist Human Resources shunted out41 DownReveal answer → Famous91 DownReveal answer → Perpetual72 DownReveal answer → Those illicitly using Tinder?92 DownReveal answer → Humorous53 DownReveal answer → Provide experience rookies primarily wanted53 DownReveal answer → Craved last bit of roly-poly taken home74 DownReveal answer → Unwell34 DownReveal answer → Unappealing church left without members75 DownReveal answer → Lurid65 DownReveal answer → Horse's gait46 DownReveal answer → Play, not bothering to use golf range57 DownReveal answer → Booking117 DownReveal answer → Get confused with nuclear family member108 DownReveal answer → First dole payment served up here - a pound!89 DownReveal answer → Rudimentary912 DownReveal answer → Remainder714 DownReveal answer → Shares buildings with squirrels1014 DownReveal answer → Entry615 DownReveal answer → Covers boxing learner's knockout performances816 DownReveal answer → Pallid517 DownReveal answer → Renegotiated a sum Union and all agreed918 DownReveal answer → Forgery419 DownReveal answer → Serene bride so perfectly portrayed in the mirror720 DownReveal answer → Regret321 DownReveal answer → Discovered more bread mainly bolsters husband's testosterone?721 DownReveal answer → Match cut short, setter's injured523 DownReveal answer → Before dawn, time first sign of haunting spirit turned up …525 DownReveal answer → … one ensuring shades stay put - sounding portentous426 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Wednesday, July 8, 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.