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The Independent Crossword July 8 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 58 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword July 8 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 58 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#
Love to escape staggering day care cost for big babySCAREDYCAT10Across1 Very smallWEE3Across1 Hold tightlyCLING5Across3 Root of foreign affairs' west facing perspectiveFANG4Across6 Take over fromRELIEVE7Across8 ToothMOLAR5Across9 Pried and snooped around when out of workNOSED5Across10 AcceptedTAKEN5Across10 Belting delivered by officer guarding British baseADMIRABLE9Across11 Breaks freeESCAPES7Across11 Things to detect before Queen's brought back throughANTENNAE8Across12 Vitamin-rich liquidCODLIVEROIL11Across13 Leave rubbish uncoveredGOTAT5Across13 Spooner's top unruly youth once put on trial here?TESTBED7Across15 Get in touch withCONTACT7Across16 Overheating complaint returning new students chafe about - on the contrary!SUNBURN7Across17 RigidSTIFF5Across18 Discharge when ready, oddly forgotten sidearmCASHIER7Across19 SoilEARTH5Across20 Perhaps family seat's hiding ancient baggageHOLDALL7Across21 Satan (Informal)OLDNICK7Across22 Called to attend case of genie inhabiting bedsit?PAGED5Across22 LustreSHEEN5Across23 Day beforeEVE3Across24 This obsession's the norm - put out a broadcast!PARANOIA8Across24 Meat course briefly cooked in red wineLAMBRUSCO9Across27 Game of rugby's finale's being featured in comic stripGOOFY5Across28 Place that's fouled by waters in the nether regions?STYX4Across29 English right invested in consultant influencerADVERTISER10Across30

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Degenerate psychiatrist Human Resources shunted outSINK4Down1 FamousWELLKNOWN9Down1 PerpetualETERNAL7Down2 Those illicitly using Tinder?ARSONISTS9Down2 HumorousCOMIC5Down3 Provide experience rookies primarily wantedENDUE5Down3 Craved last bit of roly-poly taken homeYEARNED7Down4 UnwellILL3Down4 Unappealing church left without membersARMLESS7Down5 LuridGARISH6Down5 Horse's gaitTROT4Down6 Play, not bothering to use golf rangeAMBIT5Down7 BookingRESERVATION11Down7 Get confused with nuclear family memberGREATUNCLE10Down8 First dole payment served up here - a pound!ORIGINAL8Down9 RudimentaryPRIMITIVE9Down12 RemainderRESIDUE7Down14 Shares buildings with squirrelsSTOCKPILES10Down14 EntryACCESS6Down15 Covers boxing learner's knockout performancesBLINDERS8Down16 PallidASHEN5Down17 Renegotiated a sum Union and all agreedUNANIMOUS9Down18 ForgeryFAKE4Down19 Serene bride so perfectly portrayed in the mirrorREPOSED7Down20 RegretRUE3Down21 Discovered more bread mainly bolsters husband's testosterone?HORMONE7Down21 Match cut short, setter's injuredGAMMY5Down23 Before dawn, time first sign of haunting spirit turned up …NIGHT5Down25 … one ensuring shades stay put - sounding portentousDYER4Down26

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