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The Independent Crossword June 12 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 56 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword June 12 2026 answers. The Friday puzzle has 56 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#
Piano directly behind you - this type?UPRIGHT7Across1 Husky-voicedHOARSE6Across1 Run quicklyHARE4Across4 Remains with company after start of critical week? It’s a profitable businessCASHCOW7Across5 French castleCHATEAU7Across8 Lively dance giving you time in twist with heroCOTILLION9Across9 ElevatedLOFTY5Across9 ResoundECHO4Across10 Painting evidently involves a touch of colourTINGE5Across10 Camera accessoryZOOMLENS8Across11 Blokes getting out of clothing, meeting a dish from IndiaRAITA5Across11 Chap’s not at liberty to accept unknown supplier of sugar or butterSYCOPHANT9Across12 EnterprisingADVENTUROUS11Across13 Target of pilgrimage in rocky Spain etc if not entirely gone astray?CAPEFINISTERRE14Across14 WizardSORCERER8Across16 Instructions to leave militant religious groups?MARCHINGORDERS14Across17 Prima donnaDIVA4Across18 PlanetVENUS5Across20 GreedAVARICE7Across21 Cartoon character’s news story curtailed by having opening trimmedSCOOBYDOO9Across21 Marine mammalSEAL4Across22 CureREMEDY6Across23 You shouldn’t have to go round some current American cityTAMPA5Across23 Soldiers probing climber for key materialIVORY5Across24 Good rate given to directors for stationery itemCLIPBOARD9Across25 Indicate end of these tracks, say, turning backGESTURE7Across26 Charge accepted by those people providing form of treatmentTHERAPY7Across27

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Topless beefcake welcoming keen response to get at the drink?UNCORK6Down1 SportHOCKEY6Down1 Wine bringing hint of shakiness into part of eyeRETSINA7Down2 EmbarrassedABASHED7Down2 Roman poet, half-cut, gambles on hard legendary kingGILGAMESH9Down3 StaunchSTEM4Down3 Edward supporting name adopted by present family, being sensitiveTHINSKINNED11Down4 Sign of authenticityHALLMARK8Down4 FirearmRIFLE5Down5 Family disposing of large containerCAN3Down5 Distant from more populous areasOUTOFTHEWAY11Down6 Organisation that’s leading in tennis?SETUP5Down6 Legendary creature’s heart mostly filled with goldCENTAUR7Down7 Votes in favourAYES4Down7 Question about weird tale by English horror writerWHEATLEY8Down8 SetbackREVERSAL8Down12 Historic works surrounding small office of medical specialistCHIROPODIST11Down13 Make use ofUTILISE7Down14 FestivityGAIETY6Down15 Fisherman’s info? Start of tall fish story involving bassTIDETABLE9Down15 Son’s preparing potatoes? ExcellentSMASHING8Down16 ExceptSAVE4Down16 ScopeRANGE5Down17 Unrestrained, like Brazil-NY flight?RIOTOUS7Down18 Dance with repeated element? SweetRUMBABA7Down19 Free from harmSAFE4Down19 Positive cry for help, being short of money? When will money arrive?PAYDAY6Down20 In US, marshy spot in inlet not wholly dismissedBAYOU5Down22 Encouragement to speak with charm, wasting timeCUE3Down25

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Friday, June 12, 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.