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The Independent Crossword June 12 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 56 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 56 clues from the The Independent Crossword for June 12 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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ClueLetters#Answer
Piano directly behind you - this type?71 AcrossReveal answer → Husky-voiced61 AcrossReveal answer → Run quickly44 AcrossReveal answer → Remains with company after start of critical week? It’s a profitable business75 AcrossReveal answer → French castle78 AcrossReveal answer → Lively dance giving you time in twist with hero99 AcrossReveal answer → Elevated59 AcrossReveal answer → Resound410 AcrossReveal answer → Painting evidently involves a touch of colour510 AcrossReveal answer → Camera accessory811 AcrossReveal answer → Blokes getting out of clothing, meeting a dish from India511 AcrossReveal answer → Chap’s not at liberty to accept unknown supplier of sugar or butter912 AcrossReveal answer → Enterprising1113 AcrossReveal answer → Target of pilgrimage in rocky Spain etc if not entirely gone astray?1414 AcrossReveal answer → Wizard816 AcrossReveal answer → Instructions to leave militant religious groups?1417 AcrossReveal answer → Prima donna418 AcrossReveal answer → Planet520 AcrossReveal answer → Greed721 AcrossReveal answer → Cartoon character’s news story curtailed by having opening trimmed921 AcrossReveal answer → Marine mammal422 AcrossReveal answer → Cure623 AcrossReveal answer → You shouldn’t have to go round some current American city523 AcrossReveal answer → Soldiers probing climber for key material524 AcrossReveal answer → Good rate given to directors for stationery item925 AcrossReveal answer → Indicate end of these tracks, say, turning back726 AcrossReveal answer → Charge accepted by those people providing form of treatment727 AcrossReveal answer →

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Topless beefcake welcoming keen response to get at the drink?61 DownReveal answer → Sport61 DownReveal answer → Wine bringing hint of shakiness into part of eye72 DownReveal answer → Embarrassed72 DownReveal answer → Roman poet, half-cut, gambles on hard legendary king93 DownReveal answer → Staunch43 DownReveal answer → Edward supporting name adopted by present family, being sensitive114 DownReveal answer → Sign of authenticity84 DownReveal answer → Firearm55 DownReveal answer → Family disposing of large container35 DownReveal answer → Distant from more populous areas116 DownReveal answer → Organisation that’s leading in tennis?56 DownReveal answer → Legendary creature’s heart mostly filled with gold77 DownReveal answer → Votes in favour47 DownReveal answer → Question about weird tale by English horror writer88 DownReveal answer → Setback812 DownReveal answer → Historic works surrounding small office of medical specialist1113 DownReveal answer → Make use of714 DownReveal answer → Festivity615 DownReveal answer → Fisherman’s info? Start of tall fish story involving bass915 DownReveal answer → Son’s preparing potatoes? Excellent816 DownReveal answer → Except416 DownReveal answer → Scope517 DownReveal answer → Unrestrained, like Brazil-NY flight?718 DownReveal answer → Dance with repeated element? Sweet719 DownReveal answer → Free from harm419 DownReveal answer → Positive cry for help, being short of money? When will money arrive?620 DownReveal answer → In US, marshy spot in inlet not wholly dismissed522 DownReveal answer → Encouragement to speak with charm, wasting time325 DownReveal answer →

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