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The Independent Crossword June 16 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 59 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword June 16 2026 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 59 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#
Jumpy character from Disney (New York) about to pull film on Hendrix?JIMINYCRICKET13Across1 Flightless birdRHEA4Across1 Hungarian composerLISZT5Across4 GemstoneGARNET6Across8 Flat racing here, short guy and small horse failing to finishRIPON5Across8 Mental dullnessSTUPOR6Across9 Imagined monster lurking inside covered entranceORC3Across9 Hind partREAR4Across10 Loudly unwrapped cheap sweetFUDGE5Across10 CoddledPAMPERED8Across11 Obscure 1970s glam rock band with Wizzard and Roxy, both at the endMUDDY5Across12 Unhappy about hotel's ScotchDASH4Across13 Batty individual in sitcom that's British and not AmericanNORA4Across14 Attentive to detailPUNCTILIOUS11Across14 Ref nuts to wave card?FUNSTER7Across15 Changes player on pitch to face SwedenRECASTS7Across17 CredulousWIDEEYED8Across17 Have a go at tango, mostly unoccupiedATTEMPT7Across19 Leave outOMIT4Across20 ProhibitedVETOED6Across21 Dad possibly sent back lots of fruit?PAPAYAS7Across21 NarcoticOPIATE6Across22 Flag Iraqis ignoring a questionIRIS4Across22 TruckLORRY5Across23 Copper, extremely suspicious and stubborn sortCUSS4Across23 BoundTIED4Across24 Given drugs, idiot sped regularly by dayDOSED5Across24 Lead in Evita backing stagehand's complaintGRIPE5Across28 Help professional to cover pianoAID3Across29 Expression of surprise and cheers heard when introducing SealBYGUM5Across30 Get to the point: new town's crime down after outlaw finally leavesNOTMINCEWORDS13Across31

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Large bowl and jug once repaired using mucilage first of allJORUM5Down1 Old rocker's rival holding drill for bikeMOPED5Down2 ImpedimentHINDRANCE9Down2 HostilityANTIPATHY9Down3 Set-up that's not working on Souness? Yes, it seems, periodicallyNONSYSTEM9Down3 AbatementLETUP5Down4 Soup, something to eat with wine coming upCHOWDER7Down4 Elected Conservative is capping yellow toothINCISOR7Down5 Excellent (Informal)SUPER5Down5 Dutch boat's paperwork officer grabsKOFF4Down6 Angry speechTIRADE6Down6 Fancy solitude, beginning to yawn as if boringTEDIOUSLY9Down7 CosmeticsMAKEUP6Down7 Earl left church recess with special passesELAPSES7Down11 ClumsyMALADROIT9Down12 Make savingsECONOMISE9Down13 EvasiveSHIFTY6Down15 Mad and brilliantFLAMING7Down15 Turn on a pivotSWIVEL6Down16 Sustenance provided by fresh trout in inn, tail removedNUTRITION9Down16 DiscourageDETER5Down18 One shooting curvaceous feature on a model perhapsCUPIDSBOW9Down18 EachEVERY5Down19 Large wave ruined suit upset man's wearingTSUNAMI7Down20 Academic researcher's job, as before, essentially sucksPOSTDOC7Down21 Make fun of our company overturning honeySUGAR5Down25 Condemns Wall's on the radioDAMNS5Down26 Withdrawing part of uptight aesthete in BottomSEAT4Down27

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Tuesday, June 16, 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.