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The Independent Crossword June 18 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 54 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword June 18 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 54 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#
Would rozzers (PCs) suspect this?CROSSWORDPUZZLE15Across1 For exampleSAY3Across1 Artillery projectilesSHELLS6Across3 Instruction to a pharmacistPRESCRIPTION12Across7 Small rugMAT3Across9 Bride so excited to take off clothesDISROBE7Across9 Watch or clockTIMEPIECE9Across10 Search outside of Google for cause of afflictionSCOURGE7Across10 Acquired secrets via home telephoneINTEL5Across11 Ride going downhill as Spooner's lover was loud in bed?SNOWBOARD9Across12 Be economicalSCRIMP6Across12 AtelierSTUDIO6Across13 Picture that is appended to second volumeMOVIE5Across14 Volunteer adopting traditional dress that's not quite rightOFFKILTER9Across16 Vitally importantESSENTIAL9Across16 TinCAN3Across18 A letter P's incorrectly signifying potassium compoundSALTPETRE9Across18 DrawbackDISADVANTAGE12Across19 Bit of maths going over height and circumferenceGIRTH5Across19 Court foolJESTER6Across21 Maybe Toronto team are able to spot one answerCANADIANS9Across21 Hole in a needleEYE3Across22 Starter of savoury flatbread wraps and Swiss-style fried potatoROSTI5Across23 Were split screens central part of episode?EXISTED7Across25 After collapse, buy out electronic tech companyYOUTUBE7Across27 Unions that are forced to raise issue legitimately?SHOTGUNWEDDINGS15Across28

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
JumperSWEATER7Down1 Silent about one going after rogue elementCADMIUM7Down1 SailorYACHTSMAN9Down2 Start to regain consciousness, despite anaesthesiologist's conclusionsONSET5Down2 Mark of social disgraceSTIGMA6Down3 Jacket accessory ought to drape differentlySHOULDERPAD11Down3 Deliveries by comedian go too farOVERSHOOT9Down4 ConsumeEAT3Down4 Group of Chicago CSI detectives going over nightclubDISCO5Down5 Free from restraintLOOSE5Down5 Card game using queen but not jackUNO3Down6 Espionage chiefSPYMASTER9Down6 Prophet from Australia upset critic?ZOROASTER9Down7 RetortREJOINDER9Down8 Words displayed here preceding a German articleEREADER7Down8 PeevishnessPETULANCE9Down11 Convince Google cofounder with revolutionary "silver bullet", perhapsBRINGAROUND11Down13 StateDECLARE7Down14 Matinée idol from Depression not in broadcastVALENTINO9Down15 Precious metalSILVER6Down15 TransparencySLIDE5Down17 Swimming event runs from Lebanese port after left/right mix-upFREESTYLE9Down17 Win this kind of board game after losing hard twiceSUCCESS7Down18 That man angers leader of suffragists—she has it comingHEIRESS7Down20 AppropriateAPT3Down20 Returned to sign agreement and District Attorney's supplementADDON5Down22 Reject fiancée, essentially following incentiveSPURN5Down24 Hamburger's good, on reflection, for YankTUG3Down26

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Thursday, June 18, 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.