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The Independent Crossword June 21 2026 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 53 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword June 21 2026 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 53 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#
Careful, Kelvin insists during climbRISKAVERSE10Across1 Stone or marble coffinSARCOPHAGUS11Across1 Back massage ending in chap's rude emissionBURP4Across6 ?LAND4Across7 ?TERRAIN7Across8 Make less distinctBLUR4Across9 Silly speech old PM curtailed on electoral systemPRATTLE7Across10 Perfect work dons distributed at uniUTOPIAN7Across11 Cheated on (Informal)TWOTIMED8Across11 Garden plant had trouble, each part being twistedDAHLIA6Across12 See noteWASTEGROUND11Across12 Her plans unexpectedly changeSHRAPNEL8Across13 "No, Os!" went their funny showTHETWORONNIES13Across15 ?SQUANDER8Across15 Compass pointEAST4Across18 Glue on strap to provide extra strengthREINFORCEMENT13Across18 Concisely expressedINAWORD7Across19 ExtremelyVERY4Across20 ?FRITTERAWAY11Across21 Spice Girl shut up after it turned cattyTIGERISH8Across22 Eccentric party on wet embankmentWEIRDO6Across24 Party with dry, mostly red boozeCAMPARI7Across26 Issue from energy our species consumedEMANATE7Across27 Cap worn by European was not what it seemedLIED4Across28 Also note light on desk badly boltedSKEDADDLED10Across29

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
SongbirdSWALLOW7Down1 Power in river helps where the current's strongRAPIDS6Down1 Brittle strands break up - it's the cooking binds itSPAGHETTI9Down2 StickROD3Down2 In riding position since start of that bike tripASTRIDE7Down3 Group of eightOCTET5Down3 Still four at the back for football team?EVEN4Down4 ShelterHARBOUR7Down4 Texan possibly freaks out her nervous hostsSOUTHERNER10Down5 ThankfulnessGRATITUDE9Down5 BecauseSINCE5Down6 Short measure of alcohol immediately after weddingUNION5Down7 Write a story about saint subject to punishmentPENALISE8Down8 Complete electricity, gas or water supply for territory?DOMAIN6Down9 Haile SelassieRASTAFARI9Down10 Most distantENDMOST7Down13 RuinDESTROY7Down14 Son promises to get teacher's approval for concealed weaponSWORDSTICK10Down14 Prominent tuft of hairQUIFF5Down16 Home ground unfinished, left to train abroad?INTERRAIL9Down16 Etiquette for returning stolen goods fences start to considerPROTOCOL8Down17 JockeyRIDER5Down17 Marines in future mount ritualFORMAL6Down19 Green from mal de mer, miles out at seaEMERALD7Down20 Solemn pledgeVOW3Down20 High-class warehouse filled with new flip-flopsTOPEND6Down21 Piece of cake swallowed by pig immediatelyGIMME5Down23 Roofing material guideLEAD4Down25

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Sunday, June 21, 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.