The Independent Crossword June 22 2026 Answers
Monday puzzle · 52 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword June 22 2026 answers. The Monday puzzle has 52 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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Idiot's late checking French and German articles on hotelDUNDERHEAD10Across1
NeedyPOOR4Across1
Charge to use a roadTOLL4Across3
Cliff Wilde's leaving capitalSCAR4Across6
CornucopiaHORNOFPLENTY12Across7
HorseSTEED5Across9
Name hospital hiding large sum paid to churchTITHE5Across10
No longer in existenceEXTINCT7Across10
Place of worshipCHURCH6Across11
Wind-up merchants in playground serve nuts around oneRECEIVERS9Across11
Dishonest bloke stealing bread in vesselCAROTID7Across12
MisprintsERRATA6Across13
Dog from Kansas biting director Howard in Canadian locationTORONTO7Across13
Women footballers (Italian) exercise with special competitions on cold surfacesWINTERSPORTS12Across14
ToolSPANNER7Across16
Stringed instrumentVIOLA5Across18
Not yet signed in, urge resident to get movingUNREGISTERED12Across18
ShatterDISINTEGRATE12Across19
Unit of heredityGENE4Across20
DependRELY4Across21
Promises to take away support from governing bodiesCOMMITS7Across21
Graceful English member introducing a collection of booksELEGANT7Across23
International trains crashing en routeINTRANSIT9Across24
Abbreviated lecture covering predatory avian's weaponTALON5Across25
Standard minor majorette carriesNORM4Across26
May and Penny, I see, meeting society contendersCANDIDATES10Across27
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Cut off end of beard plus other facial hair when cyclingDETACH6Down1
UpstartPARVENU7Down1
Egg-shapedOVOID5Down2
Character periodically going through in last quarterNATURE6Down2
Small loudspeakerTWEETER7Down3
Regulate critic playing instrumentELECTRICGUITAR14Down3
Champion Mark crowning America's old historianHERODOTUS9Down4
Dead languageLATIN5Down4
Place where you can get better type of neckwearASCOT5Down5
ScientistPHYSICIST9Down5
Glib patterSPIEL5Down6
Initially Narnia author's welcoming less bulky dailiesCLEANERS8Down7
Reaction of press with one running riotRESPONSE8Down8
Plan to gain an advantageSTRATAGEM9Down8
Gave wrong account of my boss supporting girl reportedly dealing with giftMISREPRESENTED14Down9
LimitCONFINE7Down12
IrregularityANOMALY7Down14
Once again put in bookstand sailors left behind (conserved by Oliver in film)REELECTED9Down15
Bubbly massFROTH5Down15
Maybe crossroads where Jack gets oilJUNCTION8Down16
NimbleAGILE5Down17
Organiser spilling more portPROMOTER8Down17
IndistinctVAGUE5Down18
Risk involving everyone producing Romeo and Juliet?BALLET6Down19
Puts up with two saintsSTANDS6Down20
Young Obama's first belt?SASHA5Down22
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Monday, June 22, 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.