The Independent Crossword June 23 2026 Answers
Tuesday puzzle · 58 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword June 23 2026 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 58 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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Risky venture drinking barrel – up for it?GAMBLE6Across1
CollapseFALL4Across1
BeverageTEA3Across3
Don't start chuckling after passing of dead relativeDAUGHTER8Across4
ChirpTWITTER7Across8
ChangeALTER5Across9
Material from pit steed finally brought backDENIM5Across10
Money-lendingUSURY5Across10
Murderers doing away with fifty foreigners?STRANGERS9Across11
ExcessSURPLUS7Across11
Amusingly trivial work is awful to repeatOPERETTA8Across12
Flared trousersBELLBOTTOMS11Across13
Gangster is ahead of customs every timeALWAYS6Across13
After losing heart, boy shot back for a kissSNOG4Across14
Freshly-made cider cools some basking in the sun?CROCODILES10Across15
Type of road bridgeFLYOVER7Across17
Gang in uniform head regularly boxed before assembly?FLATPACKED10Across18
Steam bathSAUNA5Across18
Retail transactionsSALES5Across19
Group imbibing drop of stout will get wastedLOST4Across20
PoisonCYANIDE7Across21
Uppermost partTOP3Across22
SeaweedKELP4Across23
Where one might find desire to perform back to backINTURN6Across23
Ruddy turned on about pinching one's buttocksDERRIERE8Across25
Drink after drug like opium is the bestNUMBERONE9Across26
Mercenary judge held in ship going to America?NINJA5Across28
Filming Ghost in Barking, Whoopie's heart stops!SHOOTING8Across29
Live debuts from Dre and Snoop one tenor digs?BEDSIT6Across30
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Religious folk understand about eternitiesGIDEONS7Down1
SporadicFITFUL6Down1
UnhurriedLEISURELY9Down2
Etonian getting mixed up with S&M is a stateMINNESOTA9Down2
Young childTOT3Down3
Clingy type is flaccid and extremely expectantLIMPET6Down3
AnewAFRESH6Down4
Arabian with touch of irritating trapped windAIR3Down5
RemainSTAY4Down5
Bloke on line my boss stroked soothinglyGENTLED7Down6
NobilityARISTOCRACY11Down6
Greek character hugged by lithe TasmanianTHETA5Down7
AtticGARRET6Down7
Reservation about South Island street fightsRESISTS7Down8
Private parts at last held by naughty coterieESOTERIC8Down9
Luxurious carLIMOUSINE9Down12
GenerousLAVISH6Down14
Compensate forOFFSET6Down15
Lively party (Informal)RAVEUP6Down16
Brighter ace bails out of chopper with spinning soldiersCLEVERER8Down16
Some unfinished business in bogs Earl concludesLOOSEENDS9Down17
Wicked types snarfing rat-arsed leader's BudsFRIENDS7Down18
FakeSHAM4Down18
Polish school monitor Roedean's head sent downPERFECT7Down19
CircuitLAP3Down20
What was tense man on assistant? Busted essentially!THEPAST7Down21
Royal visiting church is after publicityPRINCE6Down22
Flipping love pint with Hoskins getting in speedTEMPO5Down24
Wife visits Iona naked? That's personal!OWN3Down27
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Tuesday, June 23, 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.