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The Independent Crossword October 1 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 55 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 55 clues from the The Independent Crossword for October 1 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Second line not going straight through medical service gives you butterflies81 AcrossReveal answer → Drags51 AcrossReveal answer → Bronzed64 AcrossReveal answer → Excellent copper fired round fleeing yard66 AcrossReveal answer → New Age therapy57 AcrossReveal answer → Separate68 AcrossReveal answer → Limpid129 AcrossReveal answer → Clothing that's back in starts off all the rage69 AcrossReveal answer → Question bunging gold bass away from metal tank810 AcrossReveal answer → Determined to destroy tenor pair in musical exercise1011 AcrossReveal answer → Fine layer611 AcrossReveal answer → Cover western hit412 AcrossReveal answer → Too613 AcrossReveal answer → Remixed album feat. TLC initially put out that might catch fire?813 AcrossReveal answer → Young sportsman's jumper that is inspiring top for kids615 AcrossReveal answer → Pinkish Greek fish paste1216 AcrossReveal answer → Snack I developed that some swimmers use to their advantage?617 AcrossReveal answer → Have a brief light sleep619 AcrossReveal answer → Surpass520 AcrossReveal answer → Driving away after choosing which 50 should leave for Japan820 AcrossReveal answer → Aristocracy621 AcrossReveal answer → Short jacket522 AcrossReveal answer → Small whale boat423 AcrossReveal answer → Feel former lover returned passion charging a little money1025 AcrossReveal answer → Instrument with reeds coiled tight mother holds827 AcrossReveal answer → Student copied surrounding troublemakers in the end, no longer practising?628 AcrossReveal answer → It prevents wear in lower sensitive region, reportedly629 AcrossReveal answer → Get ready for computer to use probe - one SETI designed830 AcrossReveal answer →

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Printed version81 DownReveal answer → Having clipped wings, coax bird to eat end of worm for breakfast72 DownReveal answer → Make one52 DownReveal answer → Mosaic set refurbished without any changes93 DownReveal answer → Strong cheese73 DownReveal answer → Adult tucked into red pastry - one doesn't cost much74 DownReveal answer → Slightly drunk (Informal)64 DownReveal answer → Bearman ultimately lapped by good racer?55 DownReveal answer → Umbilicus55 DownReveal answer → Someone who boxes fresh curries76 DownReveal answer → Closing stage in chess76 DownReveal answer → Tube train home cancelled? South Western shall accommodate57 DownReveal answer → With head lowered, shock French friend advancing wave78 DownReveal answer → From the beginning810 DownReveal answer → Apprentice, for example712 DownReveal answer → Divisions of the year714 DownReveal answer → Application of American English314 DownReveal answer → Only just615 DownReveal answer → Sent photo for editing immediately916 DownReveal answer → Take on517 DownReveal answer → Type of energy London university almost collects718 DownReveal answer → Change518 DownReveal answer → Crack code's initial change, turning spades into clubs719 DownReveal answer → Object to hush in seedy place? Quickly drink up721 DownReveal answer → Change cut of Caerphilly, say, to have rind removed722 DownReveal answer → Empty whiskey bottles unruly mob raised high?524 DownReveal answer → Woolly material primordial pouch hides from below526 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Thursday, October 1, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.