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The Independent Crossword October 14 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 58 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 58 clues from the The Independent Crossword for October 14 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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ClueLetters#Answer
Large31 AcrossReveal answer → Polish ruse uncovered in instructions61 AcrossReveal answer → Archery target ring53 AcrossReveal answer → Determined, cunning individual nearly swore85 AcrossReveal answer → Type of coffee98 AcrossReveal answer → Perhaps tip-off impacted new charges49 AcrossReveal answer → Society girl39 AcrossReveal answer → Is Queen Rat travelling on horseback?1010 AcrossReveal answer → Large deer310 AcrossReveal answer → Small wild flower911 AcrossReveal answer → Popular man occupying dump next to a hill is prime mover1011 AcrossReveal answer → Meddling1112 AcrossReveal answer → Region in Near East412 AcrossReveal answer → Expenses covering ten swimming competitions813 AcrossReveal answer → Painter from India embraced by intellectual giant616 AcrossReveal answer → Musical note917 AcrossReveal answer → Politician: "Learn to ignore religious classes"618 AcrossReveal answer → Cup match320 AcrossReveal answer → German in docking area left on the edge820 AcrossReveal answer → Flexible container321 AcrossReveal answer → Toady922 AcrossReveal answer → British leaving fundamental ingredient unaltered422 AcrossReveal answer → Hazardous523 AcrossReveal answer → Falsehood324 AcrossReveal answer → Maybe Humphries' alter ego beginning to grasp Gilbert and Sullivan's speciality1024 AcrossReveal answer → Sentient computer following subordinate for a moment1027 AcrossReveal answer → It's bloody good source of metal428 AcrossReveal answer → Director mostly agreed to go round Welsh island829 AcrossReveal answer → Spirit of youngster on river630 AcrossReveal answer →

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ClueLetters#Answer
Amphibious rodent61 DownReveal answer → One stops backing socially unacceptable marriage52 DownReveal answer → Immature cucumber72 DownReveal answer → Knocking sound thrice at bottom of door, moving to the top73 DownReveal answer → Properly arranged73 DownReveal answer → Former deputy PM caught at last concealing housing support54 DownReveal answer → Jog with the elbow54 DownReveal answer → Character of Marlowe in uniform punching dissolute American75 DownReveal answer → Coarse65 DownReveal answer → Theatre critic, one producing disengaged bollocks?96 DownReveal answer → Osculate46 DownReveal answer → Old boy abandoning watchful attendant77 DownReveal answer → Feel insulted117 DownReveal answer → Empathise, taking top off to provide joy58 DownReveal answer → Ambassador's residence713 DownReveal answer → Joke about Spain314 DownReveal answer → Sport714 DownReveal answer → Worry about pal dancing without over-the-shoulder support915 DownReveal answer → Weather map line615 DownReveal answer → Courage616 DownReveal answer → Periodically laugh at Turkish commander317 DownReveal answer → Ancient sorcerer518 DownReveal answer → Modest party with coke, perhaps, but ecstasy discarded719 DownReveal answer → Catch sight of419 DownReveal answer → Like sheep meat or dog but not llama, at first720 DownReveal answer → Practical knowledge from one changed things721 DownReveal answer → Mark acted as a substitute? Time to get promoted523 DownReveal answer → Arrive in burlesque performance when son thrown out525 DownReveal answer → Stand up, extremely sensitive and tender526 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Wednesday, October 14, 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.