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The Independent Crossword October 16 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 53 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 53 clues from the The Independent Crossword for October 16 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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Sardonic31 AcrossReveal answer → Sullenly rude53 AcrossReveal answer → Young horse47 AcrossReveal answer → Obligated88 AcrossReveal answer → Excuse one very into fashion78 AcrossReveal answer → Contented99 AcrossReveal answer → Wind instrument caught in row in Australia79 AcrossReveal answer → US city manhunt disturbed hard-to-find element910 AcrossReveal answer → Lecture head of state attending summit511 AcrossReveal answer → Zero change in location of eggs512 AcrossReveal answer → Signal fire612 AcrossReveal answer → You do tors, being active - being this?913 AcrossReveal answer → Esoteric613 AcrossReveal answer → Completely stop becoming severe, it seems?1515 AcrossReveal answer → Give up915 AcrossReveal answer → US politicians818 AcrossReveal answer → Archaeological dig, extravagant, held back in good weather - most of ring visible919 AcrossReveal answer → Cut of meat420 AcrossReveal answer → Cuban dance521 AcrossReveal answer → Recalled surprised comment, passing through vineyards in Wales521 AcrossReveal answer → Supernatural creature322 AcrossReveal answer → The limitations of hopeless workers522 AcrossReveal answer → Watchdog’s list with pistol to be returned924 AcrossReveal answer → Old woman’s about right, needing a cosmetic725 AcrossReveal answer → “I’m making a cuppa”? Bringing in drop of ristretto would be a subversive act726 AcrossReveal answer →

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Arrange a fight overseen by British boxing?101 DownReveal answer → Golf club41 DownReveal answer → Part of an egg72 DownReveal answer → Strong male entering ninth decade perhaps losing energy62 DownReveal answer → Unhappy33 DownReveal answer → Head leading staff is a thin person83 DownReveal answer → Pledge company millions will go to university64 DownReveal answer → Jewish leader54 DownReveal answer → Clear thinking may accept a purpose regarding sickness85 DownReveal answer → Submissive85 DownReveal answer → Biography: story containing minimum of fun46 DownReveal answer → Meagre payment86 DownReveal answer → Servant to be unable to open door having lost duplicate?67 DownReveal answer → Decline to have an accident?78 DownReveal answer → Careless810 DownReveal answer → Clothing for males811 DownReveal answer → Animal-skin boat714 DownReveal answer → Amuse with mirth when suffering aches and pains1014 DownReveal answer → Domain516 DownReveal answer → Berth aboard ship on ocean not occupied by one guy from Leith?816 DownReveal answer → Mass of baked bread417 DownReveal answer → Views allowing stone to be overturned817 DownReveal answer → Human cell impeded by introduction of tritium particle718 DownReveal answer → Small church accommodating border plan619 DownReveal answer → Egg cells319 DownReveal answer → A lot of pain, mostly difficult turning over? Here’s encouraging response620 DownReveal answer → Magical Derwentwater, fed by Yorkshire river621 DownReveal answer → Boy turned up with hot food423 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Friday, October 16, 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.