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The Independent Crossword October 22 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 59 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 59 clues from the The Independent Crossword for October 22 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
Playing it cool, we eye would-be serial killer111 AcrossReveal answer → Disastrous41 AcrossReveal answer → Grasp53 AcrossReveal answer → Exercise my back after golf37 AcrossReveal answer → Vital organ58 AcrossReveal answer → Occasionally79 AcrossReveal answer → Grand daughter had dinner inside, unable to leave the building59 AcrossReveal answer → Driven forward, rugby player screamed when losing yard910 AcrossReveal answer → Treasure710 AcrossReveal answer → Famous Nevada resort wife Kelly, notorious gangster811 AcrossReveal answer → Courage511 AcrossReveal answer → Monstrous female pair denied promotion612 AcrossReveal answer → Set up1112 AcrossReveal answer → Science grad in A&E suffers drained sore714 AcrossReveal answer → Dismissed, caught, last pair from Canterbury protest616 AcrossReveal answer → Large deer516 AcrossReveal answer → One very exhausted climber317 AcrossReveal answer → Small stream718 AcrossReveal answer → Knock back a bit of Aperol, or a bold red619 AcrossReveal answer → Eyelash make-up720 AcrossReveal answer → Austere person having starter of squid with vinegary dressing720 AcrossReveal answer → Solitary person521 AcrossReveal answer → Forcibly remove winning Test captain622 AcrossReveal answer → Arc522 AcrossReveal answer → Something sticky 1A got from 18?823 AcrossReveal answer → Cricket extras423 AcrossReveal answer → Ethnic oil works from the Stone Age926 AcrossReveal answer → Knut's punched doctor who's always tanked up at work527 AcrossReveal answer → Published Observer's last article329 AcrossReveal answer → Scientific image detailing ghost repelled Mrs Leadbetter1130 AcrossReveal answer →

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ClueLetters#Answer
Starts to wash incredibly grimy rug31 DownReveal answer → Male duck51 DownReveal answer → Have some fun with Lee Anderson popping over for an E152 DownReveal answer → Greek wine72 DownReveal answer → Provide finance for space on the US stock market53 DownReveal answer → The Devil53 DownReveal answer → Papers replacing popular section of comment? That's tyranny104 DownReveal answer → Engross74 DownReveal answer → Reed regularly broken/not broken45 DownReveal answer → Come next55 DownReveal answer → Lively quote grand Frenchman served up96 DownReveal answer → Young bird56 DownReveal answer → Devon terrier with leg cocked - classic dog!157 DownReveal answer → Unmarried man's apartment117 DownReveal answer → Old Greek woman well able to throw a hissy fit?68 DownReveal answer → Way last bit of lentil gets removed from Dahl?411 DownReveal answer → In which Andrew Mountbatten Windsor sailed close to the wind?1013 DownReveal answer → Godparent713 DownReveal answer → Smoked sausage714 DownReveal answer → Begin515 DownReveal answer → English comedians bored by working money matters915 DownReveal answer → Imitate516 DownReveal answer → Rub out517 DownReveal answer → Highest point arrived with Charlie in second place418 DownReveal answer → Golf course519 DownReveal answer → Head of Royal Arsenal discovered smuggler621 DownReveal answer → German car: ordinary, sound524 DownReveal answer → Fat geese periodically fed husband425 DownReveal answer → Strange content from President328 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Thursday, October 22, 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.