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The Independent Crossword October 27 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 56 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 56 clues from the The Independent Crossword for October 27 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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Self-conceit being dispelled, see out engagement81 AcrossReveal answer → Transgression31 AcrossReveal answer → Small nails53 AcrossReveal answer → Mediterranean island country once 25% smaller66 AcrossReveal answer → Lying down98 AcrossReveal answer → Indemnify soldiers before palace revolution69 AcrossReveal answer → Suffer39 AcrossReveal answer → Zodiac sign310 AcrossReveal answer → Way to cover rent? Wheel of Fortune, possibly810 AcrossReveal answer → Conjuror's exclamation911 AcrossReveal answer → Briefly scrutinise one disturbing Ashes game911 AcrossReveal answer → Drilling tool1112 AcrossReveal answer → Fruit plant being delivered513 AcrossReveal answer → Old Macdonald perhaps going after sheep615 AcrossReveal answer → Guts are key at the outset617 AcrossReveal answer → Italian appetiser917 AcrossReveal answer → Records what's essentially sent from pulsar618 AcrossReveal answer → Bird hurting both wings flying619 AcrossReveal answer → Shade320 AcrossReveal answer → Young bear321 AcrossReveal answer → This is returned, empty, by one at Oktoberfest521 AcrossReveal answer → Unable to be seen922 AcrossReveal answer → Revellers and roués drunkenly crashing cars922 AcrossReveal answer → Crockery item523 AcrossReveal answer → Tasteless articles324 AcrossReveal answer → Everlasting night when this is nigh?825 AcrossReveal answer → Reed organ backing core of choir626 AcrossReveal answer → Worker up on ridge - maybe he'll run down628 AcrossReveal answer → Viking found here breaking no hearts829 AcrossReveal answer →

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Assistance71 DownReveal answer → Dragonfly larva52 DownReveal answer → Source regularly mined?32 DownReveal answer → Instructed73 DownReveal answer → Fellow 'sampling' every second? Bloody odd TV chef53 DownReveal answer → Setter's in favour of half-hearted waffle? Unlikely104 DownReveal answer → Pandemonium54 DownReveal answer → 'Revolver' artist65 DownReveal answer → Rarely65 DownReveal answer → Herb gathered for basic sauce46 DownReveal answer → Genuinely56 DownReveal answer → Past master avoiding pressure to work too hard97 DownReveal answer → December 31117 DownReveal answer → Internet era's transformed role of host?118 DownReveal answer → Worldly queen joining others in competition1112 DownReveal answer → Thicket713 DownReveal answer → Live in714 DownReveal answer → Out of favour in graduate party, gloomy1014 DownReveal answer → Reckless615 DownReveal answer → Fun time supporting Robin Hood’s band reportedly916 DownReveal answer → Flat round hat516 DownReveal answer → Leg bone518 DownReveal answer → Beginning519 DownReveal answer → Ex-chancellor attached to following rules620 DownReveal answer → Specialist making iron tools and horseshoes principally523 DownReveal answer → Superior abstainer quits this?424 DownReveal answer → Animal in tree escaping from trap327 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Tuesday, October 27, 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.