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The Independent Crossword October 28 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 56 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 56 clues from the The Independent Crossword for October 28 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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Erotic frolicking with European friends with specific interests in common71 AcrossReveal answer → Punctuation mark51 AcrossReveal answer → Means of access44 AcrossReveal answer → Minor injury from bit of egg in pop gun?75 AcrossReveal answer → Possess37 AcrossReveal answer → Investigative police officer98 AcrossReveal answer → Annoyed, avoided work away from sunshine, essentially59 AcrossReveal answer → Freight510 AcrossReveal answer → Salts found in pair of buttocks910 AcrossReveal answer → Taxing dumber ones works1011 AcrossReveal answer → Winter sport711 AcrossReveal answer → Hole on cover for pool412 AcrossReveal answer → Splendid1112 AcrossReveal answer → Rectify victory by German AfD candidate?1114 AcrossReveal answer → Enduring717 AcrossReveal answer → Returned kiss on vacation with Ray on Channel Island's major conurbation1118 AcrossReveal answer → Very keen519 AcrossReveal answer → Favoured921 AcrossReveal answer → Mate in tree, reportedly421 AcrossReveal answer → Work out the age of bubbly when daughter moves west1022 AcrossReveal answer → Purpose322 AcrossReveal answer → Liability423 AcrossReveal answer → Quick524 AcrossReveal answer → Made dull patios, one without any walls getting very high praise925 AcrossReveal answer → English cricket team left watering-hole, ultimately getting banishment526 AcrossReveal answer → Records money sealing introduction to Eric Trump's close associate727 AcrossReveal answer → Enormous uncertainty picked up in retreat728 AcrossReveal answer →

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Option61 DownReveal answer → Increases in Conservative branches61 DownReveal answer → People accepting offers from sailors around centre of Liskeard62 DownReveal answer → Lesser52 DownReveal answer → For example, the capitalisation in revolutionAry fIsh?103 DownReveal answer → Et cetera73 DownReveal answer → Maxes out in tests54 DownReveal answer → Scenery54 DownReveal answer → It measures radiation from reflective paste to frighten guards95 DownReveal answer → Belief75 DownReveal answer → Queen forbidden to take clothes off46 DownReveal answer → Simple representation of a person116 DownReveal answer → Train A&E nurse to bind together87 DownReveal answer → Disregard our current state88 DownReveal answer → Border49 DownReveal answer → Break-in he'd orchestrated in part of Merseyside1013 DownReveal answer → Spartan713 DownReveal answer → Cheese714 DownReveal answer → Applaud415 DownReveal answer → Holiday in Georgia ending in debauchery – that’s a positive thing?915 DownReveal answer → Overlook route for aircraft816 DownReveal answer → Falsely incriminated616 DownReveal answer → Overweight visitor briefly hiding one's military overalls817 DownReveal answer → Motionless518 DownReveal answer → Mostly walking over Hollywood star619 DownReveal answer → Choose some Chinese lectures620 DownReveal answer → Understand520 DownReveal answer → Group eats in mid-morning to avoid Republican523 DownReveal answer → Exposed shoulder in audition424 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Wednesday, October 28, 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.