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The Independent Crossword September 1 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 60 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword September 1 2026 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 60 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Foolish joke, better on reflectionCRACKPOT8Across1 Hit (Slang)BIFF4Across1 PaddleOAR3Across3 Modest shaded avenue heading South? Quite the reverseSMALL5Across6 Breakfast cerealGRANOLA7Across8 Category of tasteUMAMI5Across9 BareNAKED5Across10 Sinatra when performing, a master of his craftARTISAN7Across10 Titillating materialEROTICA7Across11 European artist backing commercial noise-reduction system?EARPLUG7Across11 Imperial title periodically at issue between two kingsKAISER6Across12 PiercingPENETRATING11Across12 During dry spell, love going for a drinkDRAUGHT7Across13 Central Line stops blandMILD4Across15 Stirring tonic essentially into a weak gin cocktailAWAKENING9Across16 Italian cocktailNEGRONI7Across16 In a similar wayALIKE5Across18 New Yorker bought cured meat item when reducedGOTHAMITE9Across19 ArcCURVE5Across20 Made possibleENABLED7Across21 Whisky makers: Ardbeg, Laphroaig and Talisker for startersMALT4Across21 Lyric poemODE3Across22 Elegant dressGOWN4Across23 Sierra Grande, ground which could produce vegetables?GARDENS7Across24 Resentful canine perhaps time will breakBITTER6Across25 Plant notice: "No men allowed around stores"ANEMONE7Across28 Character completing apprenticeship argued about raiseUPGRADE7Across29 Resolute hawk going after secondsSTOUT5Across30 Hack about, left and right, winning hole at lastREPORTER8Across31

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
PastBYGONE6Down1 Hearing, once again, trailer being broadcastRETRIAL7Down2 SideFLANK5Down2 SpeechORATION7Down3 Chest cold carrier passing on bug originallyCASKET6Down3 Pooh's half-forgotten no good HumPONG4Down4 Indian yoghurt dishRAITA5Down4 We trade art abroad to stay afloatTREADWATER10Down5 CaressFONDLE6Down5 Progress at last, a substitute for milk!SCREAMER8Down6 HeedlessHAREBRAINED11Down6 Board gameLUDO4Down7 Italian football manager during final leg, riledALLEGRI7Down7 Fine volley following shotLIGHT5Down8 Grim day to be on lifeboat?DARK4Down9 Fencer's warningENGARDE7Down13 In which salaried English women might be dressed?LADIESWEAR10Down14 UnanimouslyTOAMAN6Down14 Heavy and inertLEADEN6Down15 Mush something to chew overMUG3Down15 Tortilla snackNACHO5Down16 Comply withOBEY4Down17 Taking regular breaks, group stop to plunderGUT3Down17 Lead batsman to become establishedTAKEROOT8Down18 Ice houseIGLOO5Down19 Scotch barely open, flipping rubbish party foldsTORPEDO7Down20 Switch on air-conditioning, worried about temperature you said?ACTUATE7Down22 Red spirit, say, turning up rarely at firstGINGER6Down23 Under gravity, form striking carbon crystalGLASS5Down24 Some grasses become hostile if caughtRYES4Down26 Question dancer's choice of footwearPUMP4Down27

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. 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.