The Independent Crossword September 11 2026 Answers
Friday puzzle · 55 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword September 11 2026 answers. The Friday puzzle has 55 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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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
SelectCULL4Across1
Church recessAPSE4Across3
Shaving implementRAZOR5Across8
BitternessRANCOUR7Across9
Irrelevant old female never against seriesOFNOCONSEQUENCE15Across9
Marine worms, source of each one collected by 26sNEREIDS7Across10
Very slightTENUOUS7Across10
Water vapourSTEAM5Across11
Hotel worker with a lot of guts taking on hotel workBELLHOP7Across11
Calm and sensibleLEVELHEADED11Across12
Rioting led unrest in the final analysisENDRESULT9Across12
Vanadium is used before gold for part of armourVISOR5Across14
Encouraged, clarified removing PresidentURGED5Across15
About to be dismissed by group of women, being a poor performerHAM3Across16
Unit of lengthMETRE5Across16
Release bricks (about ton)LETGO5Across18
Sweet pepperPAPRIKA7Across18
Asian city keeps invading American cityLHASA5Across20
Gradually destroyCORRODE7Across20
Thin porridgeGRUEL5Across21
Greek or Turkish appetisersMEZE4Across22
Fluid gender, we start to suspect, in marsh birdSEDGEWREN9Across22
On return, intend individual to receive college commendationsENCOMIA7Across23
Heavy metalLEAD4Across23
Manage certain farm output in Cheshire townRUNCORN7Across24
A bit reminiscent, possibly, of senior politicianCABINETMINISTER15Across27
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Priest's assistantCURATE6Down1
Carbon or nitrogen as the result of pressure?CORN4Down1
PastilleLOZENGE7Down2
Unbecoming in most of battle: a sharp punchINFRADIG8Down2
Loss of memoryAMNESIA7Down3
Nutritious fruit mostly very good? ExcellentACAI4Down3
New head of company is human so farINASMUCH8Down4
Push roughlySHOVE5Down4
Children’s writer reduced home a small amountNESBIT6Down5
ThreesomeTRIO4Down5
Tedium of the French lines on Spanish city, ignoring a mention of SpainDULLSVILLE10Down6
Leaping insectGRASSHOPPER11Down6
Takes careful steps in board game, losing last pieceINCHES6Down7
TotDRAM4Down7
Trivial hackneyed stuff after spicy stuffPEPPERCORN10Down8
Nonsense that is involved in change, sapping power and enthusiasmEBULLIENCE10Down12
Ugly sightEYESORE7Down13
Last blokes to accept attention and bit of touching affectionate banterENDEARMENT10Down13
GourmetEPICURE7Down14
WanPALLID6Down15
Small rodentsMICE4Down16
Idiot turned up? Refuse to receive one contribution to thinking, perhapsMIDBRAIN8Down17
AbruptTERSE5Down17
Election concerns? Recommends including ballot boxTURNOUTS8Down19
Boy attendantPAGE4Down19
Japanese plant university introduced to a Caribbean islandAUCUBA6Down21
Inadequate to examine terms in theologySCANTY6Down22
Fix group of ships heading in opposite directionNAIL4Down25
Awkward character during dinner-date?NERD4Down26
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Friday, September 11, 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.