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The Independent Crossword September 14 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 58 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword September 14 2026 answers. The Monday puzzle has 58 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#
Joint head of primate protectionMITRE5Across1 Sea mistHAAR4Across1 BeverageTEA3Across3 Unduly analyse wasted kilosOVERTHINK9Across4 Non-professionalAMATEUR7Across8 OffenceCRIME5Across9 Extremely sadistic parrot set upon blameless victimSCAPEGOAT9Across9 Maybe a sleeper that's put in bed?PLANT5Across10 DivideSPLIT5Across10 One tells story going round admitted by King and QueenRELATER7Across11 AirlessSTUFFY6Across11 Draws on subterfuges introduced by so-called spymasterEMPLOYS7Across12 Zigzag patternHERRINGBONE11Across12 Cross this to be in touch with compiler credited hereBYLINE6Across13 Shocking reports about wearing hippy footwearSCANDALS8Across15 Sick feelingNAUSEA6Across16 Tricky question - a student initially omitted balanced formulaEQUATION8Across18 RusticRURAL5Across18 Report raised by daughter at opening of enquiryUPDATE6Across20 ThrowFLING5Across21 BullfighterMATADOR7Across22 RegretRUE3Across23 Free Republican First Lady imprisoned by old Judge? The opposite!RELIEVE7Across23 Account for cleric having former partner for teaEXPLAIN7Across24 FearlessBOLD4Across24 Talk big as vessels succeeded moving towards the frontBOAST5Across26 It's almost unbreakable spirit?HARDSTUFF9Across27 Half dead age-old chicken unresponsiveDEAFEARED9Across28 Gather claim's coming to court at lastPLEAT5Across29

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Cheerless cheapskate at libertyMISERABLE9Down1 Funeral carHEARSE6Down1 Look of contrary primeval warthogTRAWL5Down2 Be of useAVAIL5Down2 Liverpool district school hosting minister from the southEVERTON7Down3 Aircraft partTAILFIN7Down3 Aromas coming from barbecue perhaps up where we liveODOURS6Down4 SeveralAFEW4Down4 Firmly establish arch Conservative there with new name individually assignedENTRENCH8Down5 SuperiorBETTER6Down5 Best returned shot has this?TOPSPIN7Down6 Military commandPRESENTARMS11Down6 Directly confronts one who shops a girlfriendINAMORATA9Down7 Greyish-yellowECRU4Down7 Raptors, eagles principally, getting stuck into young animalsKITES5Down8 InspectEXAMINE7Down13 ScoldBERATE6Down14 Judges bull an alpha after grooming in capitalLJUBLJANA9Down14 RuddyFLORID6Down15 Witnessing motor racing finally left thinking it's okSEEINGFIT9Down16 Organised congress in Yorkshire capturing Angela’s heartTOGETHER8Down17 Wise manSAGE4Down17 A bit of decent rest leaders supportTRESTLE7Down19 Cowboy showRODEO5Down19 A long way offAFAR4Down20 Sanctimonious youth besetting opponents speaks outPIPESUP7Down21 Smirked suggestively before getting taken outsideLEERED6Down22 Frenzied bee engaged in attack …RABID5Down23 … as you're on the phone finding shadeAZURE5Down25

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Monday, September 14, 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.