The Independent Crossword September 17 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 54 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword September 17 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 54 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#

Trip by airFLIGHT6Across1 Request millions during sample TV programmeTASKMASTER10Across1 EnfoldWRAP4Across5 Switch feet to do the moonwalk?SWAP4Across6 Ship's staircaseCOMPANIONWAY12Across7 Touching musical phrase nearly finished old personRELIC5Across9 PerformACT3Across9 Uninitiated beaus hurry to give inappropriate detailsOVERSHARE9Across10 Final demandULTIMATUM9Across10 Dodgy American quietly infiltrates partySUSPECT7Across12 EmbraceCUDDLE6Across12 Bushes hot to disrupt party policiesTHICKET7Across13 Drawing instrumentPENCIL6Across13 Pursuing answer, fool had troubleAGITATE7Across14 Rubbish Tesla not green anymore?TRIPE5Across16 Belladonna lilyAMARYLLIS9Across16 Muscular spasmTIC3Across18 FruitBLACKCURRANT12Across19 Drunk fans periodically visited composerDUKAS5Across19 No longer able to eat lunch's contentsDEFUNCT7Across20 RemainSTAY4Across21 Gunners find continued strugglesRATRACE7Across22 WoodTIMBER6Across22 Holiday souvenir from Hawaii in the bagLEISURE7Across25 Hell's got this mobster in for straightening outBRIMSTONE9Across26 Head off state tax at the outsetAVERT5Across27 First lady, Republican to the endEVER4Across28 Hot pose modelled for one pictorial featurePHOTOESSAY10Across29

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#

Heavy metal style pants will suit husbandTHRASH6Down1 Small drink to follow spielSALESTALK9Down2 RestrictedLIMITED7Down2 Little by littleGRADUALLY9Down3 Restaurants want these snails trim, and chef mostly performsMICHELINSTARS13Down3 SinuousTWISTY6Down4 Employee who's lacking secretarial skillSHORTHAND9Down4 PallidWAN3Down5 Upright before courtERECT5Down5 AdjustADAPT5Down6 Share defeatWHACK5Down7 Solid fuelCHARCOAL8Down7 Gather this girl's not real cowgirl material?PLEATHER8Down8 UnstatedIMPLICIT8Down8 Large whirlpoolMAELSTROM9Down11 Impatient with gigs, reworked old puppet showSPITTINGIMAGE13Down11 Small houseCOTTAGE7Down14 Brilliant flipping tackle by English fellowEFFULGENT9Down15 Call forthELICIT6Down15 DistributeALLOT5Down17 Who's not so civil, entering home with tenants on vacation?INTRUDERS9Down17 Lovely song and dance in front of half-hearted crowdADORABLE8Down18 BashfulCOY3Down20 Watch shillings coming inSENTRY6Down21 Leaders from Tooting and Walthamstow chill now and againTWICE5Down23 Time hard to manage when upsetEPOCH5Down24

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Thursday, September 17, 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.