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The Independent Crossword September 2 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 55 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword September 2 2026 answers. The Wednesday 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Cow's cryMOO3Across1 Notice boring dock processionPARADE6Across1 Leg jointsKNEES5Across3 Second half of Heston film follows technique of legendary EnglishmanARTHUR6Across4 Two-spot cardDEUCE5Across8 Meat sauce for a gumbo's stuffingRAGU4Across9 Examine closelyINSPECT7Across9 Articulate men delivered sound messagesVOICEMAILS10Across10 Absence of soundSILENCE7Across10 Virgin mother back from Bali hideawayMAIDEN6Across11 RegalROYAL5Across11 Charged in to vote for hoax, essentiallyELECTRIC8Across12 Lack of steadinessINSTABILITY11Across12 Sword, axe, club and fire essentially deployedEXCALIBUR9Across13 Bird who keeps 17 advancing chess pieceKING4Across15 Chief swaggerer shown by sources of Chretien on chivalry? KayCOCK4Across16 Hosiery itemsSOCKS5Across16 Lady exhausted after beginning to hurdle over grand track for fabulous cupHOLYGRAIL9Across17 Underlying messageSUBTEXT7Across18 Penguin could be leaving queen on island with hesitation for a big shopEMPORIUM8Across21 Make use ofUTILISE7Across21 Discovered "in it" with donkeyNITWIT6Across22 AllowanceGRANT5Across22 VoidEMPTY5Across23 Cancels him after playing around? Not very likelySLIMCHANCE10Across24 Pig penSTY3Across24 British idea evens out French wheel?BRIE4Across25 Tough cockney fanatic turned around desolate regionTUNDRA6Across26 A fop to bootASWELL6Across27

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Two princes and an unknown in formationPHALANX7Down1 Foolishly lachrymoseMAUDLIN7Down1 Song for group with tenor fit for conferenceROUNDTABLE10Down2 Large seaOCEAN5Down2 Six involved in endless caper by international artistDAVINCI7Down3 Small falconKESTREL7Down3 FoeENEMY5Down4 Free, free, free at heart, uplifted with jointREEFER6Down5 Come to restSETTLE6Down5 The lady guarding a lake (the round one) is out of the woods?HEALTHIER9Down6 Betting chancesODDS4Down6 Bread with gin drunk by revolutionaryROLLING7Down7 Laundry receptacleLINENBASKET11Down7 Punishment for toddler concerning watch from ages agoTIMEOUTOFMIND13Down8 Give evidenceTESTIFY7Down13 Presenter of careless anachronism is missingANCHORMAN9Down14 TreatmentTHERAPY7Down14 SupposeASSUME6Down15 Appeared before crowd in musicalCAMELOT7Down16 Bird's cryCHIRP5Down17 Petition for vote against stuck up AmericansYANKEES7Down18 SpuriousBOGUS5Down19 First name shortenedINITIAL7Down19 See 15 AcrossKING4Down20 Ballet skirtTUTU4Down20 See 2ROUNDTABLE10Down23

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Wednesday, September 2, 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.