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The Independent Crossword September 23 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 58 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 58 clues from the The Independent Crossword for September 23 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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ClueLetters#Answer
Bespoke old wine served with rump81 AcrossReveal answer → Intensive publicity41 AcrossReveal answer → Beams of light43 AcrossReveal answer → A way to catch Becker primarily out in The Open?65 AcrossReveal answer → European nobleman78 AcrossReveal answer → Churchman59 AcrossReveal answer → End of labour? Finally the iron is put down!710 AcrossReveal answer → Resound410 AcrossReveal answer → Insensitive member so set on revolution711 AcrossReveal answer → Prevented712 AcrossReveal answer → Copper slapped about puritan? Time to act!912 AcrossReveal answer → Vexatious1113 AcrossReveal answer → Get out of work, having to take part in strike513 AcrossReveal answer → Leaders of Accord left incensed by inane excuse515 AcrossReveal answer → Petitioning for quiet at the front816 AcrossReveal answer → Criminals716 AcrossReveal answer → Hebridean island418 AcrossReveal answer → Without energy, masseur massaged hands and feet, say819 AcrossReveal answer → A manuscript written on old sets of questions520 AcrossReveal answer → Once more520 AcrossReveal answer → Blow up721 AcrossReveal answer → Masculine set making a bit of unrest521 AcrossReveal answer → Domestic animals423 AcrossReveal answer → I've an idea cooking with a wok takes nitrogen923 AcrossReveal answer → Broad smile424 AcrossReveal answer → Bent at an angle?725 AcrossReveal answer → Sexy European Spooner said is a hazard in a way727 AcrossReveal answer → Bag of nuts drunk earl opened by the King628 AcrossReveal answer → City put out close to whistle in game829 AcrossReveal answer →

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Deserter company found in resort by Bath's centre81 DownReveal answer → Song of praise41 DownReveal answer → For each32 DownReveal answer → Enter with pint and I'm getting rowdy and cheeky112 DownReveal answer → Variety show53 DownReveal answer → Old jerks ringing a theatre about performances93 DownReveal answer → Foreign city duchesse nightly goes around54 DownReveal answer → Sailor94 DownReveal answer → Number puzzle65 DownReveal answer → Party embracing Republican like Trump?56 DownReveal answer → Set up116 DownReveal answer → Perhaps crude and dirty, but not salacious ultimately37 DownReveal answer → Unrefined57 DownReveal answer → Mostly stupid dirty dog or little piggy?58 DownReveal answer → We assume star with dope needs treatment89 DownReveal answer → Gristle911 DownReveal answer → Len involved with hot pants contests1114 DownReveal answer → Scanty614 DownReveal answer → Cut of meat515 DownReveal answer → Item you might see during Breakfast Time816 DownReveal answer → Rich chap bringing drinks avoids one in serious trouble917 DownReveal answer → Planet517 DownReveal answer → In a way, like sex in which husband leaves818 DownReveal answer → Blood vessel419 DownReveal answer → Band with foremost of soul hits521 DownReveal answer → Job in hotel first filled by European522 DownReveal answer → Rowing blade322 DownReveal answer → Sleep for a bit with secretary in leather524 DownReveal answer → Wind and indigestion ruined starters326 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Wednesday, September 23, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.