The Independent Crossword September 8 2026 Answers
Tuesday puzzle · 60 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword September 8 2026 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 60 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#
Tone between black and whiteGREY4Across1
Company business comes before a drinkCOCOA5Across1
PairsTWOS4Across3
Reggie's finally tired of cooked breakfast?FRIEDEGGS9Across4
AdditionalEXTRA5Across9
Lazybones put across rubbish business casesCOUCHPOTATO11Across9
Furniture itemDRESSER7Across10
Heroin taken regularly for a long timeEON3Across10
Rotten clues mostly deserve to fester?ULCERATE8Across11
InferSURMISE7Across11
Irregular discoloration left within clumsy workBLOTCH6Across12
FirearmRIFLE5Across12
BasicallyESSENTIALLY11Across13
Stokes close to speechless defending home recordMINUTES7Across14
Sir Elton abandons husband in favour of American womanJOAN4Across16
AccumulateAMASS5Across18
Hot dusty windSIROCCO7Across20
Out of hospital, frequently visit relativeAUNT4Across20
Extort from girlfriend?SQUEEZE7Across21
Wearing awayEROSION7Across22
Be of useSERVE5Across23
LatherSUDS4Across24
Team taking part in Whitechapel eventELEVEN6Across24
CorpseBODY4Across25
Vexed witness reported dangerous swimming conditionsCROSSSEA8Across26
Broadcast exposed angerIRE3Across29
River borders dilapidated retail and holiday accommodationTRAILERTENT11Across30
Republican with ego stops mingling to progress publicationGOTOPRESS9Across31
Marvellous old queen in pursuit of drinkSUPER5Across32
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
OilyGREASY6Down1
Make a mess of power grab acquiring fashion brandCOCKUP6Down1
Go intoENTER5Down2
Devoted Christian's two chapters about ancient city soldier ...CHURCHMAN9Down2
... partially mislead her enthusiastic followerADHERENT8Down3
Basic for baptism that rector's in prominent positionFRONT5Down4
Sadly pensiveWISTFUL7Down4
Tablet dad found amongst papersIPAD4Down5
Fruit dessertSORBET6Down5
Over for a day, walk in the park and draw (nothing in particular)DOODLE6Down6
ToothCANINE6Down6
Remarkable rasping sound heardGREAT5Down7
PromotionADVERTISING11Down7
SwerveVEER4Down8
Eric and Ernie wanted this star to excelSUNSHINE8Down8
Some recalled you as extremely hairy manESAU4Down13
Fish, shellfish, etcSEAFOOD7Down14
Take into custodyARREST6Down15
Getting sides confused, presenter is rubbishTOSH4Down15
Pickled flower budsCAPERS6Down16
AttractiveLOVELY6Down17
See lover agitated - terminal to relationship to miss alarm?OVERSLEEP9Down17
Cringe at awful food at functionCATERING8Down18
Turned up anxious for culinary coursesDESSERTS8Down19
Large boatSHIP4Down19
FreightCARGO5Down21
Hospital department entertained by youngster kept unwillinglyPENTUP6Down22
He'll bring drink one assumesWAITER6Down23
French writer appearing in European court to exit rapidlyEJECT5Down25
Sport Dawson dominatesRULES5Down27
Departed towards the endLATE4Down28
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Tuesday, September 8, 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.