The Independent's Jumbo Crossword 17 January 2026 Answers

Please find below all the The Independent's Jumbo Crossword 17 January 2026 Answers. This is one of the most popular crossword puzzles available for both online and in print version. Today's puzzle (17 January 2026) has a total of 60 crossword clues. If you are stuck and are looking for help then you have come to the right place.

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10N

11I

12A

Fine fibrous substance also known as kapok used as stuffing for cushions

10N

Relating to teaching methods designed to support pupils with learning difficulties

Evergreen shrub with spiny leaves and clusters of yellow flowers

Fort ___

Metrical foot consisting of one long and one short syllable

Hertfordshire town situated about 5 miles north of St Albans

The world's longest river

French term for passionate appeal or complaint

10R

Former monetary unit of Argentina replaced by the peso in 1991

Dutch football team based in Amsterdam

Dressing gown usually made of towelling material

Flock of wild geese or swans in flight making V-formation

Small East Asian animal which secretes a strong-smelling substance used in perfumery

Tailless macaque monkey associated with the Rock of Gibraltar

10E

Person who has extreme or irrational fear of cats

10B

11E

Description of pressure exerted by a fluid at equilibrium due to force of gravity

10I

11C

Order of insects which includes beetles and weevils

10A

S Prime Suspect u

___ Grillo Italian comedian who co-founded the Italian Five Star Movement

A fibrous scleroprotein of connective tissue and bones

In music a character that lowers a note a semitone

Uninhabited British island in the North Atlantic 220 miles west of the Outer Hebrides

Former England cricketer who captained Sussex to the 2003 2006 and 2007 County Championship titles

10S

N Peter Pan a

Former name for the Kingdom of Eswatini

A hard substance growing on the inside of a horse's knee

Paul ___ Kenyan runner who held the world best time in the marathon from 2003 to 2007

Raft used by Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl in his 1947 Pacific expedition

Legendary continent said to have sunk in the ocean west of the Straits of Gibraltar

Surname of the governor of New York credited with introducing tea to the American colonies

10T

Dish of minced meat under a layer of mashed potato

10P

11I

12E

German prince entitled to be involved in choosing the Holy Roman Emperor

Last of a trilogy of western films in the 1960s following [A Fistful of Dollars For a Few Dollars More] and

10E

11B

12A

13D

14A

15N

16D

17T

18H

19E

20U

21G

22L

23Y

1976 top ten hit by Stevie Wonder from the Songs in the Key of Life album

Migratory diving duck the male of which is black and white with a green head

Immature form of insects such as the dragonfly

Collection of 114 hymns or formulations for the treatment of diseases in Hinduism

10D

11A

Tessa ___ British javelin thrower who won an Olympic gold medal in 1984

Youth who drowned in the Hellespont while swimming to reach his beloved Hero

B Hey! Baby r

A hit in May 1965 for both Burt Bacharach and Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas

10B

11O

12A

13T

14S

15A

16N

17D

18P

19L

20A

21N

22E

23S

D Hamlet a

The ___

Political party set up in 2004 its most famous member being George Galloway

Maiden of Greek mythology turned into a spider by Athena

S Sons And Lovers u

Greek writer of tragedies which include [Antigone Oedipus The King] and

In ancient Greece and Rome porticos or arcades with benches where people conversed

S Sweet ___ m

Charles ___ Monégasque Formula One racing driver who won the 2019 Belgian and Italian Grands Prix

Delicate thin-walled blood vessels that form an interconnecting network between the arterioles and the venules

10E

11S

South American tree in the family Lecythidaceae that has the same name as its edible seed

English goalkeeper whose clubs have included Crystal Palace Manchester City and Preston North End

Unit of luminance named after an 18th century German physicist

A flower-shaped arrangement of ribbons worn as a badge or presented as a prize

Genus of North American onagraceous plants named after the US explorer who discovered it

Blaise ___ French international midfielder who joined Inter Miami from Juventus in 2020

1984 song by The Cars famously used as part of the Live Aid concert in 1985

Salmon in a 1935 story by Henry Williamson

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Facts and Figures

There are a total of 60 clues in the 17 January 2026 The Independent's Jumbo Crossword puzzle.
The shortest answer is NILE which contains 4 Characters.
The world's longest river is the crossword clue of the shortest answer.
The longest answer is THEGOODTHEBADANDTHEUGLY which contains 23 Characters.
Last of a trilogy of western films in the 1960s following [A Fistful of Dollars For a Few Dollars More] and is the crossword clue of the longest answer.
The unused letters in 17 January 2026 The Independent's Jumbo Crossword puzzle are Q