Crossword answer
CUCUMBER
8 letters · Used for 4 different clues · 7 appearances · Last seen The Independent, July 25, 2026
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CUCUMBER
Clues that lead to CUCUMBER
Most recent firstAbout CUCUMBER in crosswords
CUCUMBER is a 8-letter answer that has appeared 7 times in our database across 4 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Salad vegetable” in the The Independent crossword on July 25, 2026.
Other 8-letter answers
ASTERISKStar put in jeopardy beneath a wobbly set
ADMIRALSShip brass
PRETASTEEarly sample
TRANSFERHandover
HYPNOTICMesmerising
ADRIATICNorthernmost arm of the Mediterranean
TWENTIESBlooming years passed wearing shackles
FRONTIERBorder
SOBSTORYTearful tale
RECKLESSLike crazy driving - though without a crash, we're told
OPENPLANLike an office designed for collaboration
OLDFRUITDear fellow died in our lift, putting that out of order
RELEVANTOn point
FENGSHUIChinese home-decor philosophy
Every appearance of CUCUMBER (7)
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Jul 25, 2026
Salad vegetable · The Independent · 19 Across
Sep 2, 2025
Hamper containing cold, posh sandwich filling perhaps? · The Independent · 13 Across
Jun 19, 2024
Salad ingredient is copper brown when bit of celery added · The Independent · 5 Across
Mar 4, 2021
Salad ingredient · Eugene Sheffer · 52 Across
Mar 10, 2020
Salad ingredient · Eugene Sheffer · 26 Across
Jan 17, 2020
Salad vegetable · Evening Standard · 42 Across
Sep 28, 2018
Salad vegetable · Evening Standard · 3 Down