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The Independent Crossword April 17 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 48 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword April 17 2026 answers. The Friday puzzle has 48 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#
Leg partTHIGH5Across1 Gangster's female accompliceMOLL4Across4 Promotion? Gutted third team is never working for thatADVERTISEMENT13Across5 ClairvoyanceSECONDSIGHT11Across7 Book sizeQUARTO6Across8 Smelly and hard, giving off sulphurOLID4Across8 Citrus fruitORANGE6Across9 Winged figure somehow hated to killPUTTODEATH10Across9 Move to and froSWAY4Across10 Ancient artist reached around oneGIOTTO6Across10 Starve, against tucking into food from a long time agoMEDIEVAL8Across12 Street converted from a stable yardMEWS4Across12 Praises fruit found around Texas, after reflectionEXTOLS6Across13 Become weary in Year Five, backsliding in factVERITY6Across14 Type of beardGOATEE6Across16 Romantic song in series English and European backedSERENADE8Across17 FrightenedSCARED6Across18 You are texting us about the French Bond girl?URSULA6Across19 Something-or-other circles traffic hold-up with a quick flightOOJAMAFLIP10Across20 ThoughtfulCONSIDERATE11Across20 Obligation due but university always slipping awayDEBT4Across21 PlatformDAIS4Across21 Medical approach that’s treated gland in the eye? Yes and noDENTALHYGIENE13Across22 Short simple songDITTY5Across22

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Classic poet opening, putting love firstOVID4Down1 Paper handkerchiefsTISSUES7Down1 Leave a league after lower score at rugbyDROPGOAL8Down2 Bring upon oneselfINCUR5Down2 Support post established in company? On the contrarySECOND6Down3 Wait!HANGON6Down3 More than one church feature that is included in church measuresCEMETERIES10Down4 Lucky charmMASCOT6Down4 Millions enthralled by older article represented as the best everALLTIMERECORD13Down5 Travel bagsLUGGAGE7Down5 I note obligation to go round Malta promptlyINTIME6Down6 Male deerSTAG4Down6 Answer at 5A, not here?TETRASYLLABLE13Down7 Money’s bringing in a lot of Shakespeare in parish buildingsTITHEBARNS10Down11 FeelerANTENNA7Down11 Painted backclothsSCENERY7Down13 NegligentREMISS6Down14 Apparatus with the same size of manual?EQUIPAGE8Down15 ClimbASCEND6Down15 Heading for life in open country implies wellbeingHEALTH6Down16 FormerlyONCE4Down17 Film franchise: a version with a scoundrel turning upAVATAR6Down18 SeparateAPART5Down19 Members of synod, i.e. the governing bodyDIET4Down21

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Friday, April 17, 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.