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The Independent Crossword April 17 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 48 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 48 clues from the The Independent Crossword for April 17 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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Leg part51 AcrossReveal answer → Gangster's female accomplice44 AcrossReveal answer → Promotion? Gutted third team is never working for that135 AcrossReveal answer → Clairvoyance117 AcrossReveal answer → Book size68 AcrossReveal answer → Smelly and hard, giving off sulphur48 AcrossReveal answer → Citrus fruit69 AcrossReveal answer → Winged figure somehow hated to kill109 AcrossReveal answer → Move to and fro410 AcrossReveal answer → Ancient artist reached around one610 AcrossReveal answer → Starve, against tucking into food from a long time ago812 AcrossReveal answer → Street converted from a stable yard412 AcrossReveal answer → Praises fruit found around Texas, after reflection613 AcrossReveal answer → Become weary in Year Five, backsliding in fact614 AcrossReveal answer → Type of beard616 AcrossReveal answer → Romantic song in series English and European backed817 AcrossReveal answer → Frightened618 AcrossReveal answer → You are texting us about the French Bond girl?619 AcrossReveal answer → Something-or-other circles traffic hold-up with a quick flight1020 AcrossReveal answer → Thoughtful1120 AcrossReveal answer → Obligation due but university always slipping away421 AcrossReveal answer → Platform421 AcrossReveal answer → Medical approach that’s treated gland in the eye? Yes and no1322 AcrossReveal answer → Short simple song522 AcrossReveal answer →

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Classic poet opening, putting love first41 DownReveal answer → Paper handkerchiefs71 DownReveal answer → Leave a league after lower score at rugby82 DownReveal answer → Bring upon oneself52 DownReveal answer → Support post established in company? On the contrary63 DownReveal answer → Wait!63 DownReveal answer → More than one church feature that is included in church measures104 DownReveal answer → Lucky charm64 DownReveal answer → Millions enthralled by older article represented as the best ever135 DownReveal answer → Travel bags75 DownReveal answer → I note obligation to go round Malta promptly66 DownReveal answer → Male deer46 DownReveal answer → Answer at 5A, not here?137 DownReveal answer → Money’s bringing in a lot of Shakespeare in parish buildings1011 DownReveal answer → Feeler711 DownReveal answer → Painted backcloths713 DownReveal answer → Negligent614 DownReveal answer → Apparatus with the same size of manual?815 DownReveal answer → Climb615 DownReveal answer → Heading for life in open country implies wellbeing616 DownReveal answer → Formerly417 DownReveal answer → Film franchise: a version with a scoundrel turning up618 DownReveal answer → Separate519 DownReveal answer → Members of synod, i.e. the governing body421 DownReveal answer →

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