The Independent Crossword April 9 2024 Answers
Tuesday puzzle · 52 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword April 9 2024 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 52 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#
Pastry dishPIE3Across1
European countryROMANIA7Across3
Enemy's cover protected by spy on the other sideBEYOND6Across7
Porridge ingredientOATMEAL7Across8
Wife to go down after hot date – that's a bonusWINDFALL8Across8
SnakeCOBRA5Across9
Giant, athletic climberMONSTERA8Across9
DeceitfulTWOFACED8Across10
Imagine not having an Independent cryptic puzzle!ENIGMA6Across10
Pull it together to dump fiancée at last during drinkSCRAPEUP8Across11
Look forSEEK4Across11
Most boring cricket match involving Durham's tail-endersTAMEST6Across12
Wilde's second poem written in friend's houseMAISONNETTE11Across13
NonchalanceINSOUCIANCE11Across13
Fencing swordEPEE4Across17
Mum shot dead in the shadowsSHADED6Across18
ShellCARAPACE8Across19
Frank or Luke's place?POSTMARK8Across20
Sudden floodSPATE5Across21
Two vessels travelling west in cityKRAKOW6Across22
Cane syrupTREACLE7Across22
Exercise securing high salary freezePARALYSE8Across23
JumperSWEATER7Across23
First to review online follower's businessRETAILER8Across24
Nocturnal birdOWL3Across24
She doesn't appear to eat contents of bowlNOSHOW6Across25
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Extremely rare broadcast of Irish writer's triumphREJOICE7Down1
Humiliating remarkPUTDOWN7Down1
Boat dispatched to save swimmer somewhere in AfricaBOTSWANA8Down2
Lift (US)ELEVATOR8Down2
Mutilated head on stickADHERE6Down3
Fairground rideROLLERCOASTER13Down3
Rattle steel nut looseUNSETTLE8Down4
ImitationMOCK4Down4
Swear about loud football hooligansAFFIRM6Down5
MagnanimousNOBLE5Down5
Spot book on language with preface missingBLEMISH7Down6
US stateALASKA6Down6
ValueWORTH5Down7
Present coverage featured in 7A, 8A, 12A, 13A, 1D, 14D, 15D, 16D and 21DWRAPPINGPAPER13Down8
Hot green chilli pepperJALAPENO8Down12
Way for American to act crabby?SIDEWALK8Down14
Part of a churchCHANCEL7Down14
Population countCENSUS6Down15
Perhaps Dennis bores by going on and onTIMELESS8Down15
InsurgentREBEL5Down16
Get hard cuddling Rosemary? "Sweetie!"SHERBET7Down16
Don't stop parking sensor going offPRESSON7Down17
Rub outERASE5Down18
Youngster put up with crap FiatDIKTAT6Down19
UndergarmentVEST4Down20
Some nudist ran down beachSTRAND6Down21
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. 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.