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The Independent Crossword August 16 2024 Answers

Friday puzzle · 55 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword August 16 2024 answers. The Friday puzzle has 55 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#
What may be used to display alarm and conflictBELLJAR7Across1 American whiskeyRYE3Across1 Be aware ofKNOW4Across3 Potter character somewhat covered by that? Not entirelyTABITHA7Across5 Precious metalSILVER6Across7 AstonishedAMAZED6Across8 Monarch’s retinue about to receive English vegetableCOURGETTE9Across9 CureHEAL4Across9 Political publication King used during diplomacyTRACT5Across10 PorchPORTICO7Across10 Rapacious swaggering dandies avoiding losing headBLOODSUCKING12Across11 PromptEXPEDITIOUS11Across11 Male siblingBROTHER7Across14 Vehicle that would change hands for fan of the goldfield?LANDROVER9Across15 AmphibianTOAD4Across17 Kids taken aback about a villain in Wind in the Willows?STOAT5Across17 Old note terminating military commission earlyBREVE5Across18 Religious person’s money accepted by the best class of drivers?CARMELITE9Across19 Pungent green pasteWASABI6Across19 Marine expert travelling to cooling seaOCEANOLOGIST12Across20 Free of chargeGRATIS6Across20 Hind partREAR4Across21 Golf pegTEE3Across22 Roofing expert in row about lineTILER5Across24 Arctic bird heading for Spitsbergen currently pursued by foolSNOWGOOSE9Across26 Greek goddess encountered in symbol of Diana?DEMETER7Across27 Fast dog - sudden move - about to returnLURCHER7Across28

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Lift upRAISE5Down1 Composer having disgusted sound about contraltoBACH4Down1 Dull, taking top off, becoming flashyLOUD4Down2 SurroundENVELOP7Down2 Pitcher? A vile urn, smashed where 11 might crop upJUGULARVEIN11Down3 Military fabric colourKHAKI5Down3 25 allocated to satellite in comparative measurementRATIO5Down4 BurdensomeONEROUS7Down4 Finance expert curtailing indulgence? More likelyTREASURER9Down5 Rugby forwardPROP4Down5 Temptation to dismiss one MCC player?BAT3Down6 Tropical birdPARROT6Down6 Thomas bottling smoke up, I see – seriously funny?TRAGICOMIC10Down7 Deep-voiced female singer: what’s she like as a whole?ALTOGETHER10Down8 HugEMBRACE7Down11 Performers argue vaguely about limitations to roles? It’s sweetCASTERSUGAR11Down12 Showy flowering plantDAHLIA6Down12 Wildly flout code about book, like Lord Byron?CLUBFOOTED10Down13 PariahOUTCAST7Down13 An absurd hairstyle, upswept, covering heads of Brits and Europeans before the warANTEBELLUM10Down14 BroadcastingONAIR5Down15 Unusually social Minister turning up outside, one given to speechifying?VOCALISER9Down16 Great angerRAGE4Down16 In a similar wayALIKE5Down18 Morbid person to pull up outside houseGHOUL5Down21 Insect turning up in cloth tomorrowMOTH4Down22 Try, with courage running shortHEAR4Down23 Right about a treacherous sortRAT3Down25

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Friday, August 16, 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.