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The Independent Crossword August 17 2024 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 114 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword August 17 2024 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 114 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#
Lick the top off? That's disgusting!ICK3Across1 Look forSEEK4Across1 Choir performing west of Hull, accompanied by first footman?CHIROPODIST11Across3 SufferAIL3Across4 Minor earthquakeTREMOR6Across8 The first President of the Palestinian National AuthorityYASSERARAFAT12Across9 Ornamental bandFRIEZE6Across9 East German is framed by trial and put on the blacklistOSTRACISE9Across9 Small seabird in the back of boatSTERN5Across10 PayREMUNERATION12Across10 After school meal, Ritz crackers becoming mushierSCHMALTZIER11Across11 Formal neckwear itemBOWTIE6Across11 1964 musical based on Thornton Wilder's 1938 farce The Merchant of YonkersHELLODOLLY10Across12 A bit of sauce - just over half a pound?LIP3Across12 Dissatisfaction of tiddly nun that is returning drinksENNUI5Across13 Be indecisiveDITHER6Across14 English actress who made her Broadway debut in 1929 in the American première of Noël Coward's Bitter SweetEVELYNLAYE10Across14 Long flag extracted from both ends of blue postBANDEROLE9Across14 Badminton lessons initially at home - then daughters had singles matchBLINDDATE9Across15 Sir Michael ___, English composer whose works include the operas The Midsummer Marriage, King Priam and The Knot GardenTIPPETT7Across15 DistinguishDISCRIMINATE12Across16 The Babylonian patron god of literacy, the rational arts, scribes and wisdom, associated with MercuryNABU4Across16 Quotes from scenes on the radioCITES5Across17 1964 single by The Temptations written by Smokey Robinson and Ronald WhiteMYGIRL6Across17 Mark ___, midfielder who played over 100 games for both Parma and Palermo and won 84 caps for AustraliaBRESCIANO9Across18 Remove earth from vegetable and make bread in AlbaniaLEK3Across18 Tielman ___, Antwerp-based 16th-century Renaissance composer, instrumentalist and music publisherSUSATO6Across19 Fine time carousing before street partyOKTOBERFEST11Across19 DefameMALIGN6Across20 Welsh buccaneer after whom a brand of rum is namedHENRYMORGAN11Across21 DilapidatedSHABBY6Across21 Archaeological excavation (Informal)DIG3Across22 State in India harboured revolutionary circleIDAHO5Across22 Irish National Hunt racehorse trainer who was Champion Jockey in 1977–78 and 1979–80JONJOONEILL11Across23 TransactionDEAL4Across23 After travelling, Beowulf's protecting Hrothgar's backside to get fancy ornamentsFURBELOWS9Across24 Optimism of lush seen dancing around PennyHOPEFULNESS11Across25 Writer's verse left unfinishedPOE3Across26 A weakly acidic solution used in photographic processing to halt the action of a developerSTOPBATH8Across26 The 16th president of the United States of AmericaABRAHAMLINCOLN14Across28 First name of the character played by Dan Aykroyd in The Blues BrothersELWOOD6Across30 Iridaceous plant also called a sword lilyGLADIOLUS9Across31 Country whose capital is OttawaCANADA6Across32 English actor, film director and composer who won a Best Music Oscar for the 1952 film LimelightCHARLIECHAPLIN14Across34 Small village in Hampshire that is home to the National Motor MuseumBEAULIEU8Across37 Small rodent of the genus Dipodomys native to North AmericaKANGAROORAT11Across38 Shakespeare comedy set in the Forest of ArdenASYOULIKEIT11Across40 Body part for which hallux is the technical termBIGTOE6Across43 Maiden name of the Princess of WalesMIDDLETON9Across44 In World War II, fast German vessels carrying guns and torpedoesEBOATS6Across46 Surname shared by The Bee GeesGIBB4Across47 Balkan region in which Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night is setILLYRIA7Across49 British rower who won Olympic gold medals with Sir Steve Redgrave in 1984 and 1988ANDYHOLMES10Across50 Surname of the horse trader, violinist, businessman, writer and broadcaster known as the "King of the Gypsies"PETULENGRO10Across52 American Thoroughbred racehorse that won the Breeders' Cup Classic in 1996ALPHABETSOUP12Across53

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Religious paintings smuggled by Bolshevik on shipIKONS5Down1 American actor whose films include Taxi Driver, Reservoir Dogs and The PianoHARVEYKEITEL12Down1 Recording of trashy American boy band is something always left behindKITCHENSINK11Down2 Chelsea's all-time leading goalscorer, with 211 goals in all competitionsFRANKLAMPARD12Down2 Eagle's nestEYRIE5Down2 1977 film about a killer whale starring Richard Harris and Charlotte RamplingORCA4Down3 Man at the back of Aldi making breadCHAPATI7Down3 Chinese fruitKUMQUAT7Down3 Defence of being elsewhereALIBI5Down4 Clown in Stephen King novel comprehending the origins of depravity in ourselvesIDIOT5Down4 Plant also known as sea lavenderSTATICE7Down4 Oscar-nominated 1993 film written and directed by Jane CampionTHEPIANO8Down5 PastilleLOZENGE7Down5 Bed that is put inside once the aim of dog training's achievedOBEDIENCE9Down5 Murder mystery board game first manufactured by Waddingtons in 1949CLUEDO6Down6 Notice old bishop beginning to rallyOBSERVE7Down6 Soft white cheeseBRIE4Down6 Maria ___, Italian educational reformer who evolved a method of teaching children characterised by an emphasis on independenceMONTESSORI10Down7 FearfulAFRAID6Down7 Cut diamonds - cut diamonds?ICE3Down7 English actress who became Baroness OlivierJOANPLOWRIGHT13Down8 Pieces of rat's tail quietly consumed by someone strugglingTONEPOEMS9Down8 1970 Western inspired by the 1864 Sand Creek massacre in the Colorado TerritorySOLDIERBLUE11Down10 French for 'brother'FRERE5Down11 Circle around small lakes, heading north, most of them boringLOOPTHELOOP11Down12 Card gameOLDMAID7Down12 Going astrayERRANT6Down13 Beta blocker used to treat high blood pressure and in long term management of angina that came into medical use in 1977LABETALOL9Down13 Dress up those people in East London like Big Ben?EMBELLISH9Down13 Pretty black fauteuil is brokenBEAUTIFUL9Down14 Drinking vesselTANKARD7Down15 How to get 7 from office and make deliveryDROPOFF7Down16 1930s jazz musicSWING5Down17 Ears? Ears are going to become noteworthy features of this gridCORNERS7Down17 A tree of the genus BetulaBIRCH5Down18 Pressed grape juiceMUST4Down18 Leg boneTIBIA5Down19 Get up and get undressed to get lighterBARGE5Down20 Waterway built by Vicomte Ferdinand Marie de LessepsSUEZCANAL9Down20 Some detest a steak's flavourTASTE5Down21 US state whose capital is MontgomeryALABAMA7Down22 Cleopatra's end? Cleopatra's heart stopped by this serpentine characterASP3Down23 England bowler who retired from international cricket last month with a record 704 Test wicketsJAMESANDERSON13Down24 System of writing for the blind consisting of raised dotsBRAILLE7Down25 See 8JOANPLOWRIGHT13Down27 In Greek mythology, the twin brother of the prophetess CassandraHELENUS7Down29 Small insectivorous terrestrial lizard whose digits have adhesive pads, which enable it to climb on smooth surfacesGECKO5Down31 Controversial actor born Carlos Irwin EstevezCHARLIESHEEN12Down32 1946 King Vidor Western starring Jennifer Jones, Gregory Peck and Joseph CottenDUELINTHESUN12Down33 Oliver ___, self-taught English electrical engineer, mathematician, and physicist who adapted complex numbers to the study of electrical circuitsHEAVISIDE9Down35 Single by Desmond Dekker & The Aces that was the first reggae number one in the UKISRAELITES10Down36 Colour of the snooker ball worth four pointsBROWN5Down37 See 24JAMESANDERSON13Down39 Maiden name of BeyoncéKNOWLES7Down41 Any of various palaces or fortresses built by the Moors in SpainALCAZAR7Down42 Port and resort in Andalusia after which a sweet fortified dessert wine is namedMALAGA6Down44 Twyla ___, American dancer and choreographer who collaborated with film director Milos Forman on Hair, Ragtime and AmadeusTHARP5Down45 See 10SOLDIERBLUE11Down48 North Yorkshire village that gives its name to the largest power station in BritainDRAX4Down51

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