xWord
Cracking Clues, Finding Answers!
Sunday, October 11, 2026
Advertisements

The Independent Crossword August 28 2024 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 57 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 57 clues from the The Independent Crossword for August 28 2024. 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.

Also solved on August 28
Daily Themed Crossword   Eugene Sheffer Crossword   Evening Standard Crossword  

Across

Click a clue to reveal the answer
ClueLetters#Answer
Make up crap about universal truth111 AcrossReveal answer → Drama41 AcrossReveal answer → Pull33 AcrossReveal answer → Partiality47 AcrossReveal answer → Head of oil drilling company gives expression of surprise37 AcrossReveal answer → Worked up88 AcrossReveal answer → Be disloyal to69 AcrossReveal answer → Devil's new advanced jolly personality59 AcrossReveal answer → Hallucinogen obtained from fermented stale dung910 AcrossReveal answer → Refuge610 AcrossReveal answer → Painkiller911 AcrossReveal answer → Brew ale with subtle colour911 AcrossReveal answer → Good boss makes soup with okra512 AcrossReveal answer → Ring Frenchwoman covered in dirt713 AcrossReveal answer → So long, and thanks again415 AcrossReveal answer → Fondle616 AcrossReveal answer → Peril618 AcrossReveal answer → Conservative conned country418 AcrossReveal answer → Conscientious819 AcrossReveal answer → Enticement420 AcrossReveal answer → Light pollution finally stops after November720 AcrossReveal answer → Weeding tool321 AcrossReveal answer → Beloved422 AcrossReveal answer → Preside over meeting daily, about one523 AcrossReveal answer → I don't believe you become celibate?924 AcrossReveal answer → Frenchman and Scotsman are in a state926 AcrossReveal answer → Those people initially establish unifying idea527 AcrossReveal answer → Couple beginning to want closed borders328 AcrossReveal answer → Transparent form of calcite found in supermarkets1129 AcrossReveal answer →

Down

Click a clue to reveal the answer
ClueLetters#Answer
Base coat (of paint)61 DownReveal answer → Eccles is upset over American leaving meat in case improper application results81 DownReveal answer → Religious female at school, reportedly, in West Midlands town82 DownReveal answer → Unplaced horse72 DownReveal answer → Counterfeit pens left in bar53 DownReveal answer → Sycophant53 DownReveal answer → Man allowed to display garland74 DownReveal answer → Miserable64 DownReveal answer → A French man carries Uniform? That's topical!75 DownReveal answer → Misty45 DownReveal answer → I lengthen changes in order to educate96 DownReveal answer → Angry speech66 DownReveal answer → Start of computer game is second-rate67 DownReveal answer → Choice of brew with bubble rising68 DownReveal answer → Diminish612 DownReveal answer → Base713 DownReveal answer → Generous614 DownReveal answer → Hi, I'm Sarah Batty, religious sage914 DownReveal answer → Higher in rank615 DownReveal answer → DIY ledge on bookcase with rockers hard to lower816 DownReveal answer → Caught idiot with flower in Cardigan?817 DownReveal answer → Banishment517 DownReveal answer → Palm fruit418 DownReveal answer → Labour cleared broadcast719 DownReveal answer → Greek character hosts a dance720 DownReveal answer → Revolutionary stole coat, partly to get fur621 DownReveal answer → Marxist captures state capital622 DownReveal answer → Initially opposed unidentified Tory's extensive dalliances being made public knowledge525 DownReveal answer →

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. 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.