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The Independent Crossword August 28 2024 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 57 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword August 28 2024 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 57 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#
Make up crap about universal truthMANUFACTURE11Across1 DramaPLAY4Across1 PullTOW3Across3 PartialityBIAS4Across7 Head of oil drilling company gives expression of surpriseCOO3Across7 Worked upAGITATED8Across8 Be disloyal toBETRAY6Across9 Devil's new advanced jolly personalitySANTA5Across9 Hallucinogen obtained from fermented stale dungANGELDUST9Across10 RefugeASYLUM6Across10 PainkillerANALGESIC9Across11 Brew ale with subtle colourSLATEBLUE9Across11 Good boss makes soup with okraGUMBO5Across12 Ring Frenchwoman covered in dirtGROMMET7Across13 So long, and thanks againTATA4Across15 FondleCARESS6Across16 PerilDANGER6Across18 Conservative conned countryCHAD4Across18 ConscientiousDILIGENT8Across19 EnticementBAIT4Across20 Light pollution finally stops after NovemberLANTERN7Across20 Weeding toolHOE3Across21 BelovedDEAR4Across22 Preside over meeting daily, about oneCHAIR5Across23 I don't believe you become celibate?COMEOFFIT9Across24 Frenchman and Scotsman are in a stateLOUISIANA9Across26 Those people initially establish unifying ideaTHEME5Across27 Couple beginning to want closed bordersTWO3Across28 Transparent form of calcite found in supermarketsICELANDSPAR11Across29

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Base coat (of paint)PRIMER6Down1 Eccles is upset over American leaving meat in case improper application resultsMISUSAGE8Down1 Religious female at school, reportedly, in West Midlands townNUNEATON8Down2 Unplaced horseALSORAN7Down2 Counterfeit pens left in barFLAKE5Down3 SycophantTOADY5Down3 Man allowed to display garlandCHAPLET7Down4 MiserableWOEFUL6Down4 A French man carries Uniform? That's topical!UNGUENT7Down5 MistyHAZY4Down5 I lengthen changes in order to educateENLIGHTEN9Down6 Angry speechTIRADE6Down6 Start of computer game is second-rateCRUMMY6Down7 Choice of brew with bubble risingOPTION6Down8 DiminishLESSEN6Down12 BaseIGNOBLE7Down13 GenerousLAVISH6Down14 Hi, I'm Sarah Batty, religious sageMAHARISHI9Down14 Higher in rankSENIOR6Down15 DIY ledge on bookcase with rockers hard to lowerSELFHELP8Down16 Caught idiot with flower in Cardigan?KNITWEAR8Down17 BanishmentEXILE5Down17 Palm fruitDATE4Down18 Labour cleared broadcastDECLARE7Down19 Greek character hosts a danceLAMBADA7Down20 Revolutionary stole coat, partly to get furOCELOT6Down21 Marxist captures state capitalMAPUTO6Down22 Initially opposed unidentified Tory's extensive dalliances being made public knowledgeOUTED5Down25

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