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The Independent Crossword August 3 2024 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 114 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword August 3 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#
CompletelyWHOLLY6Across1 Body of waterSEA3Across4 Beasts of burdenASSES5Across8 Replace labour in America and turn to ChinaAUTOMATE8Across8 Acrobat's garmentLEOTARD7Across9 Finest urinal (oddly) around - it's a great placeUTOPIA6Across9 Nickname of François Duvalier, repressive President of Haiti from 1957-1971PAPADOC7Across10 Race over fencesSTEEPLECHASE12Across10 Deluded wartime flier about to miss gameHESS4Across10 A salad of shredded cabbage, mayonnaise, carrots, onions, etcCOLESLAW8Across11 See 13COLEMAN7Across11 Couple's thingITEM4Across12 Small wildcatOCELOT6Across12 Balances Moll's broadcast 21sCOLEMAN7Across13 Tom ___, American golfer who won the Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes in 1996LEHMAN6Across13 Large fleetARMADA6Across13 Welsh rock band whose hits include Maybe Tomorrow and DakotaSTEREOPHONICS13Across15 LovingAFFECTIONATE12Across16 A surrounding area or regionENVIRONS8Across16 State in short empty, might you say?MONTANA7Across16 Literary or archaic name for ChinaCATHAY6Across17 Genus of plants commonly called coneflowers and black-eyed-susanRUDBECKIA9Across18 An inspection, correction and verification of business accounts, conducted by an independent accountantAUDIT5Across19 Primate's rear - it's revoltingTARSIER7Across19 RefereeARBITER7Across19 The smallest of the Channel Islands that is open to the publicHERM4Across20 German mathematician, being endlessly awkward, interrupts old queenLEIBNIZ7Across20 External appearanceGUISE5Across20 English rock band whose hits included Down in the Tube Station at Midnight and That's EntertainmentTHEJAM6Across21 ColourantDYE3Across21 Indented areaRECESS6Across22 See 28CLEANANDJERK12Across22 Severe infection and inflammation of the intestines caused by bacteria, protozoa or parasitic wormsDYSENTERY9Across23 Weird like retreating top-class warriorsSAMURAI7Across24 Bully in Tom Brown's School Days by Thomas HughesFLASHMAN8Across26 Darling dog partly rejected Indian foodNAAN4Across26 Lift from Al can end badly - not a nice blokeCLEANANDJERK12Across28 Ballet with music by Maurice Ravel, who described it as a "symphonie choréographique"DAPHNISETCHLOE14Across28 Repair service lawyer frontsDARN4Across30 English punk rock band whose hits included London Calling and Should I Stay Or Should I GoTHECLASH8Across30 Run round Ireland in shorts on vacationSERIES6Across32 Group of Germanic languages spoken in ScandinaviaNORSE5Across32 Gunner I'd shot is sufferingENDURING8Across33 Peter ___, Australian tennis player best known for his doubles partnership with Paul McNameeMCNAMARA8Across33 Song by The Beach Boys that features an Electro-Theremin, played by Paul TannerGOODVIBRATIONS14Across35 The Old World game bird Scolopax rusticolaWOODCOCK8Across37 English punk rock band whose members have included Captain Sensible and Rat ScabiesTHEDAMNED9Across38 A commissioned officer of the lowest rank in the US NavyENSIGN6Across40 William ___, York-born English painter best known for his nudesETTY4Across41 A freshwater cyprinid fish of the genus AbramisBREAM5Across45 1974 UK and US number one single by Ray StevensTHESTREAK9Across46 Country whose capital is AnkaraTURKEY6Across48 Spanish name for the Running of the Bulls, as in Pamplona, for exampleENCIERRO8Across49 English punk rock band whose members included Johnny Rotten and Sid ViciousTHESEXPISTOLS13Across50 Stage name of New Orleans musician Mac RebennackDRJOHN6Across51 A loose wide-sleeved liturgical vestment worn over the cassock by clergymen, choristers and acolytesSURPLICE8Across52 A tropical American click beetle of the genus Pyrophorus with luminescent thoracic organsFIREFLY7Across53

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Protagonist of Dashiell Hammett's 1930 novel The Maltese FalconSAMSPADE8Down1 Mounted horse and finally rode like Lady Godiva?NUDE4Down1 Vulnerable areaWEAKSPOT8Down1 BBC classical music quiz chaired by Joseph Cooper from 1966FACETHEMUSIC12Down2 Reports one disturbing rough sleepersDOSSIERS8Down2 RepugnantOBSCENE7Down2 Character in the TV series Callan played by Russell HunterLONELY6Down3 Foot bill initially after confirmation from setterIAMB4Down3 Items left behindLOSTPROPERTY12Down3 Loch ___, the largest Scottish lakeLOMOND6Down4 When cycling, fiercely criticise electric carTESLA5Down4 CelebritiesSTARS5Down4 AssistantAIDE4Down5 West country skinhead is wimpWUSS4Down5 A red-skinned potato originally bred in the Netherlands in 1962DESIREE7Down5 Mixture of rain and snowSLEET5Down6 Ratios wrong in pastAORIST6Down6 The Mediterranean cruciferous plant Lobularia maritimaSWEETALYSSUM12Down6 First languageMOTHERTONGUE12Down7 Groaned when heard line-upSIDE4Down7 English-born Australian singer and actress who co-starred with John Travolta in the film version of GreaseOLIVIANEWTONJOHN16Down7 London area, birthplace of singer Matt MonroSHOREDITCH10Down8 A type of neutron star believed to have a very powerful magnetic fieldMAGNETAR8Down9 NegligentCARELESS8Down11 The capital of ZambiaLUSAKA6Down12 GreedAVARICE7Down14 How Aintree welcomes WelshmanOWAIN5Down14 Caroline ___, English literary critic who was the first female professor of English LiteratureSPURGEON8Down14 Large shopSTORE5Down15 A heartless measure for Islamic rulerAMEER5Down15 End of series is nothing greatOMEGA5Down17 Short moral storyFABLE5Down17 HairlessBALD4Down18 Currency of Iran? Wrong answerNAIRA5Down18 Technical name for the eardrumTYMPANICMEMBRANE16Down21 Misjudgements end Blur's careerBLUNDERS8Down21 Horse that Bob Champion rode to victory in the 1981 Grand NationalALDANITI8Down22 Nut in boat, one heading for EastbourneJUNKIE6Down23 A weaverbird of the genus Passer and related generaSPARROW7Down24 The Abbot of ___, Scottish equivalent of England's Lord of MisruleUNREASON8Down25 Start again with Frenchman on topRENEW5Down25 Hesitate banning women's claimAVER4Down27 J J ___, Finnish former Formula One driver who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans twice, in 1995 and 2005LEHTO5Down27 Function Henry's supporting is hitCOSH4Down28 Courtier sent by Claudius to invite Hamlet to participate in the duel with Laertes in Shakespeare's playOSRIC5Down29 Sportsman left out for love in his own fieldNADA4Down29 The small rodent Micromys minutusHARVESTMOUSE12Down31 Queen managed to reach islandRANI4Down31 American film actor and entertainer born Joseph Yule, Jr. in 1920MICKEYROONEY12Down34 Deep-toned native Australian wind instrument popularised by Rolf HarrisDIDGERIDOO10Down36 Tom ___, American golfer who won the Open Championship at Royal Troon in 1973WEISKOPF8Down37 Famous aria from the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet sometimes referred to as "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle"HABANERA8Down39 Robert ___, Irish writer best known for his novel The Ragged Trousered PhilanthropistsTRESSELL8Down42 In Greek mythology, a son of King Priam of Troy who was killed by AchillesHECTOR6Down43 Shakespeare play subtitled the Moor of VeniceOTHELLO7Down44 George ___, Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher whose works include the opera OedipeENESCU6Down47 Technical name for a coughTUSSIS6Down48

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Saturday, August 3, 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.