The Independent Crossword February 3 2024 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 112 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 112 clues from the The Independent Crossword for February 3 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.

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Join together41 AcrossReveal answer → Fake map, one covering US city91 AcrossReveal answer → Repose43 AcrossReveal answer → Church taking risk, trimmed tree from biblical land56 AcrossReveal answer → Keep up87 AcrossReveal answer → Stuff48 AcrossReveal answer → Number provided by computer’s last logic circuit39 AcrossReveal answer → Army officer129 AcrossReveal answer → Uranium, now stolen, sadly restricts researcher’s latest contribution to fission1110 AcrossReveal answer → Large wasp610 AcrossReveal answer → Spanish tennis player who has won 22 Grand Slam men's singles titles, including a record 14 French Open titles1110 AcrossReveal answer → Astronomical observatory in Cheshire whose radio telescope has a steerable parabolic dish1111 AcrossReveal answer → Changes in climate? Blame representative1211 AcrossReveal answer → Destiny613 AcrossReveal answer → A member of a Roman Catholic religious order founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1534614 AcrossReveal answer → Performer, tenor, is in role (not lead)614 AcrossReveal answer → Centre of operations1215 AcrossReveal answer → Japanese camera manufacturer founded in Nagano in 1949715 AcrossReveal answer → Ex-soldier? I will have mostly nasty one in prison816 AcrossReveal answer → British group whose biggest hit was Vienna816 AcrossReveal answer → Scorer of one of England's goals in the 1966 World Cup Final1217 AcrossReveal answer → Unexpected change in direction from company acquired by wealthy alien818 AcrossReveal answer → Gathering to have silver initially loaded on board famous ship619 AcrossReveal answer → Needy419 AcrossReveal answer → 1861 novel by Ellen Wood whose central character is Lady Isabel Carlyle920 AcrossReveal answer → Female underwear820 AcrossReveal answer → Anxiety421 AcrossReveal answer → Value in working with valid variety performer1221 AcrossReveal answer → Central part422 AcrossReveal answer → 1940 George Cukor film starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart and Ruth Hussey2022 AcrossReveal answer → Scientific study of blood overlooking blood group in clusters1125 AcrossReveal answer → The American equivalent of a stag night1326 AcrossReveal answer → Copy recording, deleting first item326 AcrossReveal answer → Stark rocks in limestone scenery527 AcrossReveal answer → Daughter isn’t adopting team, choosing to follow another?928 AcrossReveal answer → Town in the West Bank near Jerusalem that was the birthplace of Jesus928 AcrossReveal answer → Scottish band whose tenth album, As the Love Continues, reached number one in the UK Albums Chart in 2021631 AcrossReveal answer → A chemical substance secreted by an animal which influences the behaviour of others of its species932 AcrossReveal answer → Title applied to Indian nobleman and religious teacher Gautama Siddhartha633 AcrossReveal answer → All Saints' first UK number one hit single935 AcrossReveal answer → 1991 Terry Gilliam film starring Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges1337 AcrossReveal answer → Play by William Shakespeare based on a tale from Boccaccio's Decameron2040 AcrossReveal answer → TV presenting duo whose surnames are McPartlin and Donnelly944 AcrossReveal answer → British javelin thrower who set a world record of 89.58m in July 19901245 AcrossReveal answer → A golden horse with a cream or white mane and tail849 AcrossReveal answer → The act or process of officially proving the authenticity and validity of a will751 AcrossReveal answer → Channel 4 sitcom created, written by and starring Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson653 AcrossReveal answer → "The face that launched a thousand ships"1155 AcrossReveal answer → 1939 Marx Brothers film in which Groucho Marx plays Attorney J Cheever Loophole1156 AcrossReveal answer →

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Source of light awkwardly balanced on 14101 DownReveal answer → The national airline of Belgium from 1923 to 200161 DownReveal answer → Dock platform51 DownReveal answer → Actor with basic moves? These are more elaborate moves102 DownReveal answer → The capital of Azerbaijan42 DownReveal answer → Portable light72 DownReveal answer → What’s offered in school is lesson material53 DownReveal answer → A protein that is eliminated from the diet in cases of coeliac disease63 DownReveal answer → Plunder73 DownReveal answer → Small South American rodent of which the guinea pig is a type44 DownReveal answer → Internet threat, item remaining to be picked up before start of year64 DownReveal answer → Hosiery items54 DownReveal answer → Hairless45 DownReveal answer → Ironing out source of disagreement in description of airship85 DownReveal answer → Fictional collie dog created by Eric Knight in a short story that spawned several films65 DownReveal answer → Chap I have going round America is having an effect96 DownReveal answer → Container for wine66 DownReveal answer → American actor whose films include Alexander's Ragtime Band and Cocoon96 DownReveal answer → Official language of Pakistan47 DownReveal answer → Gloomy day on rescue vessel47 DownReveal answer → A minute particle occurring in the blood of vertebrates and involved in clotting88 DownReveal answer → Operates historic site, perhaps, closing off central section48 DownReveal answer → Game invented by British Army officers stationed in India79 DownReveal answer → US state611 DownReveal answer → With servant around, one left on depressing journey1012 DownReveal answer → Essex town which contains the sub-district of Bocking912 DownReveal answer → Lorry driver712 DownReveal answer → Blokes pursuing seabird to be brought into international custody1013 DownReveal answer → Rudolf ___, German engineer who invented a type of internal-combustion engine in 1892613 DownReveal answer → Converse with714 DownReveal answer → State capital having no love for religious rite915 DownReveal answer → Mournful song516 DownReveal answer → Incursion417 DownReveal answer → That chap will take on advertising industry to make a point817 DownReveal answer → Be of use518 DownReveal answer → 2004 Girls Aloud single that reached number two in the charts718 DownReveal answer → Leonhard ___, 1707-1783, pre-eminent Swiss mathematician519 DownReveal answer → Trustee, skipping troubles, benefits620 DownReveal answer → Of a triangle, having all sides of unequal length721 DownReveal answer → A cloth for drying washed crockery, cutlery and glasses822 DownReveal answer → Girl given one sweet drink522 DownReveal answer → Pupil, mistress and wife of Abelard723 DownReveal answer → Not bad after morning in a frenzy423 DownReveal answer → A jewelled crown or headband worn as a symbol of sovereignty624 DownReveal answer → Excellent beginning, but not ending424 DownReveal answer → The simplest aliphatic alcohol825 DownReveal answer → Egyptian deity whose feminine counterpart was Seshat527 DownReveal answer → Book of the New Testament between Philemon and James729 DownReveal answer → A sugar-coated sweet containing a nut or seed630 DownReveal answer → Song that gave Nat 'King' Cole and Alvin Stardust top ten hits in 1953 and 1981 respectively732 DownReveal answer → F W ___, South African president who legalised the ANC and released Nelson Mandela from prison734 DownReveal answer → Lioness who scored her first World Cup goal against Australia in the 2023 semi-final936 DownReveal answer → John Millington ___, Irish playwright best known for The Playboy of the Western World538 DownReveal answer → English seaside resort famous for its tower and illuminations939 DownReveal answer → Unfinished 1817 novel by Jane Austen, originally called The Brothers841 DownReveal answer → Asian plant with aromatic leaves, used as a condiment and in perfumery and folk medicine642 DownReveal answer → In Greek mythology, a statue of a maiden brought to life by Aphrodite in response to the prayers of the sculptor Pygmalion743 DownReveal answer → Card game for two played with 32 cards and king high646 DownReveal answer → Region of France, between the Vosges mountains and the Rhine, famous for its wines647 DownReveal answer → Ancient Greek primordial deity personifying darkness648 DownReveal answer → Horse that won the 1999 Derby450 DownReveal answer → In Greek mythology, a nymph spurned by Narcissus who pined away until only her voice remained452 DownReveal answer → Mediterranean port city on the northern coastal plain of Israel454 DownReveal answer →

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