The Independent Crossword January 17 2024 Answers
Wednesday puzzle · 53 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword January 17 2024 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 53 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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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Nice fat person looking to buy a small jumperGRASSHOPPER11Across1
CompelFORCE5Across1
ReverenceAWE3Across4
Make fun ofRIDICULE8Across7
Lion's cryROAR4Across8
Gold and diamonds outside empty shop a promising signAUSPICE7Across9
HintCLUE4Across9
GratifyINDULGE7Across10
Divorcee may go elsewhere, marrying a foreignerEXOGAMY7Across10
Canvas bagHAVERSACK9Across11
Heavenly secretary spoke about the end of faxesPARADISAL9Across11
Tomorrow's show kept rewound by drive-in, naturallyANNIE5Across13
Pesky kid torments politician for a jokeSHAGGYDOGSTORY14Across14
Shorten (text)ABRIDGE7Across16
Part of Houdini's act involved hat trick with gas jetSTRAIGHTJACKET14Across17
PrecipitationSNOW4Across18
Optical deviceLENS4Across19
Old currency unitSHILLING8Across20
Joke books about getting to 100TONUP5Across20
Nocturnal birdOWL3Across21
Bad behaviour once I'd mixed spiritsINDECORUM9Across21
StratumLAYER5Across22
Country's flag reflected on side of arenaERITREA7Across23
Fly with Irish airline, finally one offering exciting descentZIPWIRE7Across24
Working as a test pilot's a big levellerTRYINGPLANE11Across26
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
ModeratelyFAIRLY6Down1
Try job that involves most of all woodworkGOALPOST8Down1
Nana married to leave serviceASS3Down2
Lift upRAISE5Down2
Do laborious Hindi grammatical casesSHINDIG7Down3
LearnedERUDITE7Down3
First column of figures higher than secondOVERS5Down4
Man-made fibreACRYLIC7Down4
Match official in trouble before leaving the groundPREFLIGHT9Down5
Cock-a-hoopELATED6Down5
Brazilian diplomacy which prevents violenceRIOTACT7Down6
Kept in custodyHELD4Down6
Man beginning to retail sandwiches without bread, shopkeeper not giving full value?PAWNBROKER10Down7
Eight bits are gripping to listen toBYTE4Down8
Number during criminal trial seen making unusual use of courtREALTENNIS10Down12
Type of sprayAEROSOL7Down12
ExceptionalSPECIAL7Down13
SummerhouseGAZEBO6Down14
Good egg chops log for VIPDIGNITARY9Down15
WoodworkerJOINER6Down15
Officially approved scheme ultimately run by mobSTAMPEDE8Down16
TwilightDUSK4Down17
Spread outSPLAY5Down18
Communist machinery applying short shock to traitorAPPARAT7Down18
Cool app tailored product to young person's taste?ALCOPOP7Down19
Depth falling in say, flood levelTIED4Down20
Drop off new deliveries of 2x4?DOZEN5Down22
Credit card company that hasn't opened bank accountISA3Down25
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Wednesday, January 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.