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The Independent Crossword January 3 2024 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 57 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 57 clues from the The Independent Crossword for January 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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God of war sending master of weaponry to the front41 AcrossReveal answer → Pubs41 AcrossReveal answer → Purchaser53 AcrossReveal answer → Arctic city bordered by two rivers54 AcrossReveal answer → For fear that47 AcrossReveal answer → Dirty priest pulled from wreck47 AcrossReveal answer → Deter88 AcrossReveal answer → Baking implement109 AcrossReveal answer → Where should I drop off barrels full of gold paint?69 AcrossReveal answer → Miles above the ground collecting temperature data810 AcrossReveal answer → Special red wine I'd drunk making one legless1011 AcrossReveal answer → Fanatic611 AcrossReveal answer → Rich duke assuming king's role in castle412 AcrossReveal answer → Float boat613 AcrossReveal answer → Zodiac sign613 AcrossReveal answer → Trump is making a comeback with something seedy?815 AcrossReveal answer → Purgative1015 AcrossReveal answer → C note ignored by player817 AcrossReveal answer → Sporting achievement819 AcrossReveal answer → Dry boards chip and split619 AcrossReveal answer → Nautical hail420 AcrossReveal answer → Put to work, some decades until going into retirement420 AcrossReveal answer → Before time521 AcrossReveal answer → Crooked422 AcrossReveal answer → Mixed metaphors involving Earth's climate1022 AcrossReveal answer → Inspector runs after aroused voyeurs825 AcrossReveal answer → Wisdom, perhaps of old people?626 AcrossReveal answer → Large area with national borders, essentially427 AcrossReveal answer → Coming over every so often to cheer her up528 AcrossReveal answer → Take the Sun King’s military vehicle429 AcrossReveal answer →

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Wild goat41 DownReveal answer → A rocky romance fuelled by one drink92 DownReveal answer → Innate72 DownReveal answer → Performing in the street73 DownReveal answer → Second-rate accommodation53 DownReveal answer → Liberal sort of supports local produce74 DownReveal answer → Of tender years54 DownReveal answer → Fruit tree died covered in sticky stuff55 DownReveal answer → Type of star85 DownReveal answer → Pest controller putting some bitumen all over76 DownReveal answer → Worshipped image46 DownReveal answer → Mum noisily prepares breakfast?97 DownReveal answer → Independent setter interrupted by a good idea58 DownReveal answer → Souvenir810 DownReveal answer → Give evidence712 DownReveal answer → Error714 DownReveal answer → Fell runner occasionally stopped around entrance to valley914 DownReveal answer → Pet rabbit husband's neglected315 DownReveal answer → Ultimately erratic in nature, subject to change916 DownReveal answer → Freshwater mammal516 DownReveal answer → Similar to417 DownReveal answer → Review articles discussed works of fiction718 DownReveal answer → Baptismal water bowl418 DownReveal answer → Bats best in a helmet719 DownReveal answer → Kit used for exploration, primarily, in sea?521 DownReveal answer → Farmer getting components for combine523 DownReveal answer → Wood cabin sheltering emotionless rangers?524 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Wednesday, January 3, 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.