The Independent Crossword January 3 2024 Answers
Wednesday puzzle · 57 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword January 3 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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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
God of war sending master of weaponry to the frontMARS4Across1
PubsINNS4Across1
PurchaserBUYER5Across3
Arctic city bordered by two riversPOLAR5Across4
For fear thatLEST4Across7
Dirty priest pulled from wreckSOIL4Across7
DeterDISSUADE8Across8
Baking implementROLLINGPIN10Across9
Where should I drop off barrels full of gold paint?BEDAUB6Across9
Miles above the ground collecting temperature dataMATERIAL8Across10
Special red wine I'd drunk making one leglessSIDEWINDER10Across11
FanaticZEALOT6Across11
Rich duke assuming king's role in castleDEEP4Across12
Float boatLAUNCH6Across13
Zodiac signGEMINI6Across13
Trump is making a comeback with something seedy?CAPSICUM8Across15
PurgativeEPSOMSALTS10Across15
C note ignored by playerCONSTANT8Across17
Sporting achievementHATTRICK8Across19
Dry boards chip and splitBISECT6Across19
Nautical hailAHOY4Across20
Put to work, some decades until going into retirementUSED4Across20
Before timeEARLY5Across21
CrookedBENT4Across22
Mixed metaphors involving Earth's climateATMOSPHERE10Across22
Inspector runs after aroused voyeursSURVEYOR8Across25
Wisdom, perhaps of old people?NORMAN6Across26
Large area with national borders, essentiallyLAND4Across27
Coming over every so often to cheer her upERECT5Across28
Take the Sun King’s military vehicleTANK4Across29
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Wild goatIBEX4Down1
A rocky romance fuelled by one drinkAMERICANO9Down2
InnateNATURAL7Down2
Performing in the streetBUSKING7Down3
Second-rate accommodationSPACE5Down3
Liberal sort of supports local producePUBLISH7Down4
Of tender yearsYOUNG5Down4
Fruit tree died covered in sticky stuffLIMED5Down5
Type of starREDGIANT8Down5
Pest controller putting some bitumen all overRATTRAP7Down6
Worshipped imageIDOL4Down6
Mum noisily prepares breakfast?SHREDDIES9Down7
Independent setter interrupted by a good ideaIMAGE5Down8
SouvenirKEEPSAKE8Down10
Give evidenceTESTIFY7Down12
ErrorMISTAKE7Down14
Fell runner occasionally stopped around entrance to valleyNOSEDIVED9Down14
Pet rabbit husband's neglectedCAT3Down15
Ultimately erratic in nature, subject to changeUNCERTAIN9Down16
Freshwater mammalOTTER5Down16
Similar toLIKE4Down17
Review articles discussed works of fictionANALYSE7Down18
Baptismal water bowlFONT4Down18
Bats best in a helmetBASINET7Down19
Kit used for exploration, primarily, in sea?SCUBA5Down21
Farmer getting components for combineMERGE5Down23
Wood cabin sheltering emotionless rangers?HURST5Down24
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Wednesday, January 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.