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The Independent Crossword June 26 2024 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 55 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword June 26 2024 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 55 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#
Flight paid for by new partner's familySTEPSON7Across1 Raised edgeRIM3Across1 Husky-voicedHOARSE6Across3 Sierra had foul emissions removed with absorberSPONGED7Across5 GrumbleCOMPLAIN8Across7 AmphibianTOAD4Across8 Guess cryptic clue in rushSPECULATE9Across9 HairyHIRSUTE7Across9 Indian vehicle arriving unloaded and not returningTONGA5Across10 Suspect the men left late, or never!TELLMEANOTHER13Across11 DeceiveTRICK5Across11 SwaggerBRAVADO7Across13 Notes heard when entering church, not electronicHARDCASH8Across13 Does one pan for brass?CRITIC6Across15 Hold-upDELAY5Across16 Farewell note that could be under the futonTATAMI6Across17 StrollSAUNTER7Across17 Small carMINI4Across19 Poetic shepherd wandering lonely, avoiding lakes, mindENDYMION8Across19 AdversityHARDSHIP8Across20 EvaluateASSESS6Across22 Wrong? French department's suffering with pretty random markingTORTOISESHELL13Across22 WeaponGUN3Across23 Bishop and pilgrim fried vegetablesBHAJI5Across25 Far too much elastic and gold stitchingADNAUSEAM9Across26 Always the same outside, minus tenETERNAL7Across27 Outings old mate suggestsEXPOSES7Across28

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
NoviceROOKIE6Down1 Band wanting almost utter silenceSASH4Down1 Competitive horse level with leaders in the Epsom raceEVENTER7Down2 Cleaning implementMOP3Down2 University replaces faculty's third headSKULL5Down3 IntimationHINT4Down3 Shave the girl next door?NEARMISS8Down4 Part of the dayAFTERNOON9Down4 Notice cutter bobbingSEESAW6Down5 Seize suddenlySNATCH6Down5 Into walking and weather, you do tors in a stormOUTDOORSY9Down6 BiasedPARTIAL7Down6 Fire cosy when getting up, and attractiveGUNSHOT7Down7 Cart shortly setting off, a battle to accelerateDRAGRACING10Down8 Underwater vesselSUBMARINE9Down10 GruesomeMACABRE7Down12 Women collide and stall in Kent portWHITSTABLE10Down12 Group of things in orderSERIES6Down14 Tailor's odd bits used to stuff cheap bustleCOMMOTION9Down14 KindlyBENIGN6Down15 Sort of Nissan with second pair of wheels wonkyINASENSE8Down16 Shelf held up by Le Carré trilogyTERRACE7Down18 In this wayTHUS4Down18 Cold, say, for which one lines capeILLNESS7Down20 Have a go at empty abstracts on canvasASSAIL6Down21 DroopSAG3Down21 Crack below bottom of statue's armEQUIP5Down23 Kiss parents when families get togetherXMAS4Down24

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Wednesday, June 26, 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.