The Independent Crossword June 5 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 55 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 55 clues from the The Independent Crossword for June 5 2026. 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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Young swan61 AcrossReveal answer → Twist forcibly54 AcrossReveal answer → A top year, with King throttled at an early stage77 AcrossReveal answer → Barbarian suppressing old agreement? Take care78 AcrossReveal answer → Hangman's halter58 AcrossReveal answer → Home on wheels79 AcrossReveal answer → Liquid measure510 AcrossReveal answer → Reservation about bad church money910 AcrossReveal answer → Of the nose511 AcrossReveal answer → Priest, senior religious figure not using Old Testament in scripture lessons511 AcrossReveal answer → Move slowly? That is fine at the top level712 AcrossReveal answer → Woman's garment1313 AcrossReveal answer → Fashion stone without much skill614 AcrossReveal answer → Rough path516 AcrossReveal answer → Completing the tour with nothing else to do?1517 AcrossReveal answer → Call on518 AcrossReveal answer → Prepare mine for a fight in unpleasant place619 AcrossReveal answer → Recalled report, containing ordinary lines almost bursting with content?720 AcrossReveal answer → Versus721 AcrossReveal answer → Digging tool522 AcrossReveal answer → Slicing this fruit could make chap pee523 AcrossReveal answer → Reside523 AcrossReveal answer → Stick624 AcrossReveal answer → Source of venison? Various diners always tucking in925 AcrossReveal answer → Eating out, consuming new herb727 AcrossReveal answer → Turning to observe, being in pursuit of the very best beards728 AcrossReveal answer →

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Clash81 DownReveal answer → Who might deliver text on court working?101 DownReveal answer → Phantom52 DownReveal answer → Elegant dog trade deal curtailed by UK and Italy62 DownReveal answer → Basic constituent part73 DownReveal answer → US city turning up in South Carolina agreement43 DownReveal answer → Factory54 DownReveal answer → Friends at school caught on carpet being hugged by girls104 DownReveal answer → Comedy series almost left on a high point?85 DownReveal answer → Implicate75 DownReveal answer → Slimy matter (Informal)46 DownReveal answer → Gangsters upset over British weapon46 DownReveal answer → Sparkle117 DownReveal answer → Blood flow issue? I start receiving treatment with O - one’s injected87 DownReveal answer → Cotton on rug after end of needlepoint49 DownReveal answer → So to speak812 DownReveal answer → Subject losing head during brief romance? That’s gratifying1013 DownReveal answer → Small house714 DownReveal answer → Contrived715 DownReveal answer → Wasted away after soprano harboured hidden emotions1015 DownReveal answer → Narrowing of passage on sites rebuilt after end of hostilities816 DownReveal answer → Make void517 DownReveal answer → Hope stimulated around university - upturn in attitude - feeling of wellbeing818 DownReveal answer → Condition519 DownReveal answer → Musical group420 DownReveal answer → Love judge imprisoning Duke, alas621 DownReveal answer → Pulled up trees, very pleased with oneself422 DownReveal answer → Some appellation in Appendix?424 DownReveal answer → Attempt to support one American villain in theatre426 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Friday, June 5, 2026. 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.