The Independent Crossword March 17 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 58 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 58 clues from the The Independent Crossword for March 17 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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Across

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ClueLetters#Answer
Cutlery item41 AcrossReveal answer → Call with a wave when bird grabs arm81 AcrossReveal answer → Piles53 AcrossReveal answer → Fermented stuff some neck – I'm chicken65 AcrossReveal answer → In the distant past78 AcrossReveal answer → Deduce better with the head tucked in59 AcrossReveal answer → Firearm59 AcrossReveal answer → Sweet MP frolicking with one lord910 AcrossReveal answer → Female relative510 AcrossReveal answer → Musical introduction711 AcrossReveal answer → Look into1112 AcrossReveal answer → Duck to be part of meze platter512 AcrossReveal answer → Largely appealing young lady one's drawn713 AcrossReveal answer → Official stealing note from bank315 AcrossReveal answer → Short axe716 AcrossReveal answer → Wasteful additional drifting eliminates racer in the end1116 AcrossReveal answer → What solvers will do here (involving intersections, ultimately)1118 AcrossReveal answer → Happen518 AcrossReveal answer → Volatile oil, in short520 AcrossReveal answer → Evident721 AcrossReveal answer → Undulating522 AcrossReveal answer → Saw, perhaps, not entirely as well322 AcrossReveal answer → Low dam423 AcrossReveal answer → US thinker, being uninitiated, bored by setter723 AcrossReveal answer → Overeat, or pass?525 AcrossReveal answer → Nothing cool about base, corrupt place by river927 AcrossReveal answer → Unfortunate Democrat faced wrong flag528 AcrossReveal answer → Hardly a cutter where soldiers board ship?629 AcrossReveal answer → Brand added alongside potter's material830 AcrossReveal answer →

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Crime61 DownReveal answer → Wrap commonly thrust item41 DownReveal answer → Lidl's opening provided swell launch72 DownReveal answer → Scope52 DownReveal answer → Courage left and right from Dani mid-tackle93 DownReveal answer → Equine animal53 DownReveal answer → Most flattering untruths in love/intimacy74 DownReveal answer → Culpable74 DownReveal answer → Strainer55 DownReveal answer → Regularly considered fit? Find out otherwise56 DownReveal answer → Reproductive cell66 DownReveal answer → Short articles a must at coronation77 DownReveal answer → Rivalry117 DownReveal answer → Mog's put forth current concerning task as punishment108 DownReveal answer → Drink second drink511 DownReveal answer → Innate713 DownReveal answer → Local business flogging celery and radishes, primarily1014 DownReveal answer → Furrow614 DownReveal answer → Rubber615 DownReveal answer → Emerge from an egg516 DownReveal answer → Certainly as grumpy about media figure917 DownReveal answer → Overly quick517 DownReveal answer → Topless beau and stood-up friend touch a bit719 DownReveal answer → Task519 DownReveal answer → Assemblage of McCartney music for cycling520 DownReveal answer → Queen's country rises over limits on alcohol721 DownReveal answer → Shaking quality Merlot to redistribute oxygen722 DownReveal answer → Rower basically keeps inverting blade524 DownReveal answer → Stallone's back training with Eastern weapon426 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Tuesday, March 17, 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.