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The Independent Crossword March 17 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 58 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword March 17 2026 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 58 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#
Cutlery itemFORK4Across1 Call with a wave when bird grabs armFALCHION8Across1 PilesHEAPS5Across3 Fermented stuff some neck – I'm chickenKIMCHI6Across5 In the distant pastLONGAGO7Across8 Deduce better with the head tucked inINFER5Across9 FirearmRIFLE5Across9 Sweet MP frolicking with one lordLEMONDROP9Across10 Female relativeNIECE5Across10 Musical introductionPRELUDE7Across11 Look intoINVESTIGATE11Across12 Duck to be part of meze platterOLIVE5Across12 Largely appealing young lady one's drawnCUTLASS7Across13 Official stealing note from bankREF3Across15 Short axeHATCHET7Across16 Wasteful additional drifting eliminates racer in the endEXTRAVAGANT11Across16 What solvers will do here (involving intersections, ultimately)CROSSSWORDS11Across18 HappenOCCUR5Across18 Volatile oil, in shortTURPS5Across20 EvidentOBVIOUS7Across21 UndulatingHILLY5Across22 Saw, perhaps, not entirely as wellTOO3Across22 Low damWEIR4Across23 US thinker, being uninitiated, bored by setterEMERSON7Across23 Overeat, or pass?GORGE5Across25 Nothing cool about base, corrupt place by riverNILEBASIN9Across27 Unfortunate Democrat faced wrong flagDROOP5Across28 Hardly a cutter where soldiers board ship?RAPIER6Across29 Brand added alongside potter's materialCLAYMORE8Across30

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
CrimeFELONY6Down1 Wrap commonly thrust itemFOIL4Down1 Lidl's opening provided swell launchLIFTOFF7Down2 ScopeRANGE5Down2 Courage left and right from Dani mid-tackleHARDINESS9Down3 Equine animalHORSE5Down3 Most flattering untruths in love/intimacyOILIEST7Down4 CulpableATFAULT7Down4 StrainerSIEVE5Down5 Regularly considered fit? Find out otherwiseIFNOT5Down6 Reproductive cellGAMETE6Down6 Short articles a must at coronationCURTANA7Down7 RivalryCOMPETITION11Down7 Mog's put forth current concerning task as punishmentIMPOSITION10Down8 Drink second drinkMOCHA5Down11 InnateNATURAL7Down13 Local business flogging celery and radishes, primarilyDRYCLEANER10Down14 FurrowGROOVE6Down14 RubberERASER6Down15 Emerge from an eggHATCH5Down16 Certainly as grumpy about media figureASSUREDLY9Down17 Overly quickHASTY5Down17 Topless beau and stood-up friend touch a bitOVERLAP7Down19 TaskCHORE5Down19 Assemblage of McCartney music for cyclingWINGS5Down20 Queen's country rises over limits on alcoholREGINAL7Down21 Shaking quality Merlot to redistribute oxygenTREMOLO7Down22 Rower basically keeps inverting bladeSABRE5Down24 Stallone's back training with Eastern weaponEPEE4Down26

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. 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.