The Independent Crossword March 18 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 58 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 58 clues from the The Independent Crossword for March 18 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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Biblical ark builder41 AcrossReveal answer → Rough man carries blades61 AcrossReveal answer → Barrier54 AcrossReveal answer → Want footwear imprinted with right label85 AcrossReveal answer → Sports official78 AcrossReveal answer → Aristo abroad has set no clear limits on returning89 AcrossReveal answer → Global59 AcrossReveal answer → Family member housed in back street digs610 AcrossReveal answer → Compel510 AcrossReveal answer → Cut of beef711 AcrossReveal answer → Sir Patrick, one hears? Rather, Sir Thomas411 AcrossReveal answer → Make out1112 AcrossReveal answer → Suspicious phone call about drug packaging, that's clear1012 AcrossReveal answer → Sickly Martha's lacking resistance to condition613 AcrossReveal answer → Blazing with the oxygen injected at extreme temperature815 AcrossReveal answer → Naval commander717 AcrossReveal answer → Rejection of novel by unknown ultimately unfair, journalist complained818 AcrossReveal answer → First appearance519 AcrossReveal answer → Sand hills521 AcrossReveal answer → Treatment722 AcrossReveal answer → Toboggan, impeded by damp, losing rear end, spun awkwardly622 AcrossReveal answer → Foe523 AcrossReveal answer → Before long424 AcrossReveal answer → Yes, sir, Cath's misbehaving with tongue, sticking it out1624 AcrossReveal answer → Drove ball, umpire's call abruptly being reversed426 AcrossReveal answer → See 241627 AcrossReveal answer → Friendly hint828 AcrossReveal answer → Henry and Brunel will stop Carol and Bob once829 AcrossReveal answer → Comeback by Red Queen, a cutting remark630 AcrossReveal answer →

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Proposal52 DownReveal answer → Humming birds long ago heading off across border into Peru, finally72 DownReveal answer → Reap73 DownReveal answer → Again join three notes together53 DownReveal answer → Not as many54 DownReveal answer → Taps into uncomplicated atmosphere that offers comfort94 DownReveal answer → Highly-strung75 DownReveal answer → Neck down covering for offspring of this?75 DownReveal answer → Bars to close, maybe, in unfashionable, half-demolished thoroughfare56 DownReveal answer → Conclusion66 DownReveal answer → Yuck! That is excessively short up top, generating something hard77 DownReveal answer → Character117 DownReveal answer → Come to like Don78 DownReveal answer → Break in friendly relations48 DownReveal answer → Massive713 DownReveal answer → Cat's backside cleared of parasite314 DownReveal answer → Disrobe714 DownReveal answer → Golfer's assistant615 DownReveal answer → Remain416 DownReveal answer → One investigating report of local ghost?916 DownReveal answer → Grant possibly rumoured to be cut317 DownReveal answer → Out of practice518 DownReveal answer → Fantastic, but dated, hotel encapsulates old classical city719 DownReveal answer → Demo slashed by 40%, overlooked by county, concerning local bigwig720 DownReveal answer → Well done!520 DownReveal answer → Absorbing times doing what results in ...?721 DownReveal answer → Horsewoman always accepts direction given by conservationists723 DownReveal answer → Dave blowing top in tight spots525 DownReveal answer → Cost nearly something astronomical526 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Wednesday, March 18, 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.