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The Independent Crossword March 20 2024 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 52 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword March 20 2024 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 52 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#
How this puzzle was compiled: in a calculating manner, with no introductionATHEMATICALLY13Across1 Diminutive of RichardDICK4Across1 Dried grassHAY3Across3 Precious metalPLATINUM8Across7 Slightly openAJAR4Across8 Mince and potato dishSHEPHERDSPIE12Across9 EntryACCESS6Across10 Big cat's claw quietly removedOUNCE5Across10 Members of staff appear to backtrack over stratagem following closure of siteEMPLOYEES9Across11 Confuse smart, woke colleaguesWORKMATES9Across12 Love extremely good conclusion to seriesOMEGA5Across13 Female siblingSISTER6Across13 Cantonese?ROMANSH7Across14 Naval NCOPETTYOFFICER12Across15 American chases lost sheep in ancient cityEPHESUS7Across16 Half-cut conservative tycoon oddly not prosperousHALCYON7Across18 After thatTHEN4Across19 Marine mammalPORPOISE8Across20 Polish revolt about introduction of LeninismSLICKEN7Across20 Pigeon's callCOO3Across21 DependRELY4Across22 Pilgrim zips around inspiring Turkish portIZMIR5Across22 React violently after some people initially spend a lot of moneySPLASHOUT9Across24 Hurry up! Agitated shark in swimming poolLOOKSHARP9Across26 Content to snog a Tory backing southern regionOTAGO5Across27 Art house style changes like a prevailing breezeSOUTHEASTERLY13Across28

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Yorkshire valleysDALES5Down1 Process hides most of President's petulant displayTANTRUM7Down2 Road reflectorCATSEYE7Down2 Flatbread sliced, as likely as notEVENMONEY9Down3 Arm boneHUMERUS7Down3 Representative is mature, not heartlessAGENT5Down4 A long timeYEARS5Down4 One million people who tweet possibly could be bots?IMPOSTERS9Down5 Move slowlyINCH4Down5 Bother bishop over Filipino dishADOBO5Down6 ToothCANINE6Down6 People with interest in property mostly want to stop falsehoodsLIENEES7Down7 Forbids the low blows in fighting arenaBOSWORTHFIELD13Down8 Fools country about international slaughterASSASSINATION13Down9 Babycare facilityCRECHE6Down11 Zodiac signSCORPIO7Down12 SugarSUCROSE7Down14 Gives swimmer indication that a deal has been agreedHANDSHAKE9Down15 Pick-me-upTONIC5Down16 CompanyFIRM4Down17 Welcomes quality bit of cold weatherHAILSTONE9Down17 HazardousRISKY5Down18 Father breaks into large car in riverLIMPOPO7Down19 Wise guy back to crack MAGA's problem with much of the Mexican borderKNOWALL7Down21 Put back prop holding baseRESET5Down23 Deep Blue is following the Sicilian opening in PalermoLAPIS5Down25

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Wednesday, March 20, 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.