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The Independent Crossword March 27 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 59 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword March 27 2026 answers. The Friday puzzle has 59 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#
Occasionally call for help to secure personal relaxation?SOMETIMES9Across1 Young horseFOAL4Across1 Channel portDOVER5Across3 One circuit round and round in horse racePALIO5Across6 Flaw in a lawLOOPHOLE8Across7 PleasantNICE4Across8 Type of comedianSTANDUP7Across9 Logic circuit reversing part of another oneNOR3Across9 Cutlery itemSPOON5Across10 Artist to finish - note all worksDONATELLO9Across10 Carefully move large item in studioEASEL5Across11 Home to 10, I reckon, ignoring a lecturerITALY5Across12 I’m leaving additional part of match around one, heading for car, to get clearEXTRICATE9Across13 Shore birdSANDPIPER9Across13 Former Queen is done over in fine colourSIENNA6Across14 Disadvantage defender after indecisive matchDRAWBACK8Across16 Carrying a weaponARMED5Across16 NewsTIDINGS7Across17 RepastMEAL4Across19 My pole dancing initially excited every workerEMPLOYEE8Across19 Person owed moneyCREDITOR8Across21 End of leg struck incomplete unitGRAMME6Across21 CookerSTOVE5Across22 DispatchSEND4Across23 Most of military unit speak on a collective basisCORPORATE9Across24 Henry moving to rear of centre groundEARTH5Across25 Computer network with recent technology to provide building in HawaiiLANAI5Across26 The Parisian, back in unusual hideout: a hospital in NiceHOTELDIEU9Across27 Mostly avoid having to do winter sportSKI3Across28 Objection about sailors? It’s consigned to the flamesBURNT5Across29 Well-known saint in here, working with domestic pet?CATHERINE9Across30

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Pretentious attitude over publication is a minor matterSIDEISSUE9Down1 Cold and unfriendlyFROSTY6Down1 Bloke getting to see authorisationMANDATE7Down2 Ancillary partAPPENDAGE9Down2 Ruminant mammalDEER4Down3 Shabby, tense and irritable, doffing capTATTY5Down3 Runner covering extra length is a flour producerMILLER6Down4 Commercial vehicleVAN3Down4 Broadcast new story, gripping motoring itemSNOWTYRE8Down5 CalculateRECKON6Down5 I can see what’s coming - end of sheep, sheep in stream turning turtlePREVIEWER9Down6 Circular buildingROTUNDA7Down6 Italian opera house showing a range not fully achieved in US cityLASCALA7Down7 More cheerful, getting stripped for skateboard manoeuvreOLLIE5Down8 Steep rock facePRECIPICE9Down11 RestrictedLIMITED7Down12 UnderwearBRIEFS6Down14 AncientAGEOLD6Down15 Lose ingot that’s to be melted down for coiner?NEOLOGIST9Down15 Run an establishment - look upset with those in attendanceKEEPHOUSE9Down17 Skin conditionACNE4Down18 Raised concerns about setter emulating a heavenly beingSERAPHIC8Down18 Business associate upheld hire chargePARTNER7Down20 Zodiac signLEO3Down20 Something crafty in small cocktailMARTINI7Down22 Have sex, possibly, and get awayBEATIT6Down23 Caught insect soaring around league starCELEB5Down24 Singer Goulding, perhaps, I featured in fashion magazineELLIE5Down25

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Friday, March 27, 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.