The Independent Crossword March 31 2026 Answers
Tuesday puzzle · 55 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword March 31 2026 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 55 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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Cut of meatSTEAK5Across1
Enthusiastic approvalACCLAIM7Across4
Recline - swallow concoction beforehandLIEDOWN7Across6
Excited outcry about new music sung by 2/7DCOUNTRY7Across7
Male rowerOARSMAN7Across8
Be of useAVAIL5Across9
Vowed at first she would only remarry nervouslySWORN5Across9
Asian rice dishPILAU5Across10
Fashionable points, retaining rule, making leadersINSPIRERS9Across10
In the beginning, Lord working across yearEARLYON7Across11
DisorderlyUNTIDY6Across11
About to appearFORTHCOMING11Across12
Penelope is spinning with mania in hallucinationMIRAGE6Across13
'Lambeth Nick' an enigmatic nickname for singer from the south?THEMANINBLACK13Across15
Lowest partBOTTOM6Across16
Cuban danceRUMBA5Across18
Warm southern greetingsTOASTS6Across19
Blimey guvnor - sounds like such a fast horse!COURSER7Across20
ConcerningABOUT5Across21
ImpartialNEUTRAL7Across22
Centre for world class singers - drunken student Elvis? NahNASHVILLE9Across23
ClaimPROFESS7Across23
Low mood musicBLUES5Across24
TarnishSULLY5Across24
Gifted mafia boss put away diamondsDONATED7Across26
Happiness alien to criminalELATION7Across27
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
CarelessSLOPPY6Down1
Gambling town discovered in venture northRENO4Down1
Sign upENROL5Down2
Can New York make a man?JOHNNY6Down2
Chinese fruitKUMQUAT7Down3
Aggrieved worker supporting dining outINDIGNANT9Down3
Public statementsANNOUNCEMENTS13Down4
Fair June, dice, cigs, ales - not half!JUDICIAL8Down4
Vocal expressions complete topless cancans, sayUTTERANCES10Down5
FreewheelCOAST5Down5
ForsakeABANDON7Down6
Abridge sermon for radioLESSEN6Down6
Type of spyMOLE4Down7
American state underpinned by hush moneyCASH4Down7
Seen my medley? They always applaudYESMEN6Down8
Practising again - listen to squealREHEARSING10Down12
Type of sherryOLOROSO7Down13
Tired editor bolstering talent with hesitationKNACKERED9Down14
European noblemanMARQUIS7Down14
Ship's kitchenGALLEY6Down15
Egg on vomit - eat accidentally!MOTIVATE8Down16
High notes wobbly over beginning of duetSTONED6Down17
NameTITLE5Down17
Cage fighting? RIP then juniorPRISON6Down18
Wall paintingMURAL5Down19
MoistDAMP4Down20
Buoyant pound following Uruguayan peso to begin withUPBEAT6Down21
Dressed circa 50 ADCLAD4Down22
Part of a French sex appealUNIT4Down25
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Tuesday, March 31, 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.