The Independent Crossword May 1 2024 Answers
Wednesday puzzle · 54 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword May 1 2024 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 54 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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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Erotic novel in which old queen with a welcoming cleavage liberates AmericansBODICERIPPER12Across1
Talon, for exampleCLAW4Across1
Travel on horsebackRIDE4Across4
ExcelSURPASS7Across8
Burrowing molluscCLAM4Across9
Left before old weakling gets to do something with little effectLOWIMPACT9Across9
State employeeCIVILSERVANT12Across10
Lout loves dried grass on the counterYAHOO5Across10
Lose pants in northern new townNELSON6Across11
AngelCHERUB6Across11
Factors in heartless creature having rival regularly ejectedCRITERIA8Across12
Unusual leafy surroundings for female woodpeckerYAFFLE6Across13
Distress signalMAYDAY6Across14
Old-fashioned heir diesPASSESON8Across15
Behave in an obsequious wayBOWANDSCRAPE12Across16
Eccles gets surprising answer in section of department storeMENSWEAR8Across18
Distract Tom Daley, perhaps, with knitted heartDIVERT6Across19
RemuneratedPAID4Across20
VersusAGAINST7Across21
Composer butchers worksSCHUBERT8Across21
SurrenderCEDE4Across22
Catch sight ofSPOT4Across23
Descendent of male fly found in A&EAGNATE6Across23
Poem about concert hallODEON5Across26
Smile smugly about Troy, who distributed forgery?SMITHWORK9Across27
Boring sort of loan?INTERESTFREE12Across28
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Cobblers lacking companions to stop byBALONEY7Down1
Perform strongly, mostly, making pegDOWEL5Down2
Milky Indian drinkLASSI5Down2
FighterWARRIOR7Down3
Perhaps Wimbledon grassy patch cut based on usageCOMMONLAW9Down3
PlatformROSTRUM7Down4
Bring up this when last?REAR4Down4
Safe to sleep around to obtain eternal youth?PETERPAN8Down5
Russian country houseDACHA5Down5
Alsatian and bears trouble countryEGYPT5Down6
DevoteesFANS4Down6
Sacred wordMANTRA6Down7
Hypocrite playing harp is extremely effeminatePHARISEE8Down7
Major supports party lineDOMAIN6Down8
Car accessoryHUBCAP6Down12
Wound dressingBANDAGE7Down13
A hen flew around current producerFANWHEEL8Down14
UnderpantsYFRONTS7Down15
Gets rid of stolen catapultSLINGSHOT9Down16
V-shaped blockWEDGE5Down17
Maybe Brownies left after dropping ecstasy in part of ShetlandFAIRISLE8Down17
Break suddenlySNAP4Down18
Capital is lower after a couple of secondsMOSCOW6Down18
Paved areaPATIO5Down19
Fan of TV show from 2001 hiding in box?TREKKIE7Down20
Country is gracious when government is thrown outBENIN5Down22
Love affair of leading couple ignored by public demandAMOUR5Down24
Wait behind cleaner, short of timeBIDE4Down25
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Wednesday, May 1, 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.