The Independent Crossword May 11 2026 Answers
Monday puzzle · 52 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword May 11 2026 answers. The Monday 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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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Type of college, in shortTECH4Across1
Theatrical maiden wearing hatCAMP4Across1
Program run to attract traineeAPPRENTICE10Across3
FashionsSTYLES6Across3
Be typical ofCHARACTERISE12Across7
Victor gets award for Northumbrian castleWINDSOR7Across9
EditionISSUE5Across9
TablelandPLATEAU7Across10
Inset piece of materialGUSSET6Across11
Went over with a Yankee editorPERUSED7Across11
What director of Taxi may do in backwoods' locationLOGCABIN8Across12
On board facilities for leadersHEADS5Across13
EntertainedAMUSED6Across13
Presumably star in ballet and opera?PERFORMINGARTS14Across15
Long narrow crackFISSURE7Across16
Lots may be wrapped up in these culinary treatsFORTUNECOOKIES14Across17
Thin porridgeGRUEL5Across18
Early slide projectorMAGICLANTERN12Across19
ChooseSELECT6Across20
Type of investment account for Ishmael's half-brotherISAAC5Across21
SedimentLEES4Across21
Community of former independent island returnsSOCIETAL8Across22
Leader of Russian fliers feels remorseREGRETS7Across24
Some bleak outcomes emergeLEAKOUT7Across25
Players' money beltsBRASSBANDS10Across26
Boss backing out of roomSTUD4Across27
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Reprimand (Informal)TICKINGOFF10Down1
Leader beginning to wear underskirts and bloomersCOWSLIPS8Down1
Naked orangeman dancing for Michael O'Neill?MANAGER7Down2
Car's frameCHASSIS7Down2
ExercisesSITUPS6Down3
Train carrying post around assemblyPARLIAMENT10Down4
Part of a ship's beamYARDARM7Down4
Fascinated emerging from contraptionRAPT4Down5
Come nextENSUE5Down5
State of tipsy tailor on ranchNORTHCAROLINA13Down6
NakedBARE4Down6
Second insurance worker touring ThailandINSTANT7Down7
The Spanish duke's established to be the most seniorELDEST6Down8
General rulesGUIDELINES10Down8
Sneakiest cost involved to obtain travel passesSEASONTICKETS13Down10
LearnedERUDITE7Down12
A local group overseeing education is illiterateUNSCHOOLED10Down14
CompressSQUEEZE7Down14
FanaticZEALOT6Down15
India's very happy to leave England cut offISOLATED8Down16
HueSHADE5Down17
Longing to forget partners' source of painOTALGIA7Down18
Organised groupGANG4Down18
Fashionable communist collects one piece of musicINTROIT7Down19
Note medic starts to investigate blood in veinMIDRIB6Down20
Regularly bans visas for approximately 60% of the world’s populationASIA4Down23
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Monday, May 11, 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.