The Independent Crossword May 12 2024 Answers
Sunday puzzle · 51 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword May 12 2024 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 51 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#
Phosphorus, possibly an atom?PARTICLE8Across1
ChildishINFANTILE9Across1
Hard like that hatSOLID5Across6
?ANCESTRY8Across8
Sons want less busy timeSLACK5Across9
Back of the neckNAPE4Across9
EraseDELETE6Across10
Uncivilised local lawyers, many naked on islandBARBARIAN9Across10
PitiableTRAGIC6Across11
Ready to drop ball soon enoughALLINGOODTIME13Across11
Person making petty criticismsNITPICKER9Across12
Hide prunes inside empty envelopeECLIPSE7Across13
Wise man that has time off initially, between degreesMAHATMA7Across15
Volume drunk by cold climbers not uniformCIVVIES7Across16
?ARDENT6Across17
Gold parts most womanly, like thighsFEMORAL7Across18
Mad dog had a trilby, for the midday sun?BROADDAYLIGHT13Across19
PutridROTTEN6Across19
SuggestionHINT4Across21
Percussion instrumentTRIANGLE8Across22
Church wine, never dull bottlesNOTREDAME9Across22
Calculate maximum that trade union will accept? On the contraryTOTUP5Across23
See noteWARMBLOOD9Across23
Reason guitar clamps fit centrallyBASIS5Across24
Yep, Trump oozes incompetenceMUPPETRY8Across25
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Help Dave's heart troubleAVAIL5Down2
Female relativeNIECE5Down2
Seniors note park runs are ruthlessTAKENOPRISONERS15Down3
Belgian portANTWERP7Down3
Last car in America has shorter boot in caseCABOOSE7Down4
Secret rendezvousTRYST5Down4
Old mare wanders grand estateEARLDOM7Down5
?LINEAGE7Down5
Veggie meal range is in Latvian store finallySPANISHOMELETTE15Down6
DeduceINFER5Down6
Walkers' home large and cool amid spreading treesLEICESTER9Down7
DivideSPLIT5Down7
Kebab almost sufficiently cookedDONE4Down8
Fish pie's crust coated with fishSEAPERCH8Down9
Plane carrying meals not able to provide sandwichesTABLETOP8Down12
Disinclination to moveINERTIA7Down13
?CORDIAL7Down14
Embarrassing marks, when you suck at subject you like?LOVEBITES9Down14
PlaitBRAID5Down15
DomainREALM5Down16
Sergeant-major carries one closeSIDEARM7Down17
Outbreak from feral bats aheadFLAREUP7Down18
Tribal emblemTOTEM5Down18
Reptile somewhat resembling a tortoiseGATOR5Down20
Ballroom danceTANGO5Down20
Flat and broad cakes that must be flippedSNUB4Down21
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Sunday, May 12, 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.