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The Independent Crossword May 12 2024 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 51 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 51 clues from the The Independent Crossword for May 12 2024. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Phosphorus, possibly an atom?81 AcrossReveal answer → Childish91 AcrossReveal answer → Hard like that hat56 AcrossReveal answer → ?88 AcrossReveal answer → Sons want less busy time59 AcrossReveal answer → Back of the neck49 AcrossReveal answer → Erase610 AcrossReveal answer → Uncivilised local lawyers, many naked on island910 AcrossReveal answer → Pitiable611 AcrossReveal answer → Ready to drop ball soon enough1311 AcrossReveal answer → Person making petty criticisms912 AcrossReveal answer → Hide prunes inside empty envelope713 AcrossReveal answer → Wise man that has time off initially, between degrees715 AcrossReveal answer → Volume drunk by cold climbers not uniform716 AcrossReveal answer → ?617 AcrossReveal answer → Gold parts most womanly, like thighs718 AcrossReveal answer → Mad dog had a trilby, for the midday sun?1319 AcrossReveal answer → Putrid619 AcrossReveal answer → Suggestion421 AcrossReveal answer → Percussion instrument822 AcrossReveal answer → Church wine, never dull bottles922 AcrossReveal answer → Calculate maximum that trade union will accept? On the contrary523 AcrossReveal answer → See note923 AcrossReveal answer → Reason guitar clamps fit centrally524 AcrossReveal answer → Yep, Trump oozes incompetence825 AcrossReveal answer →

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Help Dave's heart trouble52 DownReveal answer → Female relative52 DownReveal answer → Seniors note park runs are ruthless153 DownReveal answer → Belgian port73 DownReveal answer → Last car in America has shorter boot in case74 DownReveal answer → Secret rendezvous54 DownReveal answer → Old mare wanders grand estate75 DownReveal answer → ?75 DownReveal answer → Veggie meal range is in Latvian store finally156 DownReveal answer → Deduce56 DownReveal answer → Walkers' home large and cool amid spreading trees97 DownReveal answer → Divide57 DownReveal answer → Kebab almost sufficiently cooked48 DownReveal answer → Fish pie's crust coated with fish89 DownReveal answer → Plane carrying meals not able to provide sandwiches812 DownReveal answer → Disinclination to move713 DownReveal answer → ?714 DownReveal answer → Embarrassing marks, when you suck at subject you like?914 DownReveal answer → Plait515 DownReveal answer → Domain516 DownReveal answer → Sergeant-major carries one close717 DownReveal answer → Outbreak from feral bats ahead718 DownReveal answer → Tribal emblem518 DownReveal answer → Reptile somewhat resembling a tortoise520 DownReveal answer → Ballroom dance520 DownReveal answer → Flat and broad cakes that must be flipped421 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Sunday, May 12, 2024. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.