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The Independent Crossword May 12 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 58 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword May 12 2026 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 58 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Routine taskCHORE5Across1 TrophyCUP3Across4 Well-knownNOTED5Across8 SpendthriftWASTREL7Across9 Putting old fiddler ahead of America is hard to bearONEROUS7Across9 Ceremony for the deadFUNERAL7Across10 Withdrawing food with reduced fat is criminalBURGLAR7Across10 BelovedDEAR4Across11 Supplement intermittently reducing stressTES3Across11 Accepting fine, miss drug inspectionLOOKSEE7Across12 Take in study defending male convictCONDEMN7Across13 Calculation aidREADYRECKONER13Across13 He delivers upright staffPOSTMAN7Across14 The Independent left faltering in the dockLEITH5Across16 RearBACK4Across16 Indict leaders removed from slack schoolIMPEACH7Across17 SuperviseOVERSEE7Across18 Sibyl, swapping outer layers for gown, starts to read some tea leavesROBBERS7Across20 Conservative caught in European caperDANCE5Across21 GiftPRESENT7Across21 Pat rolled over lazily without enthusiasmTEPIDLY7Across22 BoxCRATE5Across22 Pig penSTY3Across23 Young dogPUPPY5Across24 Obsessive swimmer cut around islandGROUPIE7Across26 Serious enjoyment cycling by a French cityUNFUNNY7Across27 Provide with a piece from CarmenARM3Across29 Spiked a Republican, snared by drugSPEARED7Across30 Digs ads showcasing Spielberg movieBILLETS7Across31

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Students absorbed by ecstasy tripJOLLY5Down1 TreesCONIFERS8Down1 FrequentlyOFTEN5Down2 Recover from concerning strokeRECOUP6Down2 Quite oldELDERLY7Down3 Sci-fi character almost upset the Force?COPS4Down3 SureCERTAIN7Down4 English press picked up prizeESTEEM6Down4 Panorama, say, probing fiscal watchdog is comparatively offensiveOBSCENER8Down5 Animal hidePELT4Down5 Telegraph's lead editor, admitting awful blunder, is one wheeled out for retirement?TRUNDLEBED10Down6 Year (Archaic)TWELVEMONTH11Down6 One of two wind instruments isn't keeping time. It's exhausting!FLUEPIPE8Down7 Second-handUSED4Down7 Pickled hard corncobs originally set aside for wild horsesBRONCHOS8Down8 FoliageGREENERY8Down12 Type of schoolACADEMY7Down14 PatellaKNEECAP7Down15 Small step for man essentially inspiring a work of science fictionSPACEOPERA10Down15 Boat partKEEL4Down17 Briefly land joke in conversation that’s crudeINDIGEST8Down17 Opens bin out for unwanted parts of fishPINBONES8Down18 BogSWAMP5Down19 They come across rash in hospital round linked with irregular deathsHOTHEADS8Down19 Musical workOPUS4Down20 Fruit bats scratching at links to waterPLUMBS6Down23 Unionist recalled vote against Remain, having lost powerYANKEE6Down24 Happy with agent set up to take the place of a travellerGYPSY5Down25 Amidst storm lifeboat returned 18, perhapsFILM4Down28

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Tuesday, May 12, 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.