The Independent Crossword May 14 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 55 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword May 14 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 55 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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Golf pegTEE3Across1 Whose uncool trousers split to reveal what's underneath?SHOWONESTRUECOLOURS19Across1 Stopping deviceBRAKE5Across3 Stripper dances round Ohio, ending in tiny fortunePROSPERITY10Across4 Type of riceBASMATI7Across8 ViperADDER5Across9 One essential piece to Jimmy White's stickIMPALE6Across9 Toxic substanceRICIN5Across10 What bodyguard listens to shooter after attention?EARPIECE8Across10 Mimed clue for cadetACTEDOUT8Across11 Cane syrupTREACLE7Across11 Yellow bird by coalmine's entranceCRAVEN6Across13 CoiffeurHAIRDRESSER11Across13 Difficulties grasping one thousand plus eight, maybe a mental block?RUBIKSCUBE10Across14 Hint: 10A masks tense!IOTA4Across16 MaybePERHAPS7Across16 Consumed over 50? And the rest!ETAL4Across17 Boozer knocked back wine before neighbourhood meetingLOCALDERBY10Across18 NoblemanBARON5Across18 InsurgentREBEL5Across19 What stops penetration attempts from Romeo during fling?ARMOUR6Across20 Stringed instrumentUKULELE7Across21 Bound to play this casual golfer taking old man roundLEAPFROG8Across21 Organic matter in soilHUMUS5Across22 Habitual drunkardSOT3Across23 Fellow American wearing a blue checkered blazer?FLAMBEAU8Across23 Question latest piercing way to look like Clint Eastwood?SQUINT6Across24 The pony is unfortunately dead, put to sleepHYPNOTISED10Across26 Heavyweight boxes with Barry?TOWN4Across27

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Herald's jacketTABARD6Down1 Horrible smell and noise coming from workers?HUM3Down2 Furniture itemEASYCHAIR9Down2 Temporary digs for Jonah Hill are oddly messy after a weekWHALE5Down3 Cutting edgeBLADE5Down3 Ex-pro's struggling to clinch league for HammersPLEXORS7Down4 HelpAID3Down4 See 1 AcrossSHOWONESTRUECOLOURS19Down5 WeirdEERIE5Down5 Parking extremely neglected Ford Sierra near iconic red sports carPORSCHE7Down6 GatherGARNER6Down6 Bad migraine stopped by pill? Think againREIMAGINE9Down7 Visually pleasingPICTURESQUE11Down7 Turned out they expressed disapproval following penalty notice and fineTICKETTYBOO11Down8 Attack while losing piece in board game Othello?COUNTERPLAY11Down12 GloomyCHEERLESS9Down12 RepressSUBDUE6Down14 PurposeINTENT6Down15 Where you'll find Douglas bonking Alf and Simone?ISLEOFMAN9Down15 RoostPERCH5Down16 Book of mapsATLAS5Down17 Most prodigious series of stunts e.g. rally-driving in reverseLARGEST7Down18 Hooked up with ladies going wild over crossword setterLIAISED7Down19 Tramp (US)BUM3Down20 Iodine found in grass turning orange?FRUIT5Down22 Green amphibian with tail cut offNEW3Down25

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Thursday, May 14, 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.