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The Independent Crossword May 14 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 55 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 55 clues from the The Independent Crossword for May 14 2026. 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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ClueLetters#Answer
Golf peg31 AcrossReveal answer → Whose uncool trousers split to reveal what's underneath?191 AcrossReveal answer → Stopping device53 AcrossReveal answer → Stripper dances round Ohio, ending in tiny fortune104 AcrossReveal answer → Type of rice78 AcrossReveal answer → Viper59 AcrossReveal answer → One essential piece to Jimmy White's stick69 AcrossReveal answer → Toxic substance510 AcrossReveal answer → What bodyguard listens to shooter after attention?810 AcrossReveal answer → Mimed clue for cadet811 AcrossReveal answer → Cane syrup711 AcrossReveal answer → Yellow bird by coalmine's entrance613 AcrossReveal answer → Coiffeur1113 AcrossReveal answer → Difficulties grasping one thousand plus eight, maybe a mental block?1014 AcrossReveal answer → Hint: 10A masks tense!416 AcrossReveal answer → Maybe716 AcrossReveal answer → Consumed over 50? And the rest!417 AcrossReveal answer → Boozer knocked back wine before neighbourhood meeting1018 AcrossReveal answer → Nobleman518 AcrossReveal answer → Insurgent519 AcrossReveal answer → What stops penetration attempts from Romeo during fling?620 AcrossReveal answer → Stringed instrument721 AcrossReveal answer → Bound to play this casual golfer taking old man round821 AcrossReveal answer → Organic matter in soil522 AcrossReveal answer → Habitual drunkard323 AcrossReveal answer → Fellow American wearing a blue checkered blazer?823 AcrossReveal answer → Question latest piercing way to look like Clint Eastwood?624 AcrossReveal answer → The pony is unfortunately dead, put to sleep1026 AcrossReveal answer → Heavyweight boxes with Barry?427 AcrossReveal answer →

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Herald's jacket61 DownReveal answer → Horrible smell and noise coming from workers?32 DownReveal answer → Furniture item92 DownReveal answer → Temporary digs for Jonah Hill are oddly messy after a week53 DownReveal answer → Cutting edge53 DownReveal answer → Ex-pro's struggling to clinch league for Hammers74 DownReveal answer → Help34 DownReveal answer → See 1 Across195 DownReveal answer → Weird55 DownReveal answer → Parking extremely neglected Ford Sierra near iconic red sports car76 DownReveal answer → Gather66 DownReveal answer → Bad migraine stopped by pill? Think again97 DownReveal answer → Visually pleasing117 DownReveal answer → Turned out they expressed disapproval following penalty notice and fine118 DownReveal answer → Attack while losing piece in board game Othello?1112 DownReveal answer → Gloomy912 DownReveal answer → Repress614 DownReveal answer → Purpose615 DownReveal answer → Where you'll find Douglas bonking Alf and Simone?915 DownReveal answer → Roost516 DownReveal answer → Book of maps517 DownReveal answer → Most prodigious series of stunts e.g. rally-driving in reverse718 DownReveal answer → Hooked up with ladies going wild over crossword setter719 DownReveal answer → Tramp (US)320 DownReveal answer → Iodine found in grass turning orange?522 DownReveal answer → Green amphibian with tail cut off325 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Thursday, May 14, 2026. 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.