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The Independent Crossword May 15 2024 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 54 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword May 15 2024 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 54 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#
Sensible mother taking time away from routineMATTEROFFACT12Across1 Badger's burrowSETT4Across1 State of calmPEACE5Across3 Entertaining woman shows not all marriage is happyGEISHA6Across8 BeseechIMPLORE7Across8 SubjectTOPIC5Across9 Soldier cage fighting punches American flatCOMMANDO8Across9 Church vaultCRYPT5Across10 Two small pieces of fruit for auditor's vitamin deficiencyBERIBERI8Across10 GarmentsTSHIRTS7Across11 Container with two lids?HATBOX6Across11 Self-governingINDEPENDENT11Across12 Bath perhaps is no longer hotWASH4Across13 Empty manhole opening behind Charlie, a long wayMEGAPARSEC10Across14 Rich area wants horrible stink gone by NovemberKENSINGTON10Across16 IncentiveIMPETUS7Across17 Utensil for wiping yard downMOPY4Across19 SteepleSPIRE5Across19 Traitor with relaxed manner heading for lunchWEASEL6Across20 CountySHIRE5Across21 Louvre architect designed Ringo's dressing gownPEIGNOIR8Across22 RelevantGERMANE7Across22 FactoriesMILLS5Across23 Cool at one, change clothesPATIENCE8Across23 AmphibianNEWT4Across24 Travelling bride perhaps on top of the world heading westELOPER6Across25 Beloved writer isn't in room or elsewhereTONIMORRISON12Across26

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
On-off deviceSWITCH6Down1 Top scorer I see score at ChristmasMESSIAH7Down1 Slightly drunkTIPSY5Down2 Jazz means improvised sparks, perhapsTRADESMAN9Down2 ThrowPITCH5Down3 Attractive topless picture offered suggestivelyETCHING7Down3 Enthusiasm raised low barOOMPH5Down4 PainkillerASPIRIN7Down4 Become less wrinklyFLATTER7Down5 Immoderate amountEXCESS6Down5 Bump roughlyJOSTLE6Down6 Fish to be paid for at the door?COD3Down6 SMSTEXTMESSAGE11Down7 African's visit blocked by northeast windsSENEGALESE10Down7 Moving pre-divorce not worth itOVERPRICED10Down12 ConjugalNUPTIAL7Down13 DiscernDESCRY6Down14 Swans crossing river, son out of breadPENNILESS9Down15 Chinese appetiserDIMSUM6Down15 LoatheDETEST6Down16 It's like carpaccio, Italian agreed, eating a thin stripSASHIMI7Down17 Premier with dress, what we remember May for?TOPGEAR7Down18 Lock of hairTRESS5Down18 Heavy weather made of first day at work before longMONSOON7Down19 FuriousIRATE5Down20 Fast finish for concerto's slow movementLENTO5Down21 American shot pastAGO3Down24

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Wednesday, May 15, 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.