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The Independent Crossword May 15 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 56 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 56 clues from the The Independent Crossword for May 15 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
Hate return of problem in area61 AcrossReveal answer → Mauled51 AcrossReveal answer → Organ of hearing34 AcrossReveal answer → Remarkable to keep business department in servitude65 AcrossReveal answer → Fragrance77 AcrossReveal answer → Exotic produce – spouse reduced a lot of damage bringing equipment round98 AcrossReveal answer → Bohemian dance58 AcrossReveal answer → Patterned material I brought into quiet cove?59 AcrossReveal answer → On top of410 AcrossReveal answer → Test drive811 AcrossReveal answer → Stench in river preceding alarmed response411 AcrossReveal answer → Margins too tricky for rural expert1012 AcrossReveal answer → Allowable1113 AcrossReveal answer → Crazy nudist due to lose cap – becoming this? It’s inappropriate813 AcrossReveal answer → Rhythmic song, releasing primary passion515 AcrossReveal answer → Paper capturing expert angle517 AcrossReveal answer → Coal mine817 AcrossReveal answer → Series of notes from wretched pager work – I must come in819 AcrossReveal answer → Snooze419 AcrossReveal answer → Film521 AcrossReveal answer → Material to make decorative display for candles?1022 AcrossReveal answer → Unyielding722 AcrossReveal answer → Priest not bad in sensual dance423 AcrossReveal answer → Rodent323 AcrossReveal answer → Lowest point524 AcrossReveal answer → Tropical tree seen during Antigua vacation525 AcrossReveal answer → Uncover the truth to nude dancing: a form of English vice926 AcrossReveal answer → Jug and still, as before, for hooch627 AcrossReveal answer → Exact child no longer accepting element of education?628 AcrossReveal answer →

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ClueLetters#Answer
Toy weapon61 DownReveal answer → Area of armed conflict72 DownReveal answer → Introduction of water into river taking ship? There’s originality72 DownReveal answer → Renovate (Informal)43 DownReveal answer → Annoy if coming between the sexes43 DownReveal answer → Stress84 DownReveal answer → Did something criminal – unduly pleased with gamble initially under control84 DownReveal answer → Display diplomacy, ousting Conservative as well65 DownReveal answer → Measuring stick55 DownReveal answer → Scoundrel supporting blocking refund96 DownReveal answer → Earthly116 DownReveal answer → Most prominent metal in building, ultimately77 DownReveal answer → Agitating half of lake, getting ruff flying over pitch118 DownReveal answer → Skin disorder49 DownReveal answer → Put off lecture after I decline1110 DownReveal answer → About to happen812 DownReveal answer → Panther714 DownReveal answer → International exchange data restricting for one to assimilate914 DownReveal answer → Dross415 DownReveal answer → Gauzy material also evident in a lot of wild parties816 DownReveal answer → Tin and lead alloy616 DownReveal answer → Paramour518 DownReveal answer → Broadway musical that’s very much off-Broadway!718 DownReveal answer → Tradesman beginning in garden, getting increasingly fond of bed?720 DownReveal answer → Chessman420 DownReveal answer → Fall guy uncovered in a corporation’s meltdown finally621 DownReveal answer → German playwright dismissing British for real424 DownReveal answer →

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