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The Independent Crossword May 17 2024 Answers

Friday puzzle · 58 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword May 17 2024 answers. The Friday 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#
Very popular article from Spain identifying holiday venueHOTEL5Across1 Pack awaySTOW4Across1 Leg jointKNEE4Across4 The French maidens excited - me?LADIESMAN9Across4 Nom de plumePENNAME7Across8 TerribleAWFUL5Across9 Scottish engineer, vulgar sort, interrupting formal greeting to womanMACADAM7Across9 Describing the main area on ice, possibly - coldOCEANIC7Across10 Yelled and ran around, displaying great erudition?LEARNEDLY9Across11 BoxCHEST5Across11 Province, German territory in AfricaNIGER5Across12 Goat antelopeCHAMOIS7Across12 Trifler late leaving railway workerPLAYER6Across13 CowardlyLILYLIVERED11Across14 Nonsense and obscurity about river amphibianBULLFROG8Across15 Immature cucumberGHERKIN7Across17 Imagine return of commotion after new version one’s introducedENVISION8Across18 Length of sawn timberPLANK5Across19 Extremes of literary talent never reflected in name linked to BloomsburyLYTTON6Across20 Fix securelyEMBED5Across21 JitteryRESTIVE7Across23 Old comic, one noted for how he dressesDANDY5Across23 BurdenONUS4Across24 Lover very keen on receiving revolutionary perfumeINAMORATO9Across24 ConsiderDEEM4Across25 Discreet computer material confiscated by cops, except last itemPOLITIC7Across26 Degraded state of America, seen by one hunter from AfricaBASENJI7Across27 Holidaymaker, perhaps one offering story about endless partyTRAVELLER9Across28 Prophet penning note: “It’s an unfortunate look”SNEER5Across29

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Symbol of humiliation that could make me, Phi, blueHUMBLEPIE9Down1 Piece of music to start to calm jazz fan with touch of anxietyTOCCATA7Down2 Citrus fruitTANGERINE9Down2 Burdened boy with heartache and desperation in the endLADEN5Down3 AffluentWEALTHY7Down3 Gentle soul, getting US lawyer for character from AthensLAMBDA6Down4 MarsupialKOALA5Down4 Deity’s sound is broadcast around yardDIONYSUS8Down5 Mischievous spriteELF3Down5 Following summer in Marseille, sailors will have supporter for all timeETERNALLY9Down6 ImpressiveEPIC4Down6 Soccer boss is a long time taking on male titleMANAGER7Down7 Opposed to reformREACTIONARY11Down7 Better pound shouldn’t feature King?NICER5Down8 EndureLAST4Down10 WorkerOPERATIVE9Down13 Short article for one sitting in dodgy setteeESSAYETTE9Down14 RevealedEXPOSED7Down15 I’m doing role at sea? On canal, more likelyGONDOLIER9Down16 Make eyes atOGLE4Down16 Australian picked up call about account involving twelve housesZODIACAL8Down17 PrestigeKUDOS5Down18 Undistinguished vehicle? Wrong oneVANILLA7Down19 RetainKEEP4Down20 Wet weather in driving area for learnerTRAINEE7Down21 Spiteful comment about rising American composerBARBER6Down22 ProhibitBAN3Down22 Mark taking control of record storeDEPOT5Down23 Haven, old, unchangedOASIS5Down25

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Friday, May 17, 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.