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The Independent Crossword May 18 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 56 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 56 clues from the The Independent Crossword for May 18 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
Bug found in chicken served by swimmer91 AcrossReveal answer → Minor earthquake61 AcrossReveal answer → Not tall or high35 AcrossReveal answer → Swift ends of legs? Littler's bound to be involved!56 AcrossReveal answer → Petty squabble48 AcrossReveal answer → Army member79 AcrossReveal answer → Canadian chap in boat in a state of distress99 AcrossReveal answer → Gossip1210 AcrossReveal answer → Attachés covering up something right under Poirot's nose?510 AcrossReveal answer → It's a job being American in this place mostly511 AcrossReveal answer → Penniless Poles involved in violent rioting912 AcrossReveal answer → Impassioned612 AcrossReveal answer → Impatient moaning bishop needs excommunicating!713 AcrossReveal answer → Percussion instrument614 AcrossReveal answer → A flipping curt bruiser could cause trouble715 AcrossReveal answer → Arranged carefully1217 AcrossReveal answer → Time pale German with my boss picked a G-string?718 AcrossReveal answer → Set aside for a purpose720 AcrossReveal answer → Sustain less than good offspring (at first)720 AcrossReveal answer → Dry421 AcrossReveal answer → Old and new Cartier rings one put on gangsta921 AcrossReveal answer → Boy322 AcrossReveal answer → Strip of carpet623 AcrossReveal answer → Enduring author?523 AcrossReveal answer → Employment you and me found by centre of Hagen525 AcrossReveal answer → Spy screening king visiting a foreign country926 AcrossReveal answer → Batman villain making judge tense is a drug-taker527 AcrossReveal answer → Animal skulls he set out on centre of altar928 AcrossReveal answer →

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ClueLetters#Answer
Red cumin? Most unusual!91 DownReveal answer → Exact copy72 DownReveal answer → Shell of blue; skin of Cheetah52 DownReveal answer → Choral composition53 DownReveal answer → English performer in band making a comeback93 DownReveal answer → Slice of bacon64 DownReveal answer → Walking slowly being better? Good to be discharged!74 DownReveal answer → Cradle song75 DownReveal answer → Heroin plus drink? Show me who'd like some of this?75 DownReveal answer → A trawler at front entering river terminal56 DownReveal answer → Narrow middle part56 DownReveal answer → Old auditor perhaps on call in Treasury department97 DownReveal answer → For a short time77 DownReveal answer → Surprise gift: upside-down pastry laced with MDMA58 DownReveal answer → Subdue711 DownReveal answer → Green gemstone713 DownReveal answer → Part of a SEAT a chick smashed up with bar914 DownReveal answer → Most direct route715 DownReveal answer → Financial supporter616 DownReveal answer → Those wading by shore send shark into a frenzy916 DownReveal answer → IT meeting arranged by phone?917 DownReveal answer → Month518 DownReveal answer → Once more519 DownReveal answer → Torpid bouncer? One ball not delivered by Trueman primarily!719 DownReveal answer → A French composer and soprano’s releases720 DownReveal answer → Head to Goa with relative to get wasted521 DownReveal answer → Old Afghan leader always after a maiden522 DownReveal answer → Increase level of sound524 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Monday, May 18, 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.