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The Independent Crossword May 18 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 56 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword May 18 2026 answers. The Monday puzzle has 56 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#
Bug found in chicken served by swimmerCOCKROACH9Across1 Minor earthquakeTREMOR6Across1 Not tall or highLOW3Across5 Swift ends of legs? Littler's bound to be involved!FLEET5Across6 Petty squabbleSPAT4Across8 Army memberSOLDIER7Across9 Canadian chap in boat in a state of distressMANITOBAN9Across9 GossipTITTLETATTLE12Across10 Attachés covering up something right under Poirot's nose?TACHE5Across10 It's a job being American in this place mostlyUSHER5Across11 Penniless Poles involved in violent riotingINSOLVENT9Across12 ImpassionedHEATED6Across12 Impatient moaning bishop needs excommunicating!ITCHING7Across13 Percussion instrumentCYMBAL6Across14 A flipping curt bruiser could cause troublePERTURB7Across15 Arranged carefullySTAGEMANAGED12Across17 Time pale German with my boss picked a G-string?TWANGED7Across18 Set aside for a purposeEARMARK7Across20 Sustain less than good offspring (at first)UNDERGO7Across20 DryARID4Across21 Old and new Cartier rings one put on gangstaGERIATRIC9Across21 BoyLAD3Across22 Strip of carpetRUNNER6Across23 Enduring author?HARDY5Across23 Employment you and me found by centre of HagenUSAGE5Across25 Spy screening king visiting a foreign countryARGENTINA9Across26 Batman villain making judge tense is a drug-takerTOKER5Across27 Animal skulls he set out on centre of altarTUSKSHELL9Across28

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Red cumin? Most unusual!COMMUNIST9Down1 Exact copyREPLICA7Down2 Shell of blue; skin of CheetahCONCH5Down2 Choral compositionMOTET5Down3 English performer in band making a comebackRETURNING9Down3 Slice of baconRASHER6Down4 Walking slowly being better? Good to be discharged!AMBLING7Down4 Cradle songLULLABY7Down5 Heroin plus drink? Show me who'd like some of this?HANDSUP7Down5 A trawler at front entering river terminalFATAL5Down6 Narrow middle partWAIST5Down6 Old auditor perhaps on call in Treasury departmentEXCHEQUER9Down7 For a short timeBRIEFLY7Down7 Surprise gift: upside-down pastry laced with MDMATREAT5Down8 SubdueCHASTEN7Down11 Green gemstoneEMERALD7Down13 Part of a SEAT a chick smashed up with barCHAIRBACK9Down14 Most direct routeBEELINE7Down15 Financial supporterBACKER6Down16 Those wading by shore send shark into a frenzyREDSHANKS9Down16 IT meeting arranged by phone?BOOTYCALL9Down17 MonthAPRIL5Down18 Once moreAGAIN5Down19 Torpid bouncer? One ball not delivered by Trueman primarily!DORMANT7Down19 A French composer and soprano’s releasesUNCAGES7Down20 Head to Goa with relative to get wastedGAUNT5Down21 Old Afghan leader always after a maidenAMEER5Down22 Increase level of soundRAISE5Down24

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Monday, May 18, 2026. 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.