The Independent Crossword May 2 2024 Answers
Thursday puzzle · 53 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword May 2 2024 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 53 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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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Rocky hillTOR3Across1
MockedGUYED5Across3
Square creep catches group of 19NINEINCHNAILS13Across7
In the distant pastLONGAGO7Across8
ClimbSCALE5Across9
FruitPEACH5Across10
Found in waterAQUATIC7Across11
British unit did get 26 endlessly when at seaHUNDREDWEIGHT13Across11
Rose rapidly (Informal)SKYROCKETED11Across12
Naughty pair I let in zoology classREPTILIA8Across12
After drinks journalist trippedLAPSED6Across14
French composer takes part in formal discussionsDELIBERATIONS13Across15
Essential personKINGPIN7Across17
LoatheABHOR5Across19
Ezra Norton loses 20 11 on River Trent?REZNOR6Across19
Hernia supportTRUSS5Across20
German chancellor presents small business model in speechBISMARCK8Across21
Salad vegetableLETTUCE7Across21
SwiftnessHASTE5Across22
Digit of the footTOE3Across23
Barons unhappy with a dinner in US citySANBERNARDINO13Across24
Greedy sort of bank in Paraguay hacked by current German governmentPIGGY5Across25
Actor once a day gets tense in the backHURT4Across26
One of the Eloi after losing heart comes back againANEW4Across27
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Concoction full of Argentinian fruitLICHEE6Down1
Spring flowersTULIPS6Down1
Anne plays with a lot of babiesNEONATAL8Down2
PlunderRANSACK7Down2
Irish republican breaking law over in Merseyside locationWIRRAL6Down3
SignalGESTURE7Down3
Anita oddly cuddles rotter in Canadian regionACADIA6Down4
Leavening agentYEAST5Down4
End the call for inhibitionHANGUP6Down5
SoakDRENCH6Down5
American with ale gut developed fundamental muscle?GLUTAEUS8Down6
Ready moneyCASH4Down6
Type of fireworkROMANCANDLE11Down7
Drink for the French lieutenant – bottles of Irish wineMERLOT6Down10
RetortRIPOSTE7Down13
Cover up topless swimmerIDE3Down13
Tire outEXHAUST7Down14
Delivered baby's family needs – material for garmentsDEERSKIN8Down15
Brief outlineSKETCH6Down15
He composed Sweeney Todd?BARBER6Down16
Light windBREEZE6Down16
One flighty brute, not sick of ProustANI3Down17
Naming wordsNOUNS5Down18
Instruments needed for getting into car in AsiaOCARINAS8Down18
Gaming stakeANTE4Down19
The years of immaturity, say, soon will be overNONAGE6Down20
Intensely study book to get ahead of othersBONEUP6Down21
Beds used by active working girls when retiringSTRATA6Down22
Not so far from Cork?CLOSER6Down23
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Thursday, May 2, 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.