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The Independent Crossword May 2 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 112 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword May 2 2026 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 112 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#
King taken in by Alcoholics Anonymous groupABBA4Across1 Indonesian islandBALI4Across1 Plaintive cryWHINE5Across3 High seas seemed to be a source of oilSESAMESEED10Across3 Wandering awaySTRAYING8Across7 Give painACHE4Across8 School subjectMATHEMATICS11Across9 Gentle one moved by 'blubber queen' nicknameSOBRIQUET9Across10 Garden ornamentGNOME5Across10 American poet and painter whose first names were Edward EstlinEECUMMINGS10Across11 Sailors discovered new townCREWE5Across11 ClemencyMERCY5Across12 Rename city in the grip of revoltRELABEL7Across12 The common plant Bellis perennisDAISY5Across13 Does bum express pong escaping trousers?SPONGES7Across13 Athletic footwear and apparel company founded in Bolton in 1958REEBOK6Across14 Sailor initially went for a number of knotsSPEED5Across14 Brand name for paraffin whose TV advertising included a rewritten version of the song Smoke Gets in Your EyesESSOBLUE8Across15 Burmese-born singer best known for fronting Bow Wow WowANNABELLALWIN13Across16 ImplicationCONNOTATION11Across16 Queen's worker, perhaps removing hard part of raven's wingBEEFEATER9Across16 Stylish sort of sailor/25DSARTORIAL9Across17 Song written in 1940 by Mexican songwriter Consuelo Velázquez whose title translates as "kiss me generously"BESAMEMUCHO11Across17 ImmenseVAST4Across18 IdleTICKOVER8Across19 Game of cards?JACKS5Across19 1993 action film starring Sylvester Stallone and John LithgowCLIFFHANGER11Across19 Session of overindulgenceSPREE5Across20 Flood defenceDYKE4Across21 Soothing ointment male put on one soft testicle after cyclingLIPBALM7Across21 German who sang with pop star for CapitalNICOSIA7Across22 English actor whose US TV series include Lie to Me and Tin StarTIMROTH7Across22 The soul of wit, according to Polonius in Shakespeare's HamletBREVITY7Across23 Sailor that's dead smoothDRAKE5Across24 Sheikhdom whose capital is ManamaBAHRAIN7Across24 Plastic water bottles fit, and dishes, cutlery, etc.TABLEWARE9Across25 Comfortable existence of English setter, say, getting played withEASYSTREET10Across26 What's in the sea? Unopened maps from the EastSALT4Across27 Italian automobile manufacturer founded in 1906, which later became part of the Fiat GroupLANCIA6Across27 Republic in the Atlantic off the coast of West Africa whose capital is PraiaCAPEVERDE9Across29 An industrial port in Washington, on Puget SoundTACOMA6Across31 American author whose works include The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to ArmsERNESTHEMINGWAY15Across32 The Promised Land of the IsraelitesCANAAN6Across37 Genus of over 700 species of trees, shrubs and small bushes including ebony and persimmon treesDIOSPYROS9Across38 The area of seats on the ground floor of a theatre or cinema nearest to the stage or screenSTALLS6Across39 City in Orange County, California, that is the site of DisneylandANAHEIM7Across40 See 48GIANLORENZOBERNINI18Across41 Edible sea snail of the genus HaliotisABALONE7Across43 1994 film starring Tom Hanks which won six Academy AwardsFORRESTGUMP11Across46 Italian sculptor and architect whose works include the Baldacchino over the high altar of St Peter's Basilica in RomeGIANLORENZOBERNINI18Across48 English writer best known for Three Men in a BoatJEROMEKJEROME13Across50 Fictitious poet-in-residence in Private Eye created in 1972 by Barry FantoniEJTHRIBB8Across51 The capital of Australia's Northern TerritoryDARWIN6Across53 In Greek mythology, a Titan compelled to support the sky on his shouldersATLAS5Across54 The administrative centre of WiltshireTROWBRIDGE10Across55

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A bull with ornate balls is fascinatingABSORBS7Down1 Postman Pat's black-and-white catJESS4Down1 Roofing materialBITUMEN7Down1 Site of tower originally built north of Lincoln, Lincolnshire's capitalBABEL5Down2 Memoir by Isak Dinesen, nom de plume of Danish author Baroness Karen von Blixen-FineckeOUTOFAFRICA11Down2 SlightestLEAST5Down2 Tobias ___, Scottish novelist, whose picaresque satires include Roderick Random, Peregrine Pickle and Humphry ClinkerSMOLLETT8Down3 Native American dwellingWIGWAM6Down3 PictureIMAGINE7Down4 In the Old Testament, the fifth son of Jacob by his wife LeahISSACHAR8Down4 Balance caps from bottles including Maraschino liqueur I spilledEQUILIBRIUM11Down4 Distinctive spiritETHOS5Down5 Key from a large TeslaALT3Down5 Italian city in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region that hosted the 2025 Uefa Super CupUDINE5Down5 Dog originally bred for fighting, ownership of which is prohibited in the UK by the Dangerous Dogs Act of 1991PITBULLTERRIER14Down6 Bathroom fittingBIDET5Down6 Two characters from the heart of friendly, intimate circleENCLOSE7Down6 Haitian rapper, musician and actor who found fame with the FugeesWYCLEFJEAN10Down7 Animated green flying alien I seeENERGETIC9Down7 1975 adventure film starring Charles Bronson, based on a 1974 novel of the same name by Alistair MacLeanBREAKHEARTPASS14Down8 Furniture one puts clothes onDRESSER7Down8 Sailor's transgressionsSINBAD6Down9 Welsh darts player and former professional rugby union and rugby league player, nicknamed the Iceman, who won the PDC World Championship in 2021GERWYNPRICE11Down9 The capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999BONN4Down10 Observe and recordMONITOR7Down11 Any congenital growth or pigmented blemish on the skinNAEVUS6Down12 AdmitCONCEDE7Down13 Charming head of Eton entering live quiz for pupils?SPELLINGBEE11Down13 Formal dress itemBOWTIE6Down14 Exciting opener with USA and their Ryder Cup opponents?EUROPEANS9Down15 Jousting weaponLANCE5Down15 Social groupingCLASS5Down16 Tusk materialIVORY5Down17 Spot vacant sweetshop where freemasons gatherSPLODGE7Down17 Wild asses crushed orangesONAGERS7Down18 Oratorio by Felix Mendelssohn premiered at the Birmingham Festival in 1846ELIJAH6Down18 He fell fetching water - wet top's removed, and coatJACKET6Down19 2001 Michael Apted film with a screenplay by Tom Stoppard, based on a novel by Robert HarrisENIGMA6Down20 Oldest, most virtuous woman repeatedly drinking beerSTALEST7Down20 Pop song whose English language version was a top ten UK hit for Sylvia in 1974YVIVAESPANA11Down21 Climb endlessly on a ladder-like structureSCALA5Down23 Pitch from Hollywood A-lister starting lateTAR3Down25 Aiden ___, Falkirk-born Republic of Ireland winger who joined Everton from Spartak Moscow in 2014MCGEADY7Down25 Leader, with his brother Horsa, of the first Jutish settlers in BritainHENGIST7Down26 In France, a municipal district of certain cities, such as ParisARRONDISSEMENT14Down28 Translucent gelatinous substance used as a lubricant and as an ointment basePETROLEUMJELLY14Down30 The ___, the fifth canvas in William Hogarth's series of six paintings known as Marriage à-la-modeBAGNIO6Down33 Roman Catholic priest and detective created by G K ChestertonFATHERBROWN11Down34 Austrian-born actor whose roles include Jeremiah Durrance in Now, Voyager and Victor Laszlo in CasablancaPAULHENREID11Down35 A thin filled pancake that is fried or bakedBLINTZ6Down36 A small round boneless slice of lamb from the fillet or legNOISETTE8Down42 A shoulderless, sleeveless, strapless women's garment in the UK, or, in North America, slang for a TV setBOOBTUBE8Down44 1977 UK number one single by Brotherhood of ManANGELO6Down45 Fashion consultant, author and TV presenter best known for his Channel 4 programme How to Look Good NakedGOKWAN6Down47 The state capital of IdahoBOISE5Down49 See 7WYCLEFJEAN10Down50 Lou ___, German musician best known for his 1999 hit single Mambo No 5BEGA4Down52

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Saturday, May 2, 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.