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The Independent Crossword May 21 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 54 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword May 21 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 54 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#
EncounteredMET3Across1 Iambic verse of song that's short and clearSONNET6Across1 SprainWRICK5Across3 Comes up to ride with heroes on the wingSURFACES8Across5 GroundTERRAIN7Across8 WeaponSWORD5Across9 Eisteddfod winner cried like lamb, we hearBARD4Across9 RobberyTHEFT5Across10 May Nazi sod corrupt conceited king?OZYMANDIAS10Across10 Vibration from the East is current hailSINEWAVE8Across11 Local regulationsBYELAWS7Across11 Leading contestantFRONTRUNNER11Across12 Eccentric, creaky person prone to gasYACKER6Across12 Like chestnut-mounted thug in fairy taleREDRIDINGHOOD13Across13 ProfuseCOPIOUS7Across16 Fair play when Spanish drunk drinks fortified wines at MassSPORTSMANSHIP13Across17 Hot molten rockMAGMA5Across18 Discovered phoney saint is lacking guileHONEST6Across20 Rub outERASE5Across20 CourageousVALIANT7Across21 LustreSHEEN5Across22 Trainee misplaced the last of finder's feeRETAINER8Across22 Put onDON3Across23 Enthused to stick around, she's first on islePASSIONATE10Across24 Say rocker's dropping recipe for teaCHAI4Across25 Uncalled-for heckles ending in distressNEEDLESS8Across26 Initial slice of tuna fish in messTANGLE6Across27

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Undergo changeMUTATE6Down1 Bejewelled ring is pale when lit by dayOPALISED8Down2 AbruptTERSE5Down2 Jog naked, skirting centre of TangierNUDGE5Down3 SquanderWASTE5Down3 Who ranted when performing type of play?TWOHANDER9Down4 Set apartISOLATE7Down4 Legume on base adapted over yearSOYBEAN7Down5 PrestigeKUDOS5Down5 Prepare component in urea dyeREADY5Down6 BoxCARTON6Down6 Bold rogue returned with debts and after goldAUDACIOUS9Down7 Not conspicuousUNOBTRUSIVE11Down7 Illegal drug at night gets daughter highELATED6Down8 Put backREPLACE7Down13 AgileNIMBLE6Down14 Concerning papers editor controlledREPRESSED9Down14 DissoluteWANTON6Down15 Sincere to try and quit, regressing tonsHEARTFELT9Down15 Board gameCHESS5Down16 Defeat inspiring anger with defenceFIREWALL8Down16 Body of waterOCEAN5Down17 Vacated street with loads of paper runsSTREAMS7Down18 MagnificentGRAND5Down19 As charity, give fellow crown, not penceDONATE6Down19 Variety of steak is black in hueTBONE5Down21 Peruvian with fashion-forward looINCAN5Down23

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Thursday, May 21, 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.