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The Independent Crossword May 21 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 54 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 54 clues from the The Independent Crossword for May 21 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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Encountered31 AcrossReveal answer → Iambic verse of song that's short and clear61 AcrossReveal answer → Sprain53 AcrossReveal answer → Comes up to ride with heroes on the wing85 AcrossReveal answer → Ground78 AcrossReveal answer → Weapon59 AcrossReveal answer → Eisteddfod winner cried like lamb, we hear49 AcrossReveal answer → Robbery510 AcrossReveal answer → May Nazi sod corrupt conceited king?1010 AcrossReveal answer → Vibration from the East is current hail811 AcrossReveal answer → Local regulations711 AcrossReveal answer → Leading contestant1112 AcrossReveal answer → Eccentric, creaky person prone to gas612 AcrossReveal answer → Like chestnut-mounted thug in fairy tale1313 AcrossReveal answer → Profuse716 AcrossReveal answer → Fair play when Spanish drunk drinks fortified wines at Mass1317 AcrossReveal answer → Hot molten rock518 AcrossReveal answer → Discovered phoney saint is lacking guile620 AcrossReveal answer → Rub out520 AcrossReveal answer → Courageous721 AcrossReveal answer → Lustre522 AcrossReveal answer → Trainee misplaced the last of finder's fee822 AcrossReveal answer → Put on323 AcrossReveal answer → Enthused to stick around, she's first on isle1024 AcrossReveal answer → Say rocker's dropping recipe for tea425 AcrossReveal answer → Uncalled-for heckles ending in distress826 AcrossReveal answer → Initial slice of tuna fish in mess627 AcrossReveal answer →

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Undergo change61 DownReveal answer → Bejewelled ring is pale when lit by day82 DownReveal answer → Abrupt52 DownReveal answer → Jog naked, skirting centre of Tangier53 DownReveal answer → Squander53 DownReveal answer → Who ranted when performing type of play?94 DownReveal answer → Set apart74 DownReveal answer → Legume on base adapted over year75 DownReveal answer → Prestige55 DownReveal answer → Prepare component in urea dye56 DownReveal answer → Box66 DownReveal answer → Bold rogue returned with debts and after gold97 DownReveal answer → Not conspicuous117 DownReveal answer → Illegal drug at night gets daughter high68 DownReveal answer → Put back713 DownReveal answer → Agile614 DownReveal answer → Concerning papers editor controlled914 DownReveal answer → Dissolute615 DownReveal answer → Sincere to try and quit, regressing tons915 DownReveal answer → Board game516 DownReveal answer → Defeat inspiring anger with defence816 DownReveal answer → Body of water517 DownReveal answer → Vacated street with loads of paper runs718 DownReveal answer → Magnificent519 DownReveal answer → As charity, give fellow crown, not pence619 DownReveal answer → Variety of steak is black in hue521 DownReveal answer → Peruvian with fashion-forward loo523 DownReveal answer →

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