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The Independent Crossword May 23 2024 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 53 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword May 23 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Area of mown and cultivated grassLAWN4Across1 Description of lob used for tennisMIXEDDOUBLES12Across1 StillYET3Across3 Assumed nameALIAS5Across8 Bill and Ted entertain us on Japanese setADJUSTED8Across9 BewitchENCHANT7Across9 Sailor meets short goofy swingerTARZAN6Across10 InfiniteENDLESS7Across10 GenuinelyTRULY5Across11 Pass drinks, contents of beer bottleELAPSE6Across11 RudeILLMANNERED11Across12 Grass cut by schoolchildren unlikely to go back insideREFORMED8Across12 Censor changed endings for The Omen as filmedONSCREEN8Across13 Payment to join navy's diversSUBS4Across15 Type of diseaseVIRUS5Across16 Crested ploverLAPWING7Across18 Bird that parrots accompany mainly keeps heading westMYNA4Across18 Fair guaranteed publicityEXPOSURE8Across19 StylishELEGANT7Across20 Nick's hours at work stretched by work leftSHOPLIFT8Across21 LustreSHEEN5Across21 Edible tuberYAM3Across22 Cringe seeing nasty spill on playgroundRECOIL6Across23 Humble requestPLEA4Across23 Virtually nothing collected by charity that's closingALMOST6Across25 Key lingo for French foodESCARGOT8Across26 Score for nine is accepted by Countdown host: UNWITTINGNONETHEWISER12Across27

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Heavy and inertLEADEN6Down1 Daughter wears only nice pants, sitting on her arseINDOLENCY9Down2 BizarreWEIRD5Down2 Supply Ecstasy and crackEQUIP5Down3 Sailing boatYACHT5Down3 I might change answer - some solved it here recentlyDITHERER8Down4 Speak badly ofTRADUCE7Down4 Lack of cash concealed by trendy clothingUNDERINVESTMENT15Down5 High regardESTEEM6Down5 The French aristocrat spared the guillotine, perhapsLETOFF6Down6 CharacterPERSONALITY11Down6 As you'll hear, teacher rewards hits for sixSURPRISES9Down7 RemainSTAY4Down7 Lacking strength with low energy, reviveWAKE4Down8 TheftLARCENY7Down13 RevealEXPOSE6Down14 Revived bar opening in Cambridge, light blueCLAMPDOWN9Down14 List of businessAGENDA6Down15 OpinionVIEW4Down16 Sedative lawyers munched on, back from raveBARBITONE9Down16 Involuntary muscular contractionSPASM5Down17 Lips are fixed around cold air holeSPIRACLE8Down17 PerfectIDEAL5Down19 Porcelain in perfect condition available to orderMINTON6Down20 First off the album!HELP4Down22 Crumbs Joe gives dogCORGI5Down24

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Thursday, May 23, 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.