The Independent Crossword May 23 2026 Answers

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Below are all the The Independent Crossword May 23 2026 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 107 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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Golfer's cryFORE4Across1 Straggle headed by elderly gooseGREYLAG7Across1 Film and TV maskMATTE5Across3 Parents postponing employment of second hot water bottle?THERMOS7Across5 Babycare facilityCRECHE6Across7 Horse's gaitCANTER6Across8 English Romantic painter known principally for his landscape paintings of Dedham ValeJOHNCONSTABLE13Across9 Shop that sells fancy pastriesPATISSERIE10Across9 Computer at home backing up sound systemNICAM5Across9 This provides cover until para breaks outTARPAULIN9Across10 Rough-spoken insolence that groom must polish up?HORSEBRASS10Across11 West Country dialect word for spring onionsCHIPPLES8Across11 Sierra tailgates Clio maybe out of motorway servicesUSES4Across12 ResuscitateREVIVE6Across12 CupboardCLOSET6Across13 See 50MATTHIJSDELIGT14Across14 Press that is keeping in check broadcasting tycoon?MILLIONAIRE11Across14 KnowledgeCOGNISANCE10Across14 Derek ___, former England spin bowler nicknamed "Deadly"UNDERWOOD9Across15 A broad-faced grinding toothMOLAR5Across16 Breed of sheepMERINO6Across17 A musical form consisting of a set of continuous variations upon a ground bassCHACONNE8Across17 Carol fast approaching in SEATSILENTNIGHT11Across18 The eighth studio album by Rush, which became their biggest selling album in the USMOVINGPICTURES14Across18 PlanetURANUS6Across19 Fine adjustmentTWEAK5Across20 1971 album by Lynn AndersonROSEGARDEN10Across20 Warm upHEAT4Across21 Range of adult recordingsALPS4Across21 Lame fox managed with reduced prey perhapsFOREXAMPLE10Across22 Infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteriaTUBERCULOSIS12Across22 Lilo & ___, 2002 Walt Disney animated filmSTITCH6Across25 Dan Brown's first hit having shortage in stockBLACKBELT9Across25 Patron cross about new chargesDONOR5Across26 Liège-born composer best known for his Symphony in D minorCESARFRANCK11Across26 Characters line street wanting workLETTERS7Across27 Constantly inbound, regularly returning vesselsNONSTOP7Across28 The capital of SamoaAPIA4Across28 Common name for Rembrandt's The Shooting Company of Franz Banning CocqNIGHTWATCH10Across29 Best Supporting Actress Oscar-winner for her role as Anita in the film West Side StoryRITAMORENO10Across31 2002 single by Ash that was one of two new songs on their compilation album Intergalactic Sonic 7″sENVY4Across35 Small seaside resort on the north coast of Cornwall, six miles southwest of NewquayPERRANPORTH11Across37 Pita ___, flanker who scored Fiji's only try at the 1991 Rugby World Cup, against FranceNARUMA6Across39 American businessman who co-founded the American Anti-Slavery Society in 1833 and served as its first presidentARTHURTAPPAN12Across41 Monument which gives its name to the southern area of Edgware Road in LondonMARBLEARCH10Across42 Actress whose films include Death in Venice, Cabaret and Barry LyndonMARISABERENSON14Across43 Spanish international right-back who played 243 games for Atlético Madrid between 2011 and 2019JUANFRAN8Across46 Song that gave Arthur Conley a Top Ten hit in 1967SWEETSOULMUSIC14Across47 African country whose capital is KampalaUGANDA6Across49 Dutch centre-back who has joined Manchester United from Bayern MunichMATTHIJSDELIGT14Across50 Norwegian ski jumper who won gold and silver medals at the 1994 Winter Olympics in LillehammerESPENBREDESEN13Across51

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RageFURY4Down1 Actor who played writer Holly Martins in The Third ManJOSEPHCOTTEN12Down1 Indian sides in garnish finish off tandooriGANDHI6Down1 Occasionally gearbox can be mounted againENCORE6Down2 Post-wedding partyRECEPTION9Down2 1958 film starring Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant, based on the play Kind Sir by Norman KrasnaINDISCREET10Down2 Explosive change I implementLIMPETMINE10Down3 The first British club to win a major European trophyTOTTENHAMHOTSPUR16Down3 Slimy secretionMUCUS5Down3 Fix up label or it might snapGATOR5Down4 1992 horror film, based on the short story The Forbidden by Clive Barker, that was scored by Philip GlassCANDYMAN8Down4 Brown colourTAN3Down4 Cosmetic itemEYELINER8Down5 Opera by Giuseppe Verdi based on a play by Antonio García GutiérrezILTROVATORE11Down5 Stabbing item about to corrodeTHRUSTING9Down5 BoilSEETHE6Down6 A substance with a pH of less than 7ACID4Down6 Going through hairpieces, a usually hairy chapESAU4Down6 Brand of hamburger introduced by a Greater Pittsburgh area McDonald's franchisee in 1967BIGMAC6Down7 Material holding up Piers, a lot of type?MOLESKIN8Down7 Second politician, rejecting leader, leftSINISTER8Down8 A provisional court judgement, especially in divorce proceedingsDECREENISI10Down8 Nevil ___, author whose popular novels include A Town Like AliceSHUTE5Down10 Absolve from blameEXONERATE9Down10 ReminiscentREDOLENT8Down11 Eastern dish of spiced ricePILAU5Down12 AgreeCONCUR6Down13 The point at which an aircraft moves from transonic to supersonic speedSOUNDBARRIER12Down13 Formal outdoor feature that could spell danger for setter?KNOTGARDEN10Down13 Solitary types intruded upon by fellow city dwellersLONDONERS9Down15 Wading birdSTORK5Down15 Sudden blast of windGUST4Down16 Where Turks might be slain - but not normallyISTANBUL8Down16 Facetious female's backchat mostly rubbishFLIPPANT8Down17 Frozen waterICE3Down18 Juan ___, general and politician elected three times as President of ArgentinaPERON5Down19 Wood being crushed by stone instrumentSPINET6Down19 Wind once again concerning with sharp blowREWRAP6Down20 Record company that turned down The Beatles but signed The Rolling StonesDECCA5Down21 Giant going down when completely shornETTIN5Down23 Joy Division's debut album, released in 1979UNKNOWNPLEASURES16Down23 Cultured dairy product mainly found on European islandSKYE4Down24 Chicago's primary airportOHARE5Down24 Part of the body on the back of the pelvis between the piriformis muscle and the pelvic fasciaSACRALPLEXUS12Down27 A carved channel or groove, as on a Doric friezeGLYPH5Down30 In the Old Testament, the second son of Jacob and ZilpahASHER5Down32 John Steinbeck novella featuring the characters George Milton and Lennie SmallOFMICEANDMEN12Down33 The epiphytic bromeliaceous plant Tillandsia usneoidesSPANISHMOSS11Down34 Coastal hamlet in the Pevensey Levels area of East SussexNORMANSBAY10Down36 Municipality in Calabria famous as the site where, in 1972, two Greek bronze statues of warriors were found in the seaRIACE5Down38 Former Aberdeen, Bournemouth, Newcastle United and Southampton left winger who won 26 caps for Scotland between 2017 and 2022RYANFRASER10Down40 In the Old Testament, the elder son of Joseph and the Israelite tribe descendedMANASSEH8Down42 Jacques ___, French composer whose most famous works include Divertissement and EscalesIBERT5Down44 Brightest star in the constellation AquilaALTAIR6Down45 In the Old Testament, Esau's twin brotherJACOB5Down46 Sammy ___, the all-time home run leader among foreign-born Major League Baseball playersSOSA4Down48

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