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The Independent Crossword May 26 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 54 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword May 26 2026 answers. The Tuesday 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#
Increase in sizeGROW4Across1 Knight's titleSIR3Across3 Burst of applause during rehearsal vocalsSALVO5Across7 Sleep app I abandoned to get fruity sort of dessertsAPPLEPIES9Across8 Take outEXTRACT7Across8 Preliminary racesHEATS5Across9 InclinationSLOPE5Across10 Rector enthralled by warm-ups for organs?HEARTS6Across10 PosyNOSEGAY7Across11 Use it to view in plain sight and nude - I say!NAKEDEYE8Across11 VerbatimWORDFORWORD11Across12 One who works wonders with CGI, animated in creative maniaMAGICIAN8Across12 Peel with relishZEST4Across13 Whack on Japanese guitar - it plays tunes?JUKEBOX7Across15 Deciding matchPLAYOFF7Across16 Delightful morning chorus around Ullswater HeadAMUSING7Across17 TarnishSULLY5Across18 ComposurePOISE5Across20 Pasty-faced director's staffWAND4Across20 VehicleSCOOTER7Across21 Desire (Informal)YEN3Across22 Go study revolutionary to get inspiredLEAVENED8Across22 RepairMEND4Across23 Maybe Man City delivering, mercifully!HUMANELY8Across25 Plane originally landed yesterday, in an entirely bump-free wayEVENLY6Across26 Deranged satanist's sidekickASSISTANT9Across27 Rolls among others, dachshund on top, as tail wagsCARDS5Across28

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
LubricateGREASE6Down1 Cava and fuel unfortunately take on English list priceFACEVALUE9Down1 SurpassOUTDO5Down2 Large extra measureOVERSIZE8Down2 ReelSTAGGER7Down3 Gin cocktail bolstering writer after love split?OPENING7Down3 Magic word - say in the style of genius American claiming zenithALAKAZAM8Down4 HazardousRISKY5Down4 Cigarette stub (Informal)FAGEND6Down5 Suit designer passedSPADES6Down5 AloofSTANDOFFISH11Down6 British instrument brought up mineral, potentiallyBERYL5Down6 In this wayTHUS4Down7 Italian wine with a sour opening noteASTI4Down9 SpeechORATION7Down13 SagacityWISDOM6Down14 Ramshackle let ruined breakINTERLUDE9Down14 CrossHYBRID6Down15 Scraps of strange books keep Penelope essentially satisfiedODDMENTS8Down16 Young dogPUPPY5Down16 PortentOMEN4Down17 Inadequate, backward, tardy places where males gather, perhapsSKELETAL8Down18 Milky coffeeLATTE5Down19 High pitched sound overwhelming place for performingPLAYING7Down19 American spies circle around woodACACIA6Down21 Great serves from Agassi, Clijsters, Evert and Sampras taking number one spotsACES4Down23 Search through Albuquerque streetsQUEST5Down24

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Tuesday, May 26, 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.