The Independent Crossword May 26 2026 Answers
Tuesday puzzle · 54 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all 54 clues from the The Independent Crossword for May 26 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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Increase in size41 AcrossReveal answer →
Knight's title33 AcrossReveal answer →
Burst of applause during rehearsal vocals57 AcrossReveal answer →
Sleep app I abandoned to get fruity sort of desserts98 AcrossReveal answer →
Take out78 AcrossReveal answer →
Preliminary races59 AcrossReveal answer →
Inclination510 AcrossReveal answer →
Rector enthralled by warm-ups for organs?610 AcrossReveal answer →
Posy711 AcrossReveal answer →
Use it to view in plain sight and nude - I say!811 AcrossReveal answer →
Verbatim1112 AcrossReveal answer →
One who works wonders with CGI, animated in creative mania812 AcrossReveal answer →
Peel with relish413 AcrossReveal answer →
Whack on Japanese guitar - it plays tunes?715 AcrossReveal answer →
Deciding match716 AcrossReveal answer →
Delightful morning chorus around Ullswater Head717 AcrossReveal answer →
Tarnish518 AcrossReveal answer →
Composure520 AcrossReveal answer →
Pasty-faced director's staff420 AcrossReveal answer →
Vehicle721 AcrossReveal answer →
Desire (Informal)322 AcrossReveal answer →
Go study revolutionary to get inspired822 AcrossReveal answer →
Repair423 AcrossReveal answer →
Maybe Man City delivering, mercifully!825 AcrossReveal answer →
Plane originally landed yesterday, in an entirely bump-free way626 AcrossReveal answer →
Deranged satanist's sidekick927 AcrossReveal answer →
Rolls among others, dachshund on top, as tail wags528 AcrossReveal answer →
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Lubricate61 DownReveal answer →
Cava and fuel unfortunately take on English list price91 DownReveal answer →
Surpass52 DownReveal answer →
Large extra measure82 DownReveal answer →
Reel73 DownReveal answer →
Gin cocktail bolstering writer after love split?73 DownReveal answer →
Magic word - say in the style of genius American claiming zenith84 DownReveal answer →
Hazardous54 DownReveal answer →
Cigarette stub (Informal)65 DownReveal answer →
Suit designer passed65 DownReveal answer →
Aloof116 DownReveal answer →
British instrument brought up mineral, potentially56 DownReveal answer →
In this way47 DownReveal answer →
Italian wine with a sour opening note49 DownReveal answer →
Speech713 DownReveal answer →
Sagacity614 DownReveal answer →
Ramshackle let ruined break914 DownReveal answer →
Cross615 DownReveal answer →
Scraps of strange books keep Penelope essentially satisfied816 DownReveal answer →
Young dog516 DownReveal answer →
Portent417 DownReveal answer →
Inadequate, backward, tardy places where males gather, perhaps818 DownReveal answer →
Milky coffee519 DownReveal answer →
High pitched sound overwhelming place for performing719 DownReveal answer →
American spies circle around wood621 DownReveal answer →
Great serves from Agassi, Clijsters, Evert and Sampras taking number one spots423 DownReveal answer →
Search through Albuquerque streets524 DownReveal answer →
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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Tuesday, May 26, 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.