The Independent Crossword May 3 2026 Answers
Sunday puzzle · 53 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword May 3 2026 answers. The Sunday 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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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
ImpromptuOFFTHECUFF10Across1
Senior clergyman intimate with very becoming maidensPRIMATE7Across8
?AUSTER6Across8
Red wineSHIRAZ6Across9
European sleeps on Channel Tunnel line, going backSPANISH7Across9
Scotch added on drinks dad and I hadPUTPAIDTO9Across10
See noteWINDFARM8Across10
Harry deprived of king's insigniaBADGE5Across11
NotionIDEA4Across11
Part of bolt on doorframe painted roundTONDO5Across12
Human beingsPEOPLE6Across12
For real crime, Capone cleared out bankSINCERELY9Across13
Bottoms up!CHEERS6Across14
Heroic term interchangeable with "Centre of roundabout west of Paris"ARCDETRIOMPHE13Across15
BlemishSCAR4Across16
PractiseREHEARSE8Across18
British label on pants giving one away in German's houseBUNDESTAG9Across18
SeriousSOLEMN6Across20
Fish squirted water from mouths across riverSPRAT5Across20
?BOREAS6Across21
Separate intro for song on recordSEVER5Across21
CriterionTOUCHSTONE10Across22
News in the paper concerning Republican in the soupREPORTAGE9Across23
Offer to cover tracks reflected troubleDISTURB7Across25
French drink tea with delight, mostlyCHABLIS7Across26
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Difficult crossword arrived? Bugger, you might sayLISTENERIN10Down1
Five Turkish and British commanders in RoverVAGABOND8Down2
HonouredFETED5Down2
Reversible instrumentDEED4Down3
PatioTERRACE7Down3
Miraculous nun is at God's disposalASTOUNDING10Down4
RacecourseEPSOM5Down4
Make use ofUTILISE7Down5
Country walk with first half climbing attractive rockMARBLE6Down5
Distress signalFLARE5Down6
Fierce wife is lady every so oftenWILD4Down6
PointlessFUTILE6Down7
Bright church strangely frighteningCHEERY6Down7
Young animal had to enter cocoonPUPATE6Down8
UpstartPARVENU7Down13
Think a lot of groups ran past?SETSTOREBY10Down13
Editor's lead article in fact without substanceETHEREALLY10Down14
Live togetherCOHABIT7Down14
ScampRASCAL6Down15
Strong cold wind around island impaired hearingMISTRIAL8Down16
States positively upset, losing American accentSTRESS6Down17
?CROFT5Down17
?RANCH5Down18
Too nearBESIDE6Down18
PinnyAPRON5Down19
Reprimand headless chicken?EARFUL6Down19
End of manoeuvres in tank covering great areaVAST4Down22
Lick a bit of expensive cappuccino upPACE4Down24
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Sunday, May 3, 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.