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The Independent Crossword May 5 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 54 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 54 clues from the The Independent Crossword for May 5 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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A little bit cut from start of unpleasant film after one PM in India71 AcrossReveal answer → Small hole in the skin41 AcrossReveal answer → Badly off43 AcrossReveal answer → Math in Cambridge University one's caught copying75 AcrossReveal answer → RAF officer127 AcrossReveal answer → Cause to tilt38 AcrossReveal answer → Skin's outer layer99 AcrossReveal answer → Permission to depart for holiday59 AcrossReveal answer → Fake Tales of San Francisco echo in song. Alex Turner originally arranged ...910 AcrossReveal answer → ... Dancing Shoes track and treats ...1011 AcrossReveal answer → ... high part in vocal tonally412 AcrossReveal answer → Soup dish612 AcrossReveal answer → Not translucent613 AcrossReveal answer → A Certain Romance is next to be mixed to get disc right1114 AcrossReveal answer → Means of payment916 AcrossReveal answer → Type318 AcrossReveal answer → Like a rebel, Andy Nicholson initially has his go in Arctic ...1118 AcrossReveal answer → Type of bus1219 AcrossReveal answer → Violent person421 AcrossReveal answer → ... Monkeys' first appearance. Topping the bill, the gents dominate421 AcrossReveal answer → Remain422 AcrossReveal answer → How extremely capable girl's reconnected small woofer1022 AcrossReveal answer → Dung cart I upset causing smearing925 AcrossReveal answer → Norfolk estuary, indefinitely flooded?526 AcrossReveal answer → Listen! In case it's not finished, they'll produce stuff to feed 21 in India727 AcrossReveal answer → Is Mardy Bum to make tens of thousands?728 AcrossReveal answer →

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It's difficult having Scottish island seafood filleted61 DownReveal answer → Thrive71 DownReveal answer → Narcos got head of family of 4. That's absolutely right!62 DownReveal answer → Act as a proxy for92 DownReveal answer → Plant container33 DownReveal answer → How did Cane make ane mickle pickle?103 DownReveal answer → Mob. 1-1-0-1000 dialled up54 DownReveal answer → Narcotic drug54 DownReveal answer → Dude! Please leave some vegetables!95 DownReveal answer → Worked up85 DownReveal answer → Room on a ship56 DownReveal answer → Seemingly hungry chap gives a whimper!46 DownReveal answer → One having a dozen donuts? That's a lot, even for Brits these days!87 DownReveal answer → Long robes from C&A worn over short stockings88 DownReveal answer → Appropriate910 DownReveal answer → Soft shoes (US)811 DownReveal answer → Carry cold and hot tea inside something handy for a seaside picnic1013 DownReveal answer → Rapidly714 DownReveal answer → Desert animal515 DownReveal answer → They may require medicines essentially injected into the skin right away915 DownReveal answer → Drunkenly call "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" like this816 DownReveal answer → Cubicle517 DownReveal answer → The View from the Afternoon, one's grabbing coat, leaving at the end817 DownReveal answer → To supply a department requires a lot of shipping619 DownReveal answer → Implore320 DownReveal answer → Matches at night need them620 DownReveal answer → What centurion used to cover face when wrapped up523 DownReveal answer → When the Sun Goes Down single's number 1 in this country424 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Tuesday, May 5, 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.