The Independent Crossword May 6 2026 Answers
Wednesday puzzle · 54 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword May 6 2026 answers. The Wednesday 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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Cry, as time short for rejigging study of the universeASTROCHEMISTRY14Across1
Old measure of lengthELL3Across1
Boyfriend (Dated)BEAU4Across3
Conductor unknown in CubaZINC4Across9
TeacherTUTOR5Across9
AstonishingAMAZING7Across10
No substance protects unaccompanied medicNOSOLOGIST10Across10
Out of dateARCHAIC7Across11
I ate carp, unfortunately with bad consequencesATAPRICE8Across11
Do not change income, essentially, for backing groupsOCTETS6Across12
TardyLATE4Across13
IncessantUNREMITTING11Across14
Reason for illness, oddly, lies in Soho obsessionLEISHMANIA10Across14
Orderly content to chaperone a therapistNEAT4Across17
SolitaryLONE4Across17
Listen to them fart endlesslyHEAR4Across18
ConventNUNNERY7Across18
Shocked, calls business receiving millionsDUMBSTRUCK10Across19
Boost sheep chased by young dogRAMPUP6Across21
Control and make use ofHARNESS7Across21
Civic dignitaryMAYOR5Across22
What Santa did to get around greatly impressed, it's saidSLEIGHED8Across23
QuarryPREY4Across24
British Rail director taking small measure is good ideaBRAINCHILD10Across25
UnhappySAD3Across25
Give out terms of reference with no introductionEMIT4Across27
Selfish spoilsport to prepare trap — those people infuriateDOGINTHEMANGER14Across28
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Additional runsEXTRAS6Down1
IgnitedLIT3Down2
Volcanic region around Etna hot and salineSAINTHELENA11Down2
Summary concerning player in national teamRECAP5Down3
Ratified two companies welcoming new editorCONFIRMED9Down4
BeingEXISTENCE9Down4
Oriental festival ending in altercationEASTERN7Down5
Strong impulseURGE4Down5
Basic accommodation's one good toilet?IGLOO5Down6
RegionAREA4Down6
Harry tethering spanner, perhaps?TIGHTENER9Down7
Wife of a marquisMARCHIONESS11Down7
Dance styleBALLET6Down8
Coyest nurses agreedYES3Down8
Large open central areaCONCOURSE9Down12
Right-winger, originally Trotskyist, that Blair, perhaps, welcomesTHATCHERITE11Down13
Stokes tricking BeefySTRAPPING9Down15
Small holeEYELET6Down15
CrossHYBRID6Down16
Husband to leave pet with mother in cityAMSTERDAM9Down16
TitleNAME4Down19
Great footballer, I see, is saviourMESSIAH7Down20
Golf shotCHIP4Down20
Writer skirts around treePECAN5Down22
Affirmative answerYES3Down23
Perhaps Zack Polanski about to probe dataGREEN5Down24
Staff cross, but half-heartedlyROD3Down26
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Wednesday, May 6, 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.