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The Independent Crossword May 7 2024 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 57 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword May 7 2024 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 57 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#
Arrow-shooting weaponBOW3Across1 SmartSTING5Across3 Germinated cereal grainMALT4Across7 GratingABRASIVE8Across8 Alcoholic welcoming stiffener from 19ASOCIALIST9Across9 RequisitionCOMMANDEER10Across9 Perfect fish alla Livornese startersIDEAL5Across10 Titivate (Informal)TARTUP6Across11 State of bluegrass lounge singerKYLIE5Across11 Hellish stuff from Black Sabbath character with lip fillerBRIMSTONE9Across12 Change the lawCOPPERS7Across13 HireEMPLOY6Across13 Spooner's main blemish is kind of 8PEACOCK7Across14 ReinforceSTRENGTHEN10Across15 Finish off second issue for 15MOPUP5Across17 Wine on demand at lastRED3Across19 Dark volcanic rockOBSIDIAN8Across19 Cheese cutter oddly securing medalCOMTE5Across20 NoughtZERO4Across20 Come nextENSUE5Across21 Commander of Russian vehicle reversing around space stationADMIRAL7Across21 BoyLAD3Across22 What 25 did with Madame ButterflyPAINTEDLADY11Across22 Singer left in Aberdeen groundBRENDALEE9Across24 Little Simz regularly ahead of everybodySMALL5Across26 Alien investigator not unknown to rowSCULL5Across28 Upset around Gunners increasedSPIRALLED9Across29

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Boxer initially upset over Sky broadcastUSYK4Down1 VesselBOAT4Down1 Slog from left-handed opener breaking school recordSCHLEP6Down2 LackingWITHOUT7Down2 Porter has people paying to see Jack Russell?GATEKEEPER10Down3 OddSTRANGE7Down3 Voice coach in high-flying companyAIRBUS6Down4 SupplyISSUE5Down4 Son had hallucinations laid bareSTRIPPED8Down5 Prison officialGOVERNOR8Down5 X is embraced by King Charles finallyKISS4Down6 Soothing substanceBALM4Down6 Rambo and Joe Exotic showing a lot of bottleJEROBOAM8Down7 Sad Scottish singer half-cut in empty brasserieBLUE4Down8 AdequatePASSABLE8Down10 ThoughtfulPENSIVE7Down12 Mark married in unconscious stateCOMMA5Down13 Salted crackerPRETZEL7Down14 Swimmer in freezing lake swallows a lot of waterARCTICSEAL10Down15 Harry Kane on top of Germany’s pressKNEAD5Down16 Means of controlREINS5Down16 Strong tasteTANG4Down17 Solicitor on ecstasy before party added bells and whistlesPIMPEDUP8Down18 DryARID4Down18 Russell Crowe ultimately drunk and unregulatedRULELESS8Down19 Cabbage white is under ripe bananasPIERIS6Down22 Dogs scoff in revolutionary wayTRAILS6Down23 Brief Encounter is 19D for presidentBUSH4Down24 Artist brought up in PhiladelphiaDALI4Down25 See 22 AcrossPAINTEDLADY11Down27

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. 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.