The Independent Crossword May 7 2026 Answers
Thursday puzzle · 62 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword May 7 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 62 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#
Supplies hose to cover end of streetSTOCKS6Across1
Flying insectBEE3Across1
RepairsMENDS5Across3
Vintage Popeye in film recording that needs to be refinedCRUDEOIL8Across4
FighterWARRIOR7Across8
Leg boneTIBIA5Across9
Period of timeYEAR4Across10
Organic bananas repelling Mr Munro?CAIRNGORM9Across10
Recklessly determinedHELLBENT8Across11
Starts to look enquiringly at Keir Starmer's dodgy briefingsLEAKS5Across11
Answer negative from Macron immediatelyANON4Across12
Turbulence until embraced by very old non-clericsVOLATILITY10Across13
Study of flightAERONAUTICS11Across13
Privileged individual jailed, back in DartmoorINSIDER7Across16
Narrow passageALLEYWAY8Across16
Retired in Toulouse, D'Artagnan deals in financial productsTRADES6Across17
Clothes (Informal)TOGS4Across18
My clue shocked collegeLYCEUM6Across21
Venomous snakeMAMBA5Across21
Free timeLEISURE7Across22
RusticRURAL5Across23
ConsumeEAT3Across24
Bear periodically brash pompous officialPOOHBAH7Across24
My pro unit arranged briberyCORRUPTION10Across25
Reptile beginning to chase enormous birdCROC4Across28
Maltreat stand-in brought round in A&EABUSE5Across30
Connery's identical, to a smaller extent brazenSHAMELESS9Across31
Small fish tail from pilchard is hot accompanimentSIDEDISH8Across32
Mum runs drug shop in AmericaMARKET6Across33
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Cast actors in charge of teaching methodSOCRATIC8Down1
BombardmentBARRAGE7Down1
Way outEXIT4Down2
Fatefully, oxygen present in O- likely dischargedOMINOUSLY9Down2
MaimMUTILATE8Down3
Philosophical German soldier supporting KingKANT4Down3
ExaltedNOBLE5Down4
Fierce diatribe about current measureRAMPANT7Down5
SparseSCANTY6Down5
Not at homeAWAY4Down6
Husband opening food store in megacityDELHI5Down6
Fine beer served up for African residentOKAPI5Down7
Impossible to rectifyIRREPARABLE11Down7
Vigorous appetite, yenLUSTY5Down8
Reportedly ready for American anguishDOLOUR6Down9
HairstylePONYTAIL8Down12
Lawn gameCROQUET7Down14
Boy unsheathed swordLAD3Down14
ToolHAMMER6Down15
Papers eviscerated leftie disliking workIDLE4Down15
Madagascan primateLEMUR5Down17
Swear nothing concealed by Head of Audi (German car firm)AVOW4Down18
Look forSEEK4Down19
Remember wee Kenny securing a fast time?EMBERWEEK9Down19
Strong and solid ending for Babes in the WoodTHICKSET8Down20
WidespreadRIFE4Down20
Vehicle air-conditioning turned on, heading for RyeCAR3Down22
In Germany with little sister, occupied by ordinary division of cellsMITOSIS7Down23
Pair from Australia caught importing advanced drugPROZAC6Down24
Boorish character, vacuous idiotCRASS5Down25
A few drinks and a sandwichROUND5Down26
Turn over page, captivated by Dune novelUPEND5Down27
Newspaper article featuring European cheeseFETA4Down29
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Thursday, May 7, 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.