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The Independent Crossword November 5 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 54 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 54 clues from the The Independent Crossword for November 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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ClueLetters#Answer
Man (Informal)51 AcrossReveal answer → Clasp44 AcrossReveal answer → Cross - judge defending old queen exempt from tax88 AcrossReveal answer → Pornographer firstly has a rule about body part69 AcrossReveal answer → Dupe79 AcrossReveal answer → Illustrious510 AcrossReveal answer → Harry arguing endlessly - language!610 AcrossReveal answer → Thrust511 AcrossReveal answer → Dutch helping for as long as it takes811 AcrossReveal answer → Carry out712 AcrossReveal answer → Cheese brought over in three napkins612 AcrossReveal answer → Magnus Carlsen, for example1113 AcrossReveal answer → Warehouse in French town rejected drinker813 AcrossReveal answer → Food served to us lacks taste to begin with - shameful!1314 AcrossReveal answer → Radiant young woman on the internet I have to follow817 AcrossReveal answer → Believe to be guilty717 AcrossReveal answer → Two countries flipped over the same newspaper feature619 AcrossReveal answer → Raised strip of land519 AcrossReveal answer → Peer at rich bloke's lover821 AcrossReveal answer → Accumulate521 AcrossReveal answer → Pudding ingredient722 AcrossReveal answer → Take priest to outwardly conscious survivors623 AcrossReveal answer → Humble request423 AcrossReveal answer → Current number (over 50) conforming with the rules624 AcrossReveal answer → Flower part524 AcrossReveal answer → Sanctimonious type in pub a Republican, I understand825 AcrossReveal answer →

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Make still61 DownReveal answer → The last tight game you mentioned broke his record and his heart, maybe61 DownReveal answer → Frequently52 DownReveal answer → They made Spurs supporter finally smile ... or panic!82 DownReveal answer → Utter73 DownReveal answer → Apprentice loses head but he brings home the bacon63 DownReveal answer → Want massage reported44 DownReveal answer → Worker and speaker taking exercise85 DownReveal answer → Push forward75 DownReveal answer → Way one stops little (Scottie) dog66 DownReveal answer → Evade56 DownReveal answer → Edible tuber117 DownReveal answer → Gutted - one sector struggling? This should stop the rot87 DownReveal answer → Gaming stake48 DownReveal answer → Slowly destroy what a Norseman did, said East Ender513 DownReveal answer → Captive714 DownReveal answer → Slander retracted at start - surprise (bigly) for Trump814 DownReveal answer → With reference to715 DownReveal answer → I'm done with pub - virtually ruined smoking area815 DownReveal answer → Bush's ideal running mate originally816 DownReveal answer → Remember616 DownReveal answer → Acute517 DownReveal answer → Simple418 DownReveal answer → Spit, slightly twisting plant618 DownReveal answer → Riot - elite forces finally getting on top619 DownReveal answer → Got rid of king, conspiracy theorist ultimately admitted620 DownReveal answer → Sag520 DownReveal answer → "Begin cycling!" "I won't!"422 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Thursday, November 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.