The Independent Crossword October 16 2024 Answers
Wednesday puzzle · 54 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword October 16 2024 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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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Picked up someone going without waterproof coat?LACQUER7Across1
OozeSEEP4Across1
Funeral carHEARSE6Across3
Show how to upset collected VIPsWHOSWHO7Across5
Female horseMARE4Across7
ReproveADMONISH8Across8
PigmentCOBALTBLUE10Across9
Swimmer's jog around UniversityTROUT5Across9
"Fore!" some characters repeatedly snarled, with no mistakesERRORFREE9Across10
Apprehension about one flaky financial periodFISCALYEAR10Across11
Supports cash cutBRAS4Across12
TranquilSERENE6Across12
Jerk backRECOIL6Across13
In a position to win game of darts quicklyONTHEDOUBLE11Across14
ExtraADDITIONAL10Across15
WaryCAUTIOUS8Across18
Bishop drops drinks next to queen's puzzleBRAINTEASER11Across18
In this wayTHUS4Across20
Car fuelPETROL6Across21
Couple in Madrid reportedly sleep in very basic accommodationDOSS4Across21
WorryFRET4Across22
Notice two Best Supporting Actress Oscar winners make decisionADJUDICATE10Across22
Cite chart that's excited designerARCHITECT9Across25
It is worth a point in Scrabble, which is usefulUTILE5Across26
Examine bit of pitch during cricket?INSPECT7Across27
Sanitiser is discarded on the counter, important for seeing membranesRETINAS7Across28
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Discharge, in more ways than oneLETOFF6Down1
KillSLAY4Down1
Pick sweets over the phoneCHOOSE6Down2
Ugly sightEYESORE7Down2
Edge of a piece of clothHEM3Down3
Highly reliable scanULTRASOUND10Down3
Shrill and voracious, but not at firstREEDY5Down4
Make voidANNUL5Down4
Friendly con-artists abandoning female - they will cause troubleWARMAKERS9Down5
Affecting the whole bodySYSTEMIC8Down5
Small parrotPARAKEET8Down6
Go green, ringing fearsome individualOGRE4Down6
Washington border troubled CabinetWARDROBE8Down7
Bowl a no-ball, as clear record broken by StokesOVERSTEP8Down8
ReptileTORTOISE8Down10
DiscreteSEPARATE8Down11
Torque unit can vary and it can restrict flowTOURNIQUET10Down13
HireCHARTER7Down14
Most stylish butt seen in Italian port, brieflyTRENDIEST9Down15
DiscourageDETER5Down16
A friend curtailed drug problem in Arabian cityABUDHABI8Down16
AbruptCURT4Down17
Taps engaging American's bottom and robesCASSOCKS8Down17
Nocturnal birdOWL3Down19
Helping shop to stock newspaperRATION6Down19
Tricolour's first among equals in flagsPETERS6Down20
Spread boron out, sayUTTER5Down23
Diamonds repeatedly cut into cubesDICE4Down24
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Wednesday, October 16, 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.