The Independent Puzzle Answers March 16, 2024
Across
Nearest neighbours exemplify tact, initially holding vote | NEXT |
Police deployed around pound arresting rogue for minor sin | PECCADILLO |
One month besieging Brown Sector | OCTANT |
Bit on the side in Paris very inspired by escape | MISTRESS |
Docked in unusually still sea | TAILLESS |
Hoarder’s minute silver dish | MAGPIE |
Sharing cost of portion alfresco? | HELPINGOUT |
Sport gun Republican avoids | LUGE |
Contraction of insanity intermittently observed | ISNT |
Toy hippos loosely stuffed with twisted rag — that’s about right | SPIROGRAPH |
Layman apolitically embraces a vision to die for? | NAPOLI |
Put off after page 1 | POSTPONE |
7 band member tipped 3 to cavort with 16 | GUERILLA |
Braggart turns out second hat | BOATER |
Distention following injury causes tissue inflammation | TENDONITIS |
Equipment located by English and Scottish corporation | KITE |
Down
Isolated group subject turns son into Conservative | ENCLAVE |
Run into train track | TRAIL |
Withdrawn hint is mine | PIT |
Stirs just over half of food round? | COMESTO |
Suppositions Maoists spun freely | ASSUMPTIONS |
Disorderly old tax collectors going as predicted? | IRREGULAR |
Doris, say, arguably more “out” before end of evening | LESSING |
Unbounded sport expertise starts to enrich new county town | ENNISKILLEN |
Old place name red-top rag reprinted | PETROGRAD |
Law takes time to block representation | STATUTE |
Mike, flexible, fully promotes one prosthetic filler | IMPLANT |
Sharp play on words chap supports | PUNGENT |
Exercise strategy that goes up to 11? | PLANK |
Brother or sister pops up twice | BIS |