The Independent Crossword August 31 2025 Answers
Sunday puzzle · 52 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword August 31 2025 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 52 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#
See noteWHITEDWARF10Across1
Eagerly buy something worthless on back of tinSNAPUP6Across1
New tipi soon standingPOSITION8Across5
?GRUMPY6Across8
Holes beginning to grow naturally around lakeGOLFCOURSE10Across9
Ordinary seamanRATING6Across9
Want massage from lecturer?NEED4Across10
Bravo!WELLDONE8Across10
?JACK4Across11
Elasticated foot warmers from chemist on King's Road?CHELSEABOOTS12Across11
Ornamental tapeBRAID5Across12
Cold plain fish sandwiches outside for dockerTUNDRA6Across13
?JIMMY5Across13
Writer's arty novel rarely containing sex?LITERARY8Across14
Give painACHE4Across14
DeadDECEASED8Across15
Joey's father's packing large knickersBLOOMERS8Across16
?SLEEPY6Across17
Lots love line in poetryOODLES6Across19
ShamelessBRAZEN6Across19
White wineCHARDONNAY10Across20
Show disapproval of wobbly thingies on German porn filmBOOGIENIGHTS12Across21
Princess up against a woman that acts like oneDIVA4Across24
Free of sin, one's fit to be kissed in audienceIMPECCABLE10Across25
Bum numb? Perhaps cane ...DEADBEAT8Across26
... mark remains on bottomENDASH6Across27
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Turning point for the sun going up and downNOON4Down2
Lower the dignity ofHUMILIATE9Down2
Not amused picking up work after ineffective coffeePOFACED7Down3
Gland in the neckTHYROID7Down3
Mournful songDIRGE5Down4
Walk before comprehending warning noticePROMENADE9Down4
PerformACT3Down5
Painter really in friend's shadePARASOL7Down5
FussyFINICKY7Down6
Insane jockeys having no end of fun here?SIENA5Down6
Sea eagleERNE4Down7
Oven with duck in to roast, initiallyTANDOOR7Down7
Upset voter rattled ballot box - Lib Dem leader?OVERTURNED10Down8
Creole dishJAMBALAYA9Down11
RusticBUCOLIC7Down12
Cunning to take group on board chopperGUILLOTINE10Down12
French Revolutionary radicalJACOBIN7Down13
Something nasty in your mug as well - husband cutting facial hair?TOOTHACHE9Down15
Wood nymphDRYAD5Down15
PitcherEWER4Down16
Suspicious article covered with ground nutsONGUARD7Down17
Bite dog, perhaps after son bitSNIPPET7Down18
AgeERA3Down18
Reject managed to conceal stigmaDISCARD7Down20
Cream filling for her dietELITE5Down22
That stinks in a similar way to sulphurALAS4Down23
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Sunday, August 31, 2025. 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.