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The Independent Crossword August 5 2025 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 55 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword August 5 2025 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 55 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Lady in Granada gives way on motorway letting queen inMERCEDES8Across1 DaybreakDAWN4Across1 Cooker partHOB3Across3 Daughter with cleavage determined to succeedDRIVEN6Across6 Add ornament toDECORATE8Across7 FrothFOAM4Across8 Turn round in one mile, babyMINI4Across9 Internet locationWEBSITE7Across9 24 wanting icy centre of Halifax fenced offDEFICIENCY10Across10 DiscourageDETER5Across11 American from the east that's scary, no?YANKEE6Across11 Official repeatedly touching ropeONRECORD8Across12 ObscenityINDECENCY9Across13 Couple back in traffic, vehicle pulling ahead?TOWTRUCK8Across14 SpelunkerCAVER5Across16 Cistern smelled awful without openingTANK4Across16 MessengerCOURIER7Across17 Jazz reversing makes sudden jump forwardDART4Across18 Navy 8? Well, I'll be given security check shortlyCORVETTE8Across19 Ceremonial staffMACE4Across19 AdolescentTEENAGER8Across20 Rue Lilt spraying all over a bespoke suitTAILLEUR8Across21 For instanceSAY3Across22 6 26s keep swapping sides in streetCATTLE6Across22 Rubbish head of MOD's defence work replaced by ConservativeCODSWALLOP10Across23 Ditch around a castleMOAT4Across23 Swedish manufacturer returned calls from 5D, sayBAAS4Across25 Obsessive about one's Jaguar or Beetle, perhapsANIMAL6Across26 Article that's clear about not drinking Ouzo?ANISETTE8Across27

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
FuelDIESEL6Down1 It'll pluck hair, from ear and lip to nutsEPILATOR8Down2 Which person?WHO3Down2 Sports equipment always delivered, and sometimes 6ACRICKETBALL11Down3 Foot partHEEL4Down3 Duke flipped for one party trickDODGE5Down4 Refreshment coachBUFFETCAR9Down4 County cricket side turns up in bad moodSUFFOLK7Down5 Made of clayEARTHEN7Down5 One paints new car door taupe on the outsideDECORATOR9Down6 Group of wivesHAREM5Down6 Strong feeling Hyundai reliably inspiresIRE3Down7 Show yellow Tesla opens with keyESCORT6Down8 StupidSENSELESS9Down10 CherishedBELOVED7Down12 Faulty Citroen BX valves in odd places that can be changedCONVERTIBLE11Down13 Small canoeKAYAK5Down14 University well laid out with path, mad being 6A thereUPTHEWALL9Down15 PerceiveDETECT6Down15 Reliable good guy, two thirds of the time right?STALWART8Down17 RemainSTAY4Down18 Petals round bun in CaliforniaCOROLLA7Down19 Posher bar with tinned potato?SALOON6Down20 FussADO3Down21 Best state south of Massachusetts, an islandCAPRI5Down22 Problem a few people reportedSUM3Down24

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Tuesday, August 5, 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.