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The Independent Crossword December 1 2025 Answers

Monday puzzle · 57 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword December 1 2025 answers. The Monday puzzle has 57 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#
Foxy young thing is model for painterCUBIST6Across1 Heavy open vehicleCART4Across1 RentHIRE4Across3 Foreshadowed detailed papers with article, say, about GermanyPRESAGED8Across4 Card gameBRIDGE6Across7 Cured hamGAMMON6Across8 Bill of fareMENU4Across9 A sound, spoken declarationAVOWAL6Across9 Steadfast initiate defends barbaric lawSTALWART8Across10 Equestrian disciplineDRESSAGE8Across10 Air-conditioning in car starts to tickle your cheekAUDACITY8Across12 Reading deskLECTERN7Across12 Stick poster in this spotADHERE6Across13 Italicus's hounded by morning prayer leaderIMAM4Across15 Fellow wearing sleek ruff incited ructionsKERFUFFLES10Across16 WaryCAUTIOUS8Across16 ImplementTOOL4Across18 Be present atATTEND6Across19 They find flaws in Spooner's hollow drawersNITPICKERS10Across19 Run after American drug addictUSER4Across20 CunningCRAFTY6Across21 HairlessBALD4Across22 Dig up former philosopherEXHUME6Across23 Feline mammalLYNX4Across23 Obligatory conclusion about enemy sheltering CatholicENFORCED8Across25 Regretted placing trust in feeble journalistLAMENTED8Across27 Follow-up question stops evasive character pursuing pointSEQUEL6Across28 Absurdly small Irish county hosts Italy's foremost soprano on vacationDERISORY8Across29 Serve dinner to team coming round regularlyATTEND6Across30

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
In such a patisserie you'll find breadCHAPATI7Down1 Large shore birdCURLEW6Down1 Bad actors ruined showBROADCAST9Down2 Food fishREDMULLET9Down2 Seize heroin containers heading north across ThailandSNATCH6Down3 Clean practicesHYGIENE7Down3 Male sheepRAM3Down4 Author laid bare religious practiceRITE4Down5 RepairMEND4Down5 Set of grotesque idols guarding island extremely ferociouslySOLIDIFY8Down6 Do withoutFORGO5Down6 Kiss skinGRAZE5Down7 Detective on the periphery of riots hesitatesDITHERS7Down8 Holy placeSANCTUARY9Down11 Cuts around arm exposed veinsSTREAKS7Down11 Jam-packedCROWDED7Down13 Prime example of Roman numeral, personally speaking?IFORONE7Down14 Strong beliefFAITH5Down14 Whirling massVORTEX6Down15 Hosiery itemSOCK4Down17 Outclass refined European? One hasn't a hope!LOSTCAUSE9Down17 Shiny suit?DIAMONDS8Down18 Required to keep line baitedNEEDLED7Down19 AgeERA3Down20 Perforated kitchen utensil without lid finally explodedRIDDLED7Down21 Stronghold breached by English close to enormous plantationFOREST6Down22 He wrote epics set in obscure Mohican uprisingHOMER5Down24 Heckle old-time entertainer heartlesslyJEER4Down26

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Monday, December 1, 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.