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The Independent Crossword December 13 2025 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 106 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword December 13 2025 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 106 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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Good shout having skipped starters?ICECREAM8Across1 Piercing toolAWL3Across1 Belonging to usOURS4Across3 They should be put back on courseDIVOTS6Across6 SouvenirKEEPSAKE8Across7 West African republic bordered by Senegal to the northGUINEABISSAU12Across8 Flat-bottomed boatPUNT4Across8 Net zero in India is deployed to capture carbon, old chap?SENIORCITIZEN13Across9 Not movingSTATIONARY10Across9 Small euphemism in personal ad derives complaintSCURVY6Across10 Empress of France as wife of Napoleon Bonaparte from 1796 to 1809JOSEPHINE9Across11 Maintain no central banks free from blameINNOCENT8Across11 DetestLOATHE6Across12 Culinary term meaning wrapped in pastry and bakedENCROUTE8Across13 How to get a date from a dater?SWIPERIGHT10Across13 WorldwideGLOBAL6Across13 1984 novel by J G Ballard that draws extensively on his experiences in World War IIEMPIREOFTHESUN14Across14 OutstandingPREEMINENT10Across14 Character first played by Joan Collins in the first episode of Dynasty's second season in 1981ALEXISCOLBY11Across15 Say, Simon, what's up with the old girl?MAYO4Across15 Superfood from the east significantly reduced cardiac arrestsACAI4Across16 SwiftFAST4Across17 ExperiencedSEASONED8Across18 The administrative centre of Kent, on the River MedwayMAIDSTONE9Across18 Gets ruthless initially and forcefully closes valuable contractsGRANDSLAMS10Across18 Pope from from 1963 to 1978PAULVI6Across20 Church serviceMASS4Across20 Public transport vehicleBUS3Across21 1989 American comedy horror film starring Tom Hanks, set entirely in the fictional cul-de-sac Mayfield PlaceTHEBURBS8Across21 Get about 11 withdrawn women to be unitedFIANCEES8Across21 Small, faint constellation between Cygnus and Andromeda whose name is Latin for "Lizard"LACERTA7Across22 Call over whether it's feasible or notBECKON6Across22 Queries priest about conditions from the pastPREREQUISITES13Across23 The god of mischief and destruction in Norse mythologyLOKI4Across24 1979 chart-topping single by The PoliceMESSAGEINABOTTLE16Across25 Strict Catholic European clubs perhaps following Juventus's leadJESUIT6Across25 Fear one's relations coming round and time gets taken up by housework?TIMIDITY8Across26 13th-century queen of Scotland called the 'Maid of Norway'MARGARET8Across28 German name for the River MoravaMARCH5Across31 Dog breed banned in the UK by the 1991 Dangerous Dogs ActAMERICANPITBULLTERRIER22Across32 State of Germany whose capital is StuttgartBADENWURTTEMBERG16Across34 The chief coalmining and industrial region of GermanyRUHR4Across38 Roman historian whose works include a biography of his father-in-law AgricolaTACITUS7Across40 1996 Barry Levinson film starring Kevin Bacon, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Patric and Brad PittSLEEPERS8Across41 The capital of the former province of West PakistanLAHORE6Across43 Market town in South Gloucestershire that was a Parliamentary constituency from 1885 to 1950THORNBURY9Across45 Novel by Louisa May Alcott originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869LITTLEWOMEN11Across46 See 32AMERICANPITBULLTERRIER22Across47 Moving mechanical devices made in imitation of human beingsAUTOMATA8Across50 1998 film starring Cate Blanchett and Geoffrey RushELIZABETH9Across52 The first ten amendments to the US Constitution, added in 1791, which guarantee the liberty of the individualBILLOFRIGHTS12Across53

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Site of a US naval base in Cuba at which a detention camp was established in January 2002GUANTANAMOBAY13Down1 DislikeAVERSION8Down1 One makes easy returns rattle past Wimbledon championCASHCOW7Down2 Abbreviated name of the second largest of the "Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in BritainLNER4Down2 Impudent talk (Informal)LIP3Down2 Family planning to ignore the church machineCONTRAPTION11Down3 The parliament of the Republic of IrelandOIREACHTAS10Down3 DeliberatelyONPURPOSE9Down3 Ladder stepRUNG4Down4 Table ultimately put together with lousy glueEPOXY5Down4 1983 hit single for Van HalenJUMP4Down4 Dog puppet associated with Bob CarolgeesSPIT4Down5 Ill willMALICE6Down5 Spreading manure on Scottish island in gallonsMUCKING7Down5 American athlete who broke Bob Beamon's 22-year-old long jump world record by 5cm at the 1991 World Championships in TokyoMIKEPOWELL10Down6 Blood vesselVEIN4Down6 Blasted public school bores were romantically involvedDETONATED9Down6 1924 adventure novel by P C Wren featuring the French Foreign LegionBEAUGESTE9Down7 That is the sixth unknownVIZ3Down7 Renting place in France south of Toulouse on vacationTENANCY7Down8 Silvery-white metallic element whose principal ore is bauxiteALUMINIUM9Down9 American percussionist and singer who was the opening act for Prince's Purple Rain TourSHEILAE7Down10 Joint inflammationARTHRITIS9Down10 English philosopher regarded as the founder of utilitarianismJEREMYBENTHAM13Down11 Bed partMATTRESS8Down11 A rough heavy mass of solidified lava containing many cavitiesSCORIA6Down12 Confused county politician distorted the truth admits whipCOMPLICATED11Down12 Stringed instrumentGUITAR6Down13 Most rough-looking earl gets drug supplyRUGGEDEST9Down14 FacilityEASE4Down15 Spanish sparkling wineCAVA4Down16 In Germanic mythology, a sinister elf who stalks children who stay in the woods for too longERLKING7Down16 Takeaway succeeded leaving two items off the menuCHIPPIE7Down17 1972 chart-topping single by Rod StewartYOUWEARITWELL13Down17 SphereORB3Down19 Battery may be put on charge with thisASSAULT7Down19 The largest city in WashingtonSEATTLE7Down19 Mope around film location when heavenly body disappearsMOONSET7Down20 Intimate leading couple in music awards turned to the backBOSOM5Down22 Pop group that won the 1974 Eurovision Song ContestABBA4Down23 Unbridled dissent leads to being unable to take flightEMU3Down24 Landmark building in London between The Mall and Trafalgar SquareADMIRALTYARCH13Down26 English comedienne, actress and writer who played Donna Noble in Doctor WhoCATHERINETATE13Down27 Anna ___, agony aunt who co-wrote the TV series Agony, starring Maureen LipmanRAEBURN7Down29 River in South Wales that flows from the western Brecon Beacons to the Bristol Channel at SwanseaTAWE4Down30 Abdullah ___, South African pianist and composer formerly known as Dollar BrandIBRAHIM7Down33 American actress whose roles include Trudy Campbell in Mad MenALISONBRIE10Down35 Central American country whose name means "The Saviour"ELSALVADOR10Down36 Barry ___, Republican who lost the 1964 presidential election to Lyndon B JohnsonGOLDWATER9Down37 Final prayers and ministrations given shortly before deathLASTRITES9Down39 Portuguese resort whose motor racing circuit was formerly used for Formula One racesESTORIL7Down42 Framework formerly worn by women to expand a skirtBUSTLE6Down44 Metallic element with the chemical symbol PbLEAD4Down48 Abbreviation for a unique numeric commercial book identifier created in 1966ISBN4Down49 The Zoroastrian priests of the ancient Medes and PersiansMAGI4Down51

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Saturday, December 13, 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.