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The Independent Crossword December 16 2025 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 57 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 57 clues from the The Independent Crossword for December 16 2025. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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ClueLetters#Answer
Inclination to harpoon grand American whale71 AcrossReveal answer → Blood41 AcrossReveal answer → Heather43 AcrossReveal answer → Giving new face to seductress in capital of Germany75 AcrossReveal answer → Light meals68 AcrossReveal answer → Eastern temple69 AcrossReveal answer → Lunar features in large part of planet, I start to admit59 AcrossReveal answer → Former city tending to oust a radical910 AcrossReveal answer → Flightless bird410 AcrossReveal answer → Somehow depict howl in a deep voice1011 AcrossReveal answer → Evaluator811 AcrossReveal answer → Independent revitalised old star?412 AcrossReveal answer → Most of orders provided by right-wing forces will be in error614 AcrossReveal answer → Generous and noble1114 AcrossReveal answer → Nationalists backing South Africa’s verse616 AcrossReveal answer → Hi-fi component816 AcrossReveal answer → Handle419 AcrossReveal answer → Clear evidence of injury I had619 AcrossReveal answer → Agitated620 AcrossReveal answer → A lot of pages applied to the way to watch movies now?620 AcrossReveal answer → Mystery621 AcrossReveal answer → Type of cabbage422 AcrossReveal answer → Ability to track meaningless bits of data I ignored423 AcrossReveal answer → Blood vessel423 AcrossReveal answer → One vehicle’s crashed through screen? Keep talking1024 AcrossReveal answer → It’s Google that’s replaced scientist927 AcrossReveal answer → Witty comment getting behind English kit528 AcrossReveal answer → European right to interrupt associate sharply729 AcrossReveal answer → Military leader not yet promoted? Leader of regiment for 31 days730 AcrossReveal answer →

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Good folk taking things steadily are risk takers81 DownReveal answer → Checked fabric71 DownReveal answer → A dispute with repeated opening point52 DownReveal answer → Oblong92 DownReveal answer → Very quiet religious mission sent out to cover America103 DownReveal answer → Relief only after securing account64 DownReveal answer → Furious54 DownReveal answer → Long-standing conflict? Former soldier cheers, welcoming conclusion85 DownReveal answer → Merchandise55 DownReveal answer → Jazz composer premieres in Manhattan - one nods knowingly46 DownReveal answer → Adventure86 DownReveal answer → Shed light on botched raid – indignant about that97 DownReveal answer → Just47 DownReveal answer → One provoking guard regularly having to flee68 DownReveal answer → Demanding person812 DownReveal answer → Store up in quantity913 DownReveal answer → Guitar? Aim to play it idly for a time1013 DownReveal answer → Source of flour? Woman accepting dicky quality915 DownReveal answer → Entertainer715 DownReveal answer → Elephant's tooth416 DownReveal answer → Length of sawn timber517 DownReveal answer → Hesitation shown by bird, unknown, seen around south of France817 DownReveal answer → Reside518 DownReveal answer → One’s press release will include line of questionable delicacy818 DownReveal answer → Orchestral piece, informally - a rich source, containing heart of Elgar, on reflection621 DownReveal answer → Writer seen around street cafe622 DownReveal answer → Part of glove so cut down by doctor525 DownReveal answer → Quickly eat sandwich with zero content?426 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.