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The Independent Crossword December 16 2025 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 57 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword December 16 2025 answers. The Tuesday 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#
Inclination to harpoon grand American whaleGRAMPUS7Across1 BloodGORE4Across1 HeatherLING4Across3 Giving new face to seductress in capital of GermanyVAMPING7Across5 Light mealsSNACKS6Across8 Eastern templePAGODA6Across9 Lunar features in large part of planet, I start to admitMARIA5Across9 Former city tending to oust a radicalLENINGRAD9Across10 Flightless birdRHEA4Across10 Somehow depict howl in a deep voiceLOWPITCHED10Across11 EvaluatorASSESSOR8Across11 Independent revitalised old star?IDOL4Across12 Most of orders provided by right-wing forces will be in errorREMISS6Across14 Generous and nobleMAGNANIMOUS11Across14 Nationalists backing South Africa’s verseSTANZA6Across16 Hi-fi componentTAPEDECK8Across16 HandleKNOB4Across19 Clear evidence of injury I hadLIMPID6Across19 AgitatedSHAKEN6Across20 A lot of pages applied to the way to watch movies now?STREAM6Across20 MysteryENIGMA6Across21 Type of cabbageKALE4Across22 Ability to track meaningless bits of data I ignoredNOSE4Across23 Blood vesselVEIN4Across23 One vehicle’s crashed through screen? Keep talkingFILIBUSTER10Across24 It’s Google that’s replaced scientistGEOLOGIST9Across27 Witty comment getting behind English kitEQUIP5Across28 European right to interrupt associate sharplyALERTLY7Across29 Military leader not yet promoted? Leader of regiment for 31 daysOCTOBER7Across30

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Good folk taking things steadily are risk takersGAMBLERS8Down1 Checked fabricGINGHAM7Down1 A dispute with repeated opening pointARROW5Down2 OblongRECTANGLE9Down2 Very quiet religious mission sent out to cover AmericaPIANISSIMO10Down3 Relief only after securing accountSOLACE6Down4 FuriousIRATE5Down4 Long-standing conflict? Former soldier cheers, welcoming conclusionVENDETTA8Down5 MerchandiseGOODS5Down5 Jazz composer premieres in Manhattan - one nods knowinglyMONK4Down6 AdventureESCAPADE8Down6 Shed light on botched raid – indignant about thatIRRADIATE9Down7 JustFAIR4Down7 One provoking guard regularly having to fleeGADFLY6Down8 Demanding personSTICKLER8Down12 Store up in quantitySTOCKPILE9Down13 Guitar? Aim to play it idly for a timeINSTRUMENT10Down13 Source of flour? Woman accepting dicky qualityMILLSTONE9Down15 EntertainerSHOWMAN7Down15 Elephant's toothTUSK4Down16 Length of sawn timberPLANK5Down17 Hesitation shown by bird, unknown, seen around south of FranceTIMIDITY8Down17 ResideDWELL5Down18 One’s press release will include line of questionable delicacyIMPROPER8Down18 Orchestral piece, informally - a rich source, containing heart of Elgar, on reflectionENIGMA6Down21 Writer seen around street cafeBISTRO6Down22 Part of glove so cut down by doctorTHUMB5Down25 Quickly eat sandwich with zero content?BOLT4Down26

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Tuesday, December 16, 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.