The Independent Crossword December 17 2024 Answers

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Below are all the The Independent Crossword December 17 2024 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 58 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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Wild bird Alfred claims caught crustaceanFIDDLERCRAB11Across1 Pit workerMINER5Across1 WharfQUAY4Across4 Strike from account upon reflectionBAT3Across7 PinchNIP3Across8 Pomegranate syrupGRENADINE9Across9 French king welcoming black knight's comic sidekickROBIN5Across9 Insane character possessed substance according to SpoonerMADHATTER9Across10 Coal containerSCUTTLE7Across10 Fundamental right abolished in tribunal by German cityESSENTIAL9Across11 Taking of propertyTHEFT5Across11 Underworld organisation's original addressHELLO5Across12 Earthquake recorderSEISMOGRAPH11Across12 Avian enclosure finally providing emu with homePENGUIN7Across13 Hands round stimulant before start of exhausting danceREEL4Across15 SubjectTHEME5Across16 Film star adding line to marriage vowIDOL4Across18 CryingINTEARS7Across18 Series of images Oscar found in containerCARTOON7Across20 Military commandABOUTTURN9Across21 Rocky hillTOR3Across22 Bring upREAR4Across23 Some children worried about person with pet?OWNER5Across23 Green Spanish boy taken in by virgin in MexicoMARIJUANA9Across24 BearCARRY5Across24 Climber close to insanity following strange vision on riverPOISONIVY9Across26 Colour of boot locker, some sayKHAKI5Across27 Article written by married geezerMAN3Across28 Picked up seasonal acting work for startersSPRINGROLLS11Across29

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French retaining old castles in perpetuityFORKEEPS8Down1 LessMINUS5Down1 Shameful young lady, for example, supported by governmentDEBASING8Down2 PlanetNEPTUNE7Down2 Textile from mill in EnniskillenLINEN5Down3 CorrectRIGHT5Down3 Artist overlooks minute aphid regularly seen on flowerRAMPION7Down4 MercyQUARTER7Down4 One asks hard questions of horseman touring Donegal on vacationRIDDLER7Down5 NimbleAGILE5Down5 Every week Earl enters pub in revealing clothingBEACHWEAR9Down6 Excessively formalCEREMONIOUS11Down6 Odd elements of Brontë tale laid bare her courageBOTTLE6Down7 Unit of frequencyHERTZ5Down7 King enthralled by quirky, retro horrorTERROR6Down8 JumperSWEATER7Down13 Wall coveringPLASTER7Down14 Don urged criminal to crush society's outsidersUNDERDOGS9Down14 Book of mapsATLAS5Down15 Shorter son goes missing? Don't mention it!NOTATALL8Down16 Wicked deeds within heartless Mafia factionsINFAMIES8Down17 Wear awayERODE5Down17 Pure milk when endlessly churned becomes more clottedLUMPIER7Down19 Pick-me-upTONIC5Down19 Don't stop dupe ringing Henry in East endCARRYON7Down20 Jet of vapourSPRAY5Down20 Decoration Englishman in Australia is given twicePOMPOM6Down21 Germany abandons plan to adopt new flagENSIGN6Down22 Judge fair queen to be foolJOKER5Down25

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Tuesday, December 17, 2024. 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.