The Independent Crossword December 18 2024 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 57 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword December 18 2024 answers. The Wednesday 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#

Carrying-boardTRAY4Across1 HeatherLING4Across4 EternalEVERLASTING11Across7 Primitive means of communication evaluated: more than half is wastedMEDIAEVAL9Across9 HairstyleBUN3Across9 Car accessorySPARETYRE9Across10 Fondle German guy?GROPE5Across10 Abuse staffSTICK5Across11 Celtic languageGAELIC6Across12 Marxist compiler is a bounderREDSETTER9Across12 Aromatic alcohols of pH 1 turned emulsive, essentiallyPHENOLS7Across13 SlenderSVELTE6Across13 Pacify primate eating vegetablesAPPEASE7Across14 Bordering areasOUTSKIRTS9Across15 Clown around, at first, to get drinkCOCOA5Across17 BashfulCOY3Across18 Gallium, sulphur or helium, perhaps?GAS3Across19 Hot dog sausageFRANKFURTER11Across19 Gathered together with the aim of blocking repellent symbolTOTEM5Across20 Burial placeTOMB4Across21 Snore terribly, receiving fine, in gameSNOOKER7Across21 Sheet of glassPANE4Across22 Body part covered by prisoner's sunglasses?CLIPONS7Across22 I can still stray a little bitSCINTILLA9Across24 Object of night out ...THING5Across26 ... in Rome: sex and food?VIAND5Across28 Bankers heading off to inform the authorities, doubtlessNOMESSING9Across29

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D Trump's most influential supporter snubbed victors in Australian warEMUS4Down1 Notice Mike Pence, perhaps, providing guidanceADVICE6Down2 IncomeREVENUE7Down2 Second best for the most part, rugby player is getting in a rowBACKTOBACK10Down3 Standard of comparisonYARDSTICK9Down3 IgnitedLIT3Down4 Prevents American former soldiers arresting RepublicanAVERTS6Down4 Chasing girls, primarily, the Parisian pulls - but they're worn outGLADRAGS8Down5 NursemaidNANNY5Down5 Spanish sparkling wineCAVA4Down6 Place to leave complaint, and make anotherAGUE4Down6 Leader to remain in touch to get commissionCONTRACT8Down7 Hold bishop's attentionBEAR4Down8 Long-stemmed vegetableCELERY6Down8 Circus tentBIGTOP6Down9 Listen secretlyEAVESDROP9Down11 Chooses guitar playersPICKS5Down13 Reading deskLECTERN7Down14 Twerp at riot is maybe displaying 'national pride'PATRIOTISM10Down15 TV awards in balance? Try going climbingEMMYS5Down16 TrunkTORSO5Down16 Floating platformRAFT4Down17 Eucalyptus bush, one seen in trendy pubCOOLIBAR8Down18 Good to stop fishes making noises in the throatGARGLING8Down19 Pen partNIB3Down20 Moist, like seafood?CLAMMY6Down22 God's personal assistant getting very upsetOSIRIS6Down23 Cut husband out to be economicalSAVE4Down24 Commotion unduly restricts directorTODO4Down25 Former Welsh footballer's picked up engagementsGIGS4Down27

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Wednesday, December 18, 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.