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The Independent Crossword December 18 2024 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 57 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 57 clues from the The Independent Crossword for December 18 2024. 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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Carrying-board41 AcrossReveal answer → Heather44 AcrossReveal answer → Eternal117 AcrossReveal answer → Primitive means of communication evaluated: more than half is wasted99 AcrossReveal answer → Hairstyle39 AcrossReveal answer → Car accessory910 AcrossReveal answer → Fondle German guy?510 AcrossReveal answer → Abuse staff511 AcrossReveal answer → Celtic language612 AcrossReveal answer → Marxist compiler is a bounder912 AcrossReveal answer → Aromatic alcohols of pH 1 turned emulsive, essentially713 AcrossReveal answer → Slender613 AcrossReveal answer → Pacify primate eating vegetables714 AcrossReveal answer → Bordering areas915 AcrossReveal answer → Clown around, at first, to get drink517 AcrossReveal answer → Bashful318 AcrossReveal answer → Gallium, sulphur or helium, perhaps?319 AcrossReveal answer → Hot dog sausage1119 AcrossReveal answer → Gathered together with the aim of blocking repellent symbol520 AcrossReveal answer → Burial place421 AcrossReveal answer → Snore terribly, receiving fine, in game721 AcrossReveal answer → Sheet of glass422 AcrossReveal answer → Body part covered by prisoner's sunglasses?722 AcrossReveal answer → I can still stray a little bit924 AcrossReveal answer → Object of night out ...526 AcrossReveal answer → ... in Rome: sex and food?528 AcrossReveal answer → Bankers heading off to inform the authorities, doubtless929 AcrossReveal answer →

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D Trump's most influential supporter snubbed victors in Australian war41 DownReveal answer → Notice Mike Pence, perhaps, providing guidance62 DownReveal answer → Income72 DownReveal answer → Second best for the most part, rugby player is getting in a row103 DownReveal answer → Standard of comparison93 DownReveal answer → Ignited34 DownReveal answer → Prevents American former soldiers arresting Republican64 DownReveal answer → Chasing girls, primarily, the Parisian pulls - but they're worn out85 DownReveal answer → Nursemaid55 DownReveal answer → Spanish sparkling wine46 DownReveal answer → Place to leave complaint, and make another46 DownReveal answer → Leader to remain in touch to get commission87 DownReveal answer → Hold bishop's attention48 DownReveal answer → Long-stemmed vegetable68 DownReveal answer → Circus tent69 DownReveal answer → Listen secretly911 DownReveal answer → Chooses guitar players513 DownReveal answer → Reading desk714 DownReveal answer → Twerp at riot is maybe displaying 'national pride'1015 DownReveal answer → TV awards in balance? Try going climbing516 DownReveal answer → Trunk516 DownReveal answer → Floating platform417 DownReveal answer → Eucalyptus bush, one seen in trendy pub818 DownReveal answer → Good to stop fishes making noises in the throat819 DownReveal answer → Pen part320 DownReveal answer → Moist, like seafood?622 DownReveal answer → God's personal assistant getting very upset623 DownReveal answer → Cut husband out to be economical424 DownReveal answer → Commotion unduly restricts director425 DownReveal answer → Former Welsh footballer's picked up engagements427 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Wednesday, December 18, 2024. 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.