The Independent Crossword December 19 2024 Answers
Thursday puzzle · 55 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword December 19 2024 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 55 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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Mean shade one must overlookSUPERVISOR10Across1
GraspSEIZE5Across1
Disease affecting the big toeGOUT4Across4
Small device for recording fiddleSCAM4Across6
CordialityWARMTH6Across7
PlumpCHUBBY6Across8
Getting on with church, then one pintRECEIPT7Across9
ExpensiveDEAR4Across9
Rounded brimless hatSKULLCAP8Across10
Ample smear coats painterLIBERAL7Across10
ConfidentSELFASSURED11Across11
Conservative grey hairdo finally shaven flat, this heralds cooler timesCOLDFRONT9Across12
Watch bit of EastEnders after Red Dwarf?STARE5Across13
Bush SeniorELDER5Across14
ImaginaryFANCIFUL8Across14
Scrap divorcee joke, perhaps, after pushback?EXPUNGE7Across15
Culinary herbSAGE4Across17
Great player, most are awfulMAESTRO7Across18
Direct source of meatSTEER5Across19
Zodiac signGEMINI6Across19
Small towerTURRET6Across20
Church recessAPSE4Across21
Throw bat in table-tennis when losing leadADDLE5Across22
DessertSWEET5Across22
Wolves are top here and Ohio FC strugglesFOODCHAIN9Across23
Plug fitting over another's endADAPTOR7Across24
Ancient vehicle lad almost brought to raveCHARIOT7Across25
Agreed noodle dish blows away the starterAMEN4Across26
Oh no, trustees being sued regularly given judgmentHORSESENSE10Across27
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Special salad spinnerSPROCKET8Down1
Writing tabletSLATE5Down1
Cream ran out of itPICKLED7Down2
CorruptIMMORAL7Down2
Support restriction on tough setter?REINFORCEMENT13Down3
Distinctive spiritETHOS5Down3
International footballer last in coconut shyINTROVERT9Down4
Thin porridgeGRUEL5Down4
Heading off row, allowed youth in parliamentOWLET5Down5
ScoldUPBRAID7Down5
Surgeon's clothesSCRUBS6Down6
My expert arrangement for the wedding partyCORSAGE7Down7
Bass-drinking fellow beginning to crave wineMALBEC6Down8
Basic seats on vacation unless flying this?BUSINESSCLASS13Down11
Radical reorganisationSHAKEUP7Down11
MatterAFFAIR6Down12
ReticenceRESERVE7Down13
OffenceCRIME5Down15
Trunk for higher-up coming around Channel IslandsPROBOSCIS9Down16
Sacred water lilyLOTUS5Down16
Dark web gets savage on the fringesBRUNETTE8Down17
Consider leaving time to go between parties?MEDIATE7Down18
WelcomeGREET5Down18
The best story about getting high?ELATION7Down20
What's above Americans? Roughly nothingCANADA6Down21
Sacrifice of calf or goatFORGO5Down23
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Thursday, December 19, 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.