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The Independent Crossword December 2 2025 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 54 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword December 2 2025 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 54 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#
Perhaps China contracted large plantTEASEL6Across1 Medieval weaponPIKE4Across1 CorrodeRUST4Across3 Seizing power, icon goes berserk with gunPOUNCING8Across5 ThreesomeTRIO4Across7 FamousRENOWNED8Across8 Artist's toolPALETTEKNIFE12Across9 Fairground Attraction sing in American English? Au contraire!CAROUSEL8Across9 Silence irritable reggae musicianSHAGGY6Across10 FastenerSTUD4Across11 Rival school senior journalist has primarily touted for daughterCOMPETITOR10Across11 Deep cutGASH4Across12 Shock and anger reduced after a bit of laughterHAIR4Across12 Dodges international statisticians, except when in recession at the outsetEVASIONS8Across13 Mischievous wife chose to get rid of priestWICKED6Across16 Non-alcoholic drinkMINERALWATER12Across16 Oil and gas circumventing limits of renewable energyGREASE6Across17 NoblewomanCOUNTESS8Across18 American buggers bleat about dry breadCIABATTA8Across19 A long way offAFAR4Across20 Assist in a crimeABET4Across21 Animals cold when taking temperatureCATS4Across21 ChargesFEES4Across22 Crustacean is bred with carp by mistakeSPIDERCRAB10Across22 Surplus sandwiches left one boy wanting moreOLIVER6Across25 Matching silver jewellery item worn by celeb regularlyAGREEING8Across26 Spot others failing to finish very strong coffeeESPRESSO8Across27 One who pulls the boss at Christmas remains flushed over drinksDASHER6Across28

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Low wallPARAPET7Down1 Muse drummer at opera housesERATO5Down2 EruditionKNOWLEDGE9Down2 Stumped, ring representative and show annoyanceSTOMP5Down3 AthleteRUNNER6Down3 Country's old hotels refurbishedLESOTHO7Down4 Female pigSOW3Down4 Arranged mountain climbing to accommodate the author's exercise regimePILATES7Down5 SoupBROTH5Down5 Loose sex in France?UNSCREW7Down6 Hard of hearingDEAF4Down6 Dance around that endlessly, again and againCHACHACHA9Down7 Shot in leg, honourable chap's carelessNEGLIGENT9Down8 Bad dreamNIGHTMARE9Down10 ExcelSURPASS7Down13 Most recentLATEST6Down14 What might change very revolutionary small island paramilitary force?VARIABLES9Down14 Upset, a vocally discontented tosser is there until morningSTAYSOVER9Down15 DistortTWIST5Down15 MetalIRON4Down17 Makes certain criticism when head's not there with sonENSURES7Down18 City firm suppresses drunken outburst before shareholder meeting cut shortCHICAGO7Down19 Pen partNIB3Down19 Alleged communist supports party dropping RepublicanAVERRED7Down20 Children initially enjoy SpongeBob SquarePants game with matesCHESS5Down23 Orphan returned home in natty trousersANNIE5Down24

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Tuesday, December 2, 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.