The Independent Crossword December 24 2024 Answers
Tuesday puzzle · 53 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword December 24 2024 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 53 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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Be in want ofNEED4Across1
PileHEAP4Across3
EssentialVITAL5Across7
Worn-out horse in some gym for Mary after Eve?ANTITYPE8Across8
Taking time off workONLEAVE7Across8
See 11ELEMENTARYMYDEARWATSON22Across9
MonthDECEMBER8Across10
War poet at work we must interruptOWEN4Across10
AssistanceHELP4Across11
Getting creative with 'lemon entry' — and a wee dram! — stay for words ascribed to 22A?ELEMENTARYMYDEARWATSON22Across11
Duncan or 'The Royal Novel Writer'ARTHURCONANDOYLE16Across12
WeirdBIZARRE7Across13
Male model, topless, backing undue favouritismNEPOTISM8Across14
Lord who ran to embrace murderer — and 22A's addiction?COCAINE7Across15
Make matters worse? One left out most important thing!CAPITAL7Across17
SullenDOUR4Across18
Burning torchFLAMBEAU8Across19
One counting down minutes until soldiers go in?EGGTIMER8Across20
FollowerACOLYTE7Across21
See 26SHERLOCKHOLMES14Across22
UndergrowthSCRUB5Across22
Christmas periodYULE4Across23
See 12ARTHURCONANDOYLE16Across23
Style worn by new Danish kingCNUT4Across24
SortTYPE4Across24
Scholarly American leaves for BBC workplace?STUDIO6Across25
Solver's female, right to secure houses around lakeSHERLOCKHOLMES14Across26
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Have as name a name, recalling 'Old Tartan Trousers'?ANSWERTO8Down1
US stateNEVADA6Down1
Is it MacCool in loud hostelry?FINN4Down2
TemptENTICE6Down2
SacredHOLY4Down3
Knowledge drawing in female brought to a hellish placeGEHENNA7Down4
RouseAWAKEN6Down4
Climber in the main having to carry little teepee?SWEETPEA8Down5
Card gameOLDMAID7Down5
Big case: let it stand outside by raised earthSTATETRIAL10Down6
AthletePOLEVAULTER11Down6
Victorian craftsman married The FlorentineMORRIS6Down7
Catch sight ofESPY4Down9
PledgePROMISE7Down12
Courage wins in vitally important areaHEARTLANDS10Down13
NotionIDEA4Down14
Number puzzleSUDOKU6Down15
SubstantialHEARTY6Down16
Possibly pardon me, and say you know 2, 7, 9, 10, 12, 21, 22A, 23, 24A, or 24D?NAMEDROP8Down16
LowlyHUMBLE6Down17
What does?ADEQUACY8Down18
Most white, former monarch looks tenseGREYEST7Down19
Cattle shedBYRE4Down20
Bondone! Try going round ten times!GIOTTO6Down21
What about two editors having listened?HEEDED6Down22
Welsh muso John about to get on the beerCALE4Down24
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Tuesday, December 24, 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.