The Independent Crossword December 24 2025 Answers
Wednesday puzzle · 52 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword December 24 2025 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 52 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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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
RuleREIGN5Across1
ExpensiveDEAR4Across4
A person that really suits eimi, taking a stimulant drugSOMEONE7Across6
Crisp lustrous fabricTAFFETA7Across8
No matter who is in first class going around 26ANYONE6Across8
ChubbyPLUMP5Across9
Girl getting particular shade of brown somewhere in IrelandGALWAYBAY9Across9
WildFERAL5Across10
Give a summary ofOUTLINE7Across11
Reign changing hands, which has some attractionLURE4Across11
Sing "The King is in the altogether" crypticallyCROON5Across12
Leaping insectGRASSHOPPER11Across12
Lady in 26 with method to find theatre districtBROADWAY8Across13
Clothes billowed unfortunately revealing vital componentsWHITEBLOODCELLS15Across15
Mail delivererPOSTMAN7Across16
Santa's helpersELVES5Across18
Call about large drinkREDOUBLE8Across18
Somewhat nautical area of 26UTICA5Across20
Hooded jacketPARKA5Across20
Glasses, goggles, etcEYEWEAR7Across21
Leave outOMIT4Across22
An opening perhaps education providesAPSE4Across23
SapidTASTY5Across23
Note altered reality in this storyFAIRYTALE9Across24
Stone fruit left out next to frozen waterPUMICE6Across25
City-stateNEWYORK7Across26
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Eccentric chap, one working in programming, including games principallyCODGER6Down1
Formally approveRATIFY6Down1
Alloy always only half finishedINVAR5Down2
DeduceINFER5Down2
With Yard anticipating limits on policy, my friend and I will be waving goodbyeANDYPANDY9Down3
Pine leavesNEEDLES7Down3
Dog trackFOLLOW6Down4
WarehouseDEPOT5Down4
Pinter play involving three people: a woman and two menBETRAYAL8Down5
InsultingABUSIVE7Down5
Scottish woollen capTAMOSHANTER11Down6
Cockney's to give assistance carrying last serving of gefilte fishEELPOUT7Down7
Church recessAPSE4Down7
Mathematician from Swiss city university flipping unwellBERNOULLI9Down10
PlatformROSTRUM7Down13
Senior pupilPREFECT7Down14
A fight following one change of policyABOUTFACE9Down14
Into errorASTRAY6Down15
Long tubePIPE4Down16
Little Jack briefly hugging Philip in danceHORNPIPE8Down16
IntendedMEANT5Down17
A flower opening?ESTUARY7Down17
OpinionsVIEWS5Down19
West caught up in cricket review system fantasiesDREAMS6Down19
Note hidden in singer's toastCHEERS6Down21
Overstimulated PR personHYPER5Down22
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Wednesday, December 24, 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.