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The Independent Crossword December 24 2025 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 52 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 52 clues from the The Independent Crossword for December 24 2025. 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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Across

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Rule51 AcrossReveal answer → Expensive44 AcrossReveal answer → A person that really suits eimi, taking a stimulant drug76 AcrossReveal answer → Crisp lustrous fabric78 AcrossReveal answer → No matter who is in first class going around 2668 AcrossReveal answer → Chubby59 AcrossReveal answer → Girl getting particular shade of brown somewhere in Ireland99 AcrossReveal answer → Wild510 AcrossReveal answer → Give a summary of711 AcrossReveal answer → Reign changing hands, which has some attraction411 AcrossReveal answer → Sing "The King is in the altogether" cryptically512 AcrossReveal answer → Leaping insect1112 AcrossReveal answer → Lady in 26 with method to find theatre district813 AcrossReveal answer → Clothes billowed unfortunately revealing vital components1515 AcrossReveal answer → Mail deliverer716 AcrossReveal answer → Santa's helpers518 AcrossReveal answer → Call about large drink818 AcrossReveal answer → Somewhat nautical area of 26520 AcrossReveal answer → Hooded jacket520 AcrossReveal answer → Glasses, goggles, etc721 AcrossReveal answer → Leave out422 AcrossReveal answer → An opening perhaps education provides423 AcrossReveal answer → Sapid523 AcrossReveal answer → Note altered reality in this story924 AcrossReveal answer → Stone fruit left out next to frozen water625 AcrossReveal answer → City-state726 AcrossReveal answer →

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Eccentric chap, one working in programming, including games principally61 DownReveal answer → Formally approve61 DownReveal answer → Alloy always only half finished52 DownReveal answer → Deduce52 DownReveal answer → With Yard anticipating limits on policy, my friend and I will be waving goodbye93 DownReveal answer → Pine leaves73 DownReveal answer → Dog track64 DownReveal answer → Warehouse54 DownReveal answer → Pinter play involving three people: a woman and two men85 DownReveal answer → Insulting75 DownReveal answer → Scottish woollen cap116 DownReveal answer → Cockney's to give assistance carrying last serving of gefilte fish77 DownReveal answer → Church recess47 DownReveal answer → Mathematician from Swiss city university flipping unwell910 DownReveal answer → Platform713 DownReveal answer → Senior pupil714 DownReveal answer → A fight following one change of policy914 DownReveal answer → Into error615 DownReveal answer → Long tube416 DownReveal answer → Little Jack briefly hugging Philip in dance816 DownReveal answer → Intended517 DownReveal answer → A flower opening?717 DownReveal answer → Opinions519 DownReveal answer → West caught up in cricket review system fantasies619 DownReveal answer → Note hidden in singer's toast621 DownReveal answer → Overstimulated PR person522 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Wednesday, December 24, 2025. 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.