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The Independent Crossword December 26 2025 Answers

Friday puzzle · 62 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 62 clues from the The Independent Crossword for December 26 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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ClueLetters#Answer
Charge for services31 AcrossReveal answer → Gift of the Magi53 AcrossReveal answer → Tediously continue playing pantomime dame?66 AcrossReveal answer → News78 AcrossReveal answer → Quality of the Lions timelessly remains in the memory78 AcrossReveal answer → Split asunder59 AcrossReveal answer → Big510 AcrossReveal answer → Release from blame711 AcrossReveal answer → When you might need New Year diary for resolution? Separate answers in it911 AcrossReveal answer → Thin wrapping material1112 AcrossReveal answer → A city of Russia to one of Belarus, in deserts512 AcrossReveal answer → Superb, quiet retreats are almost devoid of basics for living913 AcrossReveal answer → Worked through “U”?416 AcrossReveal answer → Transitory716 AcrossReveal answer → Here in board meeting a knight starts to stiffen417 AcrossReveal answer → Instance of raising glasses518 AcrossReveal answer → Thumbs up, Badenoch predominantly struck dumb519 AcrossReveal answer → Spring flower520 AcrossReveal answer → Were he thematic, this GI would be Smokin’320 AcrossReveal answer → My sweet pasta sauce is on the counter521 AcrossReveal answer → Being born721 AcrossReveal answer → Danger522 AcrossReveal answer → Beast of burden323 AcrossReveal answer → Keen customer might need this to access her online bank details?423 AcrossReveal answer → On retirement, right to join top club424 AcrossReveal answer → Films refuse to spread viral phenomena926 AcrossReveal answer → Rough, with the shakes529 AcrossReveal answer → Theatre actor in the end eschewing training under Larry931 AcrossReveal answer → Western capital in which you’ll find an appropriate leader732 AcrossReveal answer → Pounds sterling this job will make student!633 AcrossReveal answer →

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Maximum gettable for beginners on an exam81 DownReveal answer → Pointless61 DownReveal answer → The Lady of Seville is taking off from a certain terminal62 DownReveal answer → Senior52 DownReveal answer → Given the No. 1 carriage?43 DownReveal answer → Customs and conventions53 DownReveal answer → Possibly writing small piece about one of us?44 DownReveal answer → Rotate74 DownReveal answer → Suspiciously letting one off ain’t him65 DownReveal answer → From this place55 DownReveal answer → Heavenly beings66 DownReveal answer → Low-down type initiated contacts with former mistress? Nob97 DownReveal answer → Property negotiator117 DownReveal answer → Compère will need this guy before November49 DownReveal answer → A high-quality tea Mark’s passed up in Coloradan town710 DownReveal answer → Narrow-minded713 DownReveal answer → Tolerated a shorter version of the Ancient Mariner?514 DownReveal answer → Creative person614 DownReveal answer → Standing615 DownReveal answer → Deer series being talked about315 DownReveal answer → Tale with a twist in does perhaps factor in ruin?916 DownReveal answer → Accommodated516 DownReveal answer → Urge517 DownReveal answer → Supporting vineyards, woman who’s operating the presses?718 DownReveal answer → Stadium519 DownReveal answer → Caught working out the little fella320 DownReveal answer → Top sides rev Bellamy’s team up?822 DownReveal answer → Meat Loaf’s formula? Uplifting record taking chap to top625 DownReveal answer → Hand 7 addressed boxes a year from Christmas627 DownReveal answer → He’s out of the way in Paris flat428 DownReveal answer → Three-foot garden430 DownReveal answer → Brought up Talk Radio’s secret431 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Friday, December 26, 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.