The Independent Crossword December 27 2025 Answers

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Below are all 117 clues from the The Independent Crossword for December 27 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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Strange discharge results in uproar61 AcrossReveal answer → Dried grass31 AcrossReveal answer → Weeding tool33 AcrossReveal answer → A couple of right masculine guards imitate parasite85 AcrossReveal answer → Breakaway faction138 AcrossReveal answer → The second largest city in the United States109 AcrossReveal answer → Case of cold Greek wine returned89 AcrossReveal answer → Referred to previously99 AcrossReveal answer → Organised considerable cut price for redemption610 AcrossReveal answer → Second occurrence regarding formal request1011 AcrossReveal answer → Used to be311 AcrossReveal answer → Escape from the trap in Staffordshire town412 AcrossReveal answer → The last James Bond film to feature Lois Maxwell as Miss Moneypenny1212 AcrossReveal answer → Flowering plant612 AcrossReveal answer → Relating to change in shape813 AcrossReveal answer → Misbehave613 AcrossReveal answer → Mother (Informal)315 AcrossReveal answer → American golfer who won the US Open in 1992715 AcrossReveal answer → Invertebrate creature916 AcrossReveal answer → The first James Bond film not to take story elements from the works of Ian Fleming916 AcrossReveal answer → Fraudulent call by Yankee616 AcrossReveal answer → The fish Salmo trutta1017 AcrossReveal answer → Language in Luton guesthouse617 AcrossReveal answer → Norfolk coastal town1318 AcrossReveal answer → Dog that became the symbol of His Master's Voice records618 AcrossReveal answer → A quiet little craving819 AcrossReveal answer → 1991 comedy spoof starring Charlie Sheen as Topper Harley819 AcrossReveal answer → The principal port city of Syria720 AcrossReveal answer → Feline320 AcrossReveal answer → Old woman is magnificent, mostly421 AcrossReveal answer → Old Testament priest321 AcrossReveal answer → Inscrutable cop freaked out1022 AcrossReveal answer → Greek god of sleep and dreams823 AcrossReveal answer → Dye-producing plant, one doing badly625 AcrossReveal answer → American car manufacturer founded in Indianapolis in 1911 that produced high-end sports and luxury cars525 AcrossReveal answer → Supplement part of the digestive system826 AcrossReveal answer → Sir John ___, poet laureate from 1972 to 1984827 AcrossReveal answer → Clergyman never changing into Marxist827 AcrossReveal answer → I strained shoulders and travelled by cab628 AcrossReveal answer → James Bond film featuring the character Hugo Drax931 AcrossReveal answer → Novel by Henry James featuring the characters Basil Ransom, Olive Chancellor and Verena Tarrant1332 AcrossReveal answer → Joaquin ___, Spanish composer whose works include Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra734 AcrossReveal answer → A plant with leaves divided into three leaflets736 AcrossReveal answer → James Bond film whose theme song is performed by Adele737 AcrossReveal answer → James Bond film whose theme song is performed by Wings1338 AcrossReveal answer → See 421740 AcrossReveal answer → English-born US photographer noted for his pioneering high-speed photographic studies of animals and people in motion1742 AcrossReveal answer → In the Old Testament, the father of David543 AcrossReveal answer → Inflammation of the mucous membrane that lines the nose844 AcrossReveal answer → District of the City of Westminster named after London's first neo-classical building, built by the Adam brothers748 AcrossReveal answer → The highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival850 AcrossReveal answer → Legendary Irish hero and bard of the 3rd century AD652 AcrossReveal answer → See 171055 AcrossReveal answer → Canadian-born American actor who starred alongside Rita Hayworth in the 1946 film noir classic Gilda957 AcrossReveal answer → Scottish educator and author who founded Summerhill School758 AcrossReveal answer → Name of 1967 and 2006 films based on Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel1259 AcrossReveal answer → James Bond film in which Honor Blackman plays Pussy Galore1060 AcrossReveal answer →

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Spouse71 DownReveal answer → Silvery-white precious metallic element that does not tarnish or corrode81 DownReveal answer → Plant cultivated for its crisp curly leaves, used in salads62 DownReveal answer → European bunting122 DownReveal answer → Employment of wise man after 4th of January52 DownReveal answer → Brazilian city that hosted COP30 in 202553 DownReveal answer → Doglike carnivore53 DownReveal answer → Pressure to travel by bike gives satisfaction53 DownReveal answer → Location for writing this puzzle?74 DownReveal answer → Ovum34 DownReveal answer → Industrial city in NW Spain that is capital of Asturias64 DownReveal answer → End sex and love, ultimately, for home-wrecker?75 DownReveal answer → Candied plant stems85 DownReveal answer → A bony fish with rayed fins and a swim bladder, such as herring, carp, eel, cod, perch, etc75 DownReveal answer → Root's standard cut76 DownReveal answer → Christmas tree126 DownReveal answer → In chess, an opening move in which a chessman is sacrificed to secure an advantageous position66 DownReveal answer → In classical mythology, a princess of Tyre who founded Carthage47 DownReveal answer → Musical work47 DownReveal answer → Little by little, extract shellfish completely97 DownReveal answer → The green-skinned banana-like fruit of the plant Musa paradisiaca, eaten as a staple food in many tropical regions88 DownReveal answer → Sole voter upset president98 DownReveal answer → Australian singer, songwriter and record producer best known for his 2008 top ten hit single Black and Gold910 DownReveal answer → Low spirits810 DownReveal answer → Drink associated with Christmas and New Year in the Americas611 DownReveal answer → John Grisham's fourth novel, published in 1993913 DownReveal answer → The fifth studio album by Yes, released in 19721414 DownReveal answer → Ordering a cocktail as a main course in America914 DownReveal answer → Rice noodle dish714 DownReveal answer → Biblical wise men415 DownReveal answer → Juan Perón, perhaps: somewhat vulgar gent in exile915 DownReveal answer → Characteristic feature517 DownReveal answer → Go off former police officer on ecstasy718 DownReveal answer → Muscular spasm319 DownReveal answer → A week with protégé is tricky719 DownReveal answer → Protective wall section protecting monkey720 DownReveal answer → The capital of Uganda721 DownReveal answer → Bird that lays its eggs in the nests of other birds622 DownReveal answer → Join queen, getting cross523 DownReveal answer → A wind of force 12 or above on the Beaufort scale924 DownReveal answer → Best priest extremely tense524 DownReveal answer → Song written by Harry Warren and Mack Gordon that has been recorded by Nat King Cole, Andy Williams, Michael Bublé and many others1426 DownReveal answer → Dolls' dressmaker in the novel Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens whose real name is Fanny Cleaver928 DownReveal answer → African country whose capital is Asmara729 DownReveal answer → The derived SI unit of electric charge730 DownReveal answer → Edible fungus having an oval or pointed fruiting body with an irregular honeycombed surface531 DownReveal answer → French river in Picardy that was the site of the battle between Julius Caesar and the Nervians in 57 BC as well as a 1918 battle in World War I533 DownReveal answer → English musician who fronted a 1960s pop group featuring Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich735 DownReveal answer → Implement carried by Father Time637 DownReveal answer → A short-barrelled pocket pistol of large calibre named after the American gunsmith who invented it939 DownReveal answer → North American word for (car) valeting941 DownReveal answer → Group whose 1995 first album became the fastest-selling debut album in UK history842 DownReveal answer → The small Asian passerine bird Calandrella raytal845 DownReveal answer → Another name for the kiwi746 DownReveal answer → Religious cult featured in "38 Across"647 DownReveal answer → A film of oxide formed on the surface of a metal649 DownReveal answer → Character in the TV series Callan played by Russell Hunter651 DownReveal answer → Another name for the penalty box in ice hockey653 DownReveal answer → The second largest city in Sri Lanka after Colombo554 DownReveal answer → The seventh biggest city in Russia, by size456 DownReveal answer →

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