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The Independent Crossword December 27 2025 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 117 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword December 27 2025 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 117 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Strange discharge results in uproarRUMPUS6Across1 Dried grassHAY3Across1 Weeding toolHOE3Across3 A couple of right masculine guards imitate parasiteTAPEWORM8Across5 Breakaway factionSPLINTERGROUP13Across8 The second largest city in the United StatesLOSANGELES10Across9 Case of cold Greek wine returnedCANISTER8Across9 Referred to previouslyAFORESAID9Across9 Organised considerable cut price for redemptionRANSOM6Across10 Second occurrence regarding formal requestREPETITION10Across11 Used to beWAS3Across11 Escape from the trap in Staffordshire townLEEK4Across12 The last James Bond film to feature Lois Maxwell as Miss MoneypennyAVIEWTOAKILL12Across12 Flowering plantDAHLIA6Across12 Relating to change in shapeTRIANGLE8Across13 MisbehavePLAYUP6Across13 Mother (Informal)MUM3Across15 American golfer who won the US Open in 1992TOMKITE7Across15 Invertebrate creatureARTHROPOD9Across16 The first James Bond film not to take story elements from the works of Ian FlemingGOLDENEYE9Across16 Fraudulent call by YankeePHONEY6Across16 The fish Salmo truttaBROWNTROUT10Across17 Language in Luton guesthouseTONGUE6Across17 Norfolk coastal townGREATYARMOUTH13Across18 Dog that became the symbol of His Master's Voice recordsNIPPER6Across18 A quiet little cravingAPPETITE8Across19 1991 comedy spoof starring Charlie Sheen as Topper HarleyHOTSHOTS8Across19 The principal port city of SyriaLATAKIA7Across20 FelineCAT3Across20 Old woman is magnificent, mostlyGRAN4Across21 Old Testament priestELI3Across21 Inscrutable cop freaked outPOKERFACED10Across22 Greek god of sleep and dreamsMORPHEUS8Across23 Dye-producing plant, one doing badlyINDIGO6Across25 American car manufacturer founded in Indianapolis in 1911 that produced high-end sports and luxury carsSTUTZ5Across25 Supplement part of the digestive systemAPPENDIX8Across26 Sir John ___, poet laureate from 1972 to 1984BETJEMAN8Across27 Clergyman never changing into MarxistREVEREND8Across27 I strained shoulders and travelled by cabTAXIED6Across28 James Bond film featuring the character Hugo DraxMOONRAKER9Across31 Novel by Henry James featuring the characters Basil Ransom, Olive Chancellor and Verena TarrantTHEBOSTONIANS13Across32 Joaquin ___, Spanish composer whose works include Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar and orchestraRODRIGO7Across34 A plant with leaves divided into three leafletsTREFOIL7Across36 James Bond film whose theme song is performed by AdeleSKYFALL7Across37 James Bond film whose theme song is performed by WingsLIVEANDLETDIE13Across38 See 42EADWEARDMUYBRIDGE17Across40 English-born US photographer noted for his pioneering high-speed photographic studies of animals and people in motionEADWEARDMUYBRIDGE17Across42 In the Old Testament, the father of DavidJESSE5Across43 Inflammation of the mucous membrane that lines the noseRHINITIS8Across44 District of the City of Westminster named after London's first neo-classical building, built by the Adam brothersADELPHI7Across48 The highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film FestivalPALMEDOR8Across50 Legendary Irish hero and bard of the 3rd century ADOSSIAN6Across52 See 17BROWNTROUT10Across55 Canadian-born American actor who starred alongside Rita Hayworth in the 1946 film noir classic GildaGLENNFORD9Across57 Scottish educator and author who founded Summerhill SchoolASNEILL7Across58 Name of 1967 and 2006 films based on Ian Fleming's first James Bond novelCASINOROYALE12Across59 James Bond film in which Honor Blackman plays Pussy GaloreGOLDFINGER10Across60

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SpouseHUSBAND7Down1 Silvery-white precious metallic element that does not tarnish or corrodePLATINUM8Down1 Plant cultivated for its crisp curly leaves, used in saladsENDIVE6Down2 European buntingYELLOWHAMMER12Down2 Employment of wise man after 4th of JanuaryUSAGE5Down2 Brazilian city that hosted COP30 in 2025BELEM5Down3 Doglike carnivoreHYENA5Down3 Pressure to travel by bike gives satisfactionPRIDE5Down3 Location for writing this puzzle?SETTING7Down4 OvumEGG3Down4 Industrial city in NW Spain that is capital of AsturiasOVIEDO6Down4 End sex and love, ultimately, for home-wrecker?TERMITE7Down5 Candied plant stemsANGELICA8Down5 A bony fish with rayed fins and a swim bladder, such as herring, carp, eel, cod, perch, etcTELEOST7Down5 Root's standard cutPARSNIP7Down6 Christmas treeNORWAYSPRUCE12Down6 In chess, an opening move in which a chessman is sacrificed to secure an advantageous positionGAMBIT6Down6 In classical mythology, a princess of Tyre who founded CarthageDIDO4Down7 Musical workOPUS4Down7 Little by little, extract shellfish completelyWINKLEOUT9Down7 The green-skinned banana-like fruit of the plant Musa paradisiaca, eaten as a staple food in many tropical regionsPLANTAIN8Down8 Sole voter upset presidentROOSEVELT9Down8 Australian singer, songwriter and record producer best known for his 2008 top ten hit single Black and GoldSAMSPARRO9Down10 Low spiritsDOLDRUMS8Down10 Drink associated with Christmas and New Year in the AmericasEGGNOG6Down11 John Grisham's fourth novel, published in 1993THECLIENT9Down13 The fifth studio album by Yes, released in 1972CLOSETOTHEEDGE14Down14 Ordering a cocktail as a main course in AmericaRIOGRANDE9Down14 Rice noodle dishPADTHAI7Down14 Biblical wise menMAGI4Down15 Juan Perón, perhaps: somewhat vulgar gent in exileARGENTINE9Down15 Characteristic featureTRAIT5Down17 Go off former police officer on ecstasyEXPLODE7Down18 Muscular spasmTIC3Down19 A week with protégé is trickyAWKWARD7Down19 Protective wall section protecting monkeyPARAPET7Down20 The capital of UgandaKAMPALA7Down21 Bird that lays its eggs in the nests of other birdsCUCKOO6Down22 Join queen, getting crossANNEX5Down23 A wind of force 12 or above on the Beaufort scaleHURRICANE9Down24 Best priest extremely tenseELITE5Down24 Song written by Harry Warren and Mack Gordon that has been recorded by Nat King Cole, Andy Williams, Michael Bublé and many othersTHEMOREISEEYOU14Down26 Dolls' dressmaker in the novel Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens whose real name is Fanny CleaverJENNYWREN9Down28 African country whose capital is AsmaraERITREA7Down29 The derived SI unit of electric chargeCOULOMB7Down30 Edible fungus having an oval or pointed fruiting body with an irregular honeycombed surfaceMOREL5Down31 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 ISELLE5Down33 English musician who fronted a 1960s pop group featuring Dozy, Beaky, Mick and TichDAVEDEE7Down35 Implement carried by Father TimeSCYTHE6Down37 A short-barrelled pocket pistol of large calibre named after the American gunsmith who invented itDERRINGER9Down39 North American word for (car) valetingDETAILING9Down41 Group whose 1995 first album became the fastest-selling debut album in UK historyELASTICA8Down42 The small Asian passerine bird Calandrella raytalSANDLARK8Down45 Another name for the kiwiAPTERYX7Down46 Religious cult featured in "38 Across"VOODOO6Down47 A film of oxide formed on the surface of a metalPATINA6Down49 Character in the TV series Callan played by Russell HunterLONELY6Down51 Another name for the penalty box in ice hockeySINBIN6Down53 The second largest city in Sri Lanka after ColomboKANDY5Down54 The seventh biggest city in Russia, by sizeOMSK4Down56

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Saturday, December 27, 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.