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The Independent Crossword December 28 2024 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 112 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword December 28 2024 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 112 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#
Aphrodisiac making old artist unsteadyERRATIC7Across1 Pack (of cards)DECK4Across1 SpeechesORATIONS8Across3 Jump leads to start all Leyland cars – that followsSALCHOW7Across5 Fair provision of internet service provider and phone company used by aristocrat?TOFFEEAPPLE11Across9 V-shaped stripeCHEVRON7Across9 Spoil drive backMAR3Across10 LariatLASSO5Across10 Comedy partner of Stan LaurelOLIVERHARDY11Across11 Manufactured in large numbersMASSPRODUCED12Across11 Leaned on print media journalist after you are caughtPRESSURED9Across11 Secret storeSTASH5Across12 The ___, nickname of Tottenham Hotspur FCLILYWHITES10Across13 Glib patterSPIEL5Across14 Loathed pitching the adHATED5Across14 Rock band founded by Peter Green in 1967FLEETWOODMAC12Across14 Meeting place with solemnity providing focus for massCENTREOFGRAVITY15Across15 Former world heavyweight boxing champion whose nickname was 'The Fighting Marine'GENETUNNEY10Across15 Tropical evergreen tree, ‘Indian date’ in Arabic, bearing yellow flowers and brown seedpodsTAMARIND8Across16 Non-alcoholic drinkMINERALWATER12Across17 Single by The Beautiful South that reached number two in the UK in 1989SONGFORWHOEVER14Across17 Stable reliable sort in AA – perhaps owing to resolutionTOWEROFSTRENGTH15Across18 Small market town in the Craven district of North YorkshireSETTLE6Across19 Caribbean danceLIMBO5Across20 Jazz pianist nicknamed "Fatha"EARLHINES9Across20 Sidestep in rally round about 15 loveAVOID5Across20 Pine leavesNEEDLES7Across21 GlueADHESIVE8Across22 In the US and Canada, a wild or partially tamed pony or mustang of the western plainsBRONCO6Across22 How's your father, mother, uncle and aunt?RELATIONS9Across22 NimbleSPRY4Across23 Number-one hit single for Lord Rockingham's XI in 1958HOOTSMON8Across24 Source of green energy set to be unlimited – wow!GEE3Across24 Source of green energy wired in but not initially workingWINDTURBINE11Across25 2000 film starring Brenda Blethyn and Craig FergusonSAVINGGRACE11Across26 Indecisive writing journal – change article to be definiteDITHERY7Across28 American Marvel Comics writer who died in 2018STANLEE7Across28 Bill Nighy's opening doorPOSTERN7Across29 The capital of JordanAMMAN5Across30 Hat with a broad brim and high crown, worn mainly by cowboys, named after its American designerSTETSON7Across31 The first deafblind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degreeHELENKELLER11Across35 The fourth son of King David according to the book of SamuelADONIJAH8Across37 Pavel ___, midfielder who won 91 caps for the Czech RepublicNEDVED6Across39 Slang name for the drug PCPANGELDUST9Across40 An aromatic compound derived from phenol found in coal tar and creosoteCRESOL6Across43 Horse that won the 1987 DerbyREFERENCEPOINT14Across44 A large vein that conveys oxygen-depleted blood to the heartVENACAVA8Across48 Horse that won the 2003 Grand NationalMONTYSPASS10Across49 Archbishop of Canterbury from 1980 to 1991ROBERTRUNCIE12Across51 Pen name of Charlotte BrontëCURRERBELL10Across52 English actress who won Oscars for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and California SuiteMAGGIESMITH11Across53

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Very busy wanting hospital to hold operation in abnormal placeECTOPIC7Down1 English rock band who had top ten hits with Achilles Heel and Dancing in the MoonlightTOPLOADER9Down1 AbscondDECAMP6Down1 Prisoner ultimately given sentence – possibly raised in case of firearmRIFLE5Down2 Winner of the 1958 Formula One World ChampionshipMIKEHAWTHORN12Down2 Board gameCHESS5Down2 At the end Alistair Darling introduces finance officerTREASURER9Down3 Defender who joined Arsenal from Brighton & Hove Albion in 2021BENWHITE8Down3 HaphazardRANDOM6Down4 Tea dance, 50% offCHA3Down4 In the Scottish Episcopal Church, the presiding bishop in the SynodPRIMUS6Down4 Member of a genus of bulbous flowering plants in the family AsparagaceaeHYACINTH8Down5 ToiletryTALCUMPOWDER12Down5 Detectives turned up for drinkSIP3Down5 Name for the conspicuously marked tail of a deerFLAG4Down6 DisgustingOBSCENE7Down6 Shelter beside church drainLEECH5Down6 PrecipitationSNOW4Down7 Welsh town that is the home of the Royal MintLLANTRISANT11Down7 Actor on series gets hamperHAMSTRING9Down7 Cast Lloyd Bridges right after western knowing ...WORLDLY7Down8 Debit card introduced in the UK in 1988 that merged with Maestro in 2002SWITCH6Down8 AbsurdPREPOSTEROUS12Down8 The 1994 Grand National winner, ridden by Richard DunwoodyMIINNEHOMA10Down9 The Greek goddess of the moon, whose Roman counterpart is LunaSELENE6Down10 1994 documentary film following would-be professional basketball players William Gates and Arthur AgeeHOOPDREAMS10Down12 ... direction spoken by pro will get supportROOTFOR7Down12 Great successTRIUMPH7Down13 Despicable sort's boring phone having numbered displayDIGITAL7Down13 Route-finding systemSATNAV6Down15 Cold and unfriendlyFROSTY6Down16 National park in N-Nottingham?NEWFOREST9Down16 Extremely deficient paper breaks up leaving holesAPERTURES9Down17 Organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animalsFIN3Down18 Wanted to play with guitar at the top – plucked string?TWANGED7Down18 Spring flowerTULIP5Down18 Somebody once discovered Chase buzzer's broken at the baseHASBEEN7Down19 Forearm boneULNA4Down19 Derek ___, former England cricketer nicknamed "Arkle"RANDALL7Down21 Divine party with someone on vacationDOWSE5Down21 Manufacturer of high-performance cars founded in Molsheim, Alsace, in 1909BUGATTI7Down22 A statement of a person's beliefs or aimsCREDO5Down23 Cow maybe dropping head like a sheepOVINE5Down23 British rock band founded in 1975 by Robert John Godfrey, Stephen Stewart and Francis LickerishTHEENID7Down25 Civilisation and historical region in southern Mesopotamia during the Chalcolithic and Early Bronze AgeSUMER5Down26 Vote of American in New YorkNAY3Down26 Island nation in the South Pacific whose capital is Port VilaVANUATU7Down27 Best pan on the counterTOP3Down27 Large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada range of the United StatesTAHOE5Down29 Genus of perennial American plants in the family Commelinaceae also known as spiderwortTRADESCANTIA12Down32 Farm worker, labour leader and civil rights activist whose birthday, March 31, is a federal holiday observed by several US statesCESARCHAVEZ11Down33 Claudio ___, Italian composer who wrote one of the earliest operas, L'OrfeoMONTEVERDI10Down34 1960 Michelangelo Antonioni film starring Monica Vitti and Gabriele FerzettiLAVVENTURA10Down36 Best Actor Oscar-winner for Coming HomeJONVOIGHT9Down38 American clothing and accessories retailer founded in 1969 by Donald and Doris FisherGAP3Down41 French international striker who played for Queens Park Rangers, Newcastle United, Chelsea and Crystal Palace in the Premier LeagueLOICREMY8Down42 The bicameral federal legislature of the USCONGRESS8Down43 The second book of the Old TestamentEXODUS6Down45 West Germanic spring goddess who is the namesake of the festival of Easter in some languagesEOSTRE6Down46 Caribbean island whose bays include Bloody Bay and Englishman's BayTOBAGO6Down47 BBC sitcom written by Carla Lane that starred Felicity Kendal as Gemma PalmerSOLO4Down50

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Saturday, December 28, 2024. 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.