The Independent Crossword December 31 2024 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 63 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword December 31 2024 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 63 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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SpoilMAR3Across1 Very small (Informal)TEENY5Across3 Ballroom danceTANGO5Across8 CaptivateENTHRAL7Across9 Game over - curtains for suave heroic pilotGOOSE5Across9 StretchyELASTIC7Across10 Untrustworthy partner abused trade ruleADULTERER9Across10 Biblical gardenEDEN4Across11 Back final runner clearing the last at PerthENDORSE7Across11 December 31NEWYEARSEVE11Across12 Song - could be work by The Police or work of the B52sAIRRAID7Across12 Note: Knut's following the road from London to LeedsMINIM5Across13 Island wharf radioedKEY3Across15 To play without interruption, use guesswork to some extentSEGUE5Across16 Occupy all ofFILL4Across16 Hurt husband is missing a limbARM3Across17 DistributeDOLEOUT7Across18 Troops drunk; one missing in action abroadMILITIA7Across19 Bomb that might be dropped by Harrier?EGG3Across20 French white wineCHABLIS7Across21 Helping Susan finally to leave relationshipRATIO5Across22 Shout of approvalCHEER5Across22 Senior Tory's multiple personality entitiesIDS3Across23 Strip of leatherTHONG5Across23 PrepareSET3Across24 Chap drank vino when cyclingEDWIN5Across24 Daughter (24), engaged, ruined grand celebrationWEDDING7Across26 Quiet as the French, boringSILENCE7Across28 Will he secure the game or get a duck?RETRIEVER9Across31 Uncovered generic retro nameIRENE5Across32

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Grim-sounding character therefore upset?OGRE4Down1 EverydayMUNDANE7Down1 Valuable information about antiqueGOLDEN6Down2 PerchROOST5Down2 Have English pub sandwichesBEAR4Down3 Ragged piecesTATTERS7Down3 Crowd packing terracing at EdgbastonGATE4Down4 WeirdEERIE5Down4 Sup tea Lucy brewed that's good for the coldEUCALYPTUS10Down5 Egg partYOLK4Down5 One guiding Southern sailorSTAR4Down6 Unduly highSTEEP5Down6 Confusion about Inland Revenue going over figureTRIANGLE8Down7 GoodsMERCHANDISE11Down7 Ms Jones taking time off for a restBRIDGE6Down8 Old bird, occasionally immoralMOA3Down13 Christmas cakeYULELOG7Down13 BrutalVIOLENT7Down14 UK doctor hosting his association's upcoming danceMAMBO5Down14 I'll give Ken hit TV showKILLINGEVE10Down15 Large shopSTORE5Down15 Factoid on European countrySTATE5Down16 US stateIDAHO5Down17 Info on online info? Facebook nowadays has a bit turning over!METADATA8Down18 HairLOCKS5Down19 Rabbit's tailSCUT4Down20 17 ... good one!GUN3Down21 Benefit coming from the bottom drawer?REWARD6Down22 Stevie came first, revolutionary Liverpool playerWONDER6Down25 Winger starting for Inter twiceIBIS4Down27 Foam kids' toy from Belgium, millions despatchedSURF4Down28 Face lifting produced a 20LAID4Down29 Looks at those approving loudlyEYES4Down30

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Tuesday, December 31, 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.