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The Independent Crossword December 31 2024 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 63 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 63 clues from the The Independent Crossword for December 31 2024. 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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Spoil31 AcrossReveal answer → Very small (Informal)53 AcrossReveal answer → Ballroom dance58 AcrossReveal answer → Captivate79 AcrossReveal answer → Game over - curtains for suave heroic pilot59 AcrossReveal answer → Stretchy710 AcrossReveal answer → Untrustworthy partner abused trade rule910 AcrossReveal answer → Biblical garden411 AcrossReveal answer → Back final runner clearing the last at Perth711 AcrossReveal answer → December 311112 AcrossReveal answer → Song - could be work by The Police or work of the B52s712 AcrossReveal answer → Note: Knut's following the road from London to Leeds513 AcrossReveal answer → Island wharf radioed315 AcrossReveal answer → To play without interruption, use guesswork to some extent516 AcrossReveal answer → Occupy all of416 AcrossReveal answer → Hurt husband is missing a limb317 AcrossReveal answer → Distribute718 AcrossReveal answer → Troops drunk; one missing in action abroad719 AcrossReveal answer → Bomb that might be dropped by Harrier?320 AcrossReveal answer → French white wine721 AcrossReveal answer → Helping Susan finally to leave relationship522 AcrossReveal answer → Shout of approval522 AcrossReveal answer → Senior Tory's multiple personality entities323 AcrossReveal answer → Strip of leather523 AcrossReveal answer → Prepare324 AcrossReveal answer → Chap drank vino when cycling524 AcrossReveal answer → Daughter (24), engaged, ruined grand celebration726 AcrossReveal answer → Quiet as the French, boring728 AcrossReveal answer → Will he secure the game or get a duck?931 AcrossReveal answer → Uncovered generic retro name532 AcrossReveal answer →

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Grim-sounding character therefore upset?41 DownReveal answer → Everyday71 DownReveal answer → Valuable information about antique62 DownReveal answer → Perch52 DownReveal answer → Have English pub sandwiches43 DownReveal answer → Ragged pieces73 DownReveal answer → Crowd packing terracing at Edgbaston44 DownReveal answer → Weird54 DownReveal answer → Sup tea Lucy brewed that's good for the cold105 DownReveal answer → Egg part45 DownReveal answer → One guiding Southern sailor46 DownReveal answer → Unduly high56 DownReveal answer → Confusion about Inland Revenue going over figure87 DownReveal answer → Goods117 DownReveal answer → Ms Jones taking time off for a rest68 DownReveal answer → Old bird, occasionally immoral313 DownReveal answer → Christmas cake713 DownReveal answer → Brutal714 DownReveal answer → UK doctor hosting his association's upcoming dance514 DownReveal answer → I'll give Ken hit TV show1015 DownReveal answer → Large shop515 DownReveal answer → Factoid on European country516 DownReveal answer → US state517 DownReveal answer → Info on online info? Facebook nowadays has a bit turning over!818 DownReveal answer → Hair519 DownReveal answer → Rabbit's tail420 DownReveal answer → 17 ... good one!321 DownReveal answer → Benefit coming from the bottom drawer?622 DownReveal answer → Stevie came first, revolutionary Liverpool player625 DownReveal answer → Winger starting for Inter twice427 DownReveal answer → Foam kids' toy from Belgium, millions despatched428 DownReveal answer → Face lifting produced a 20429 DownReveal answer → Looks at those approving loudly430 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Tuesday, December 31, 2024. 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.