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The Independent Crossword December 4 2024 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 56 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword December 4 2024 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 56 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#
Make furiousINCENSE7Across1 Speak in public close to hellish ancient riverHOLDFORTH9Across1 Rowing crewEIGHT5Across5 Short note about letter for communicatingALFA4Across6 Also, I reproduced Dutch shed as a cartoonANIMATED8Across8 ObserverSPECTATOR9Across8 Charged atomION3Across9 Quite right, dad, France lostRATHER6Across9 Mother-of-pearlNACRE5Across10 Winged creature very lost in Western NorwayWYVERN6Across10 Two-wheeled vehicleBICYCLE7Across11 A cat slid around in cream of tartar, perhapsACIDSALT8Across11 Afternoon performanceMATINEE7Across12 Greek meets German in caveGROTTO6Across12 Exercise tiring when starting lateTRAINING8Across15 Rich European takes the place of American that smells?EFFLUENT8Across16 Egyptian rulerPHARAOH7Across18 Repulsed supporter restraining rowing instructor making missileEXOCET6Across19 CourageousBRAVE5Across19 Writing fluidINK3Across20 Go beyond a targetOVERSHOOT9Across21 Repeatedly tame rowdy colleagueTEAMMATE8Across21 Insufficient silver in poolMEAGRE6Across22 WretchedSORRY5Across22 HerculeanTITANIC7Across23 Conviction hits me badlyTHEISM6Across24 Celebrate despot, mostly wicked, suffering reversalLIVEITUP8Across25 Male's platform cut shortSTAG4Across26 Even with having long time to replace leader in industry, is forlornDESPERATE9Across27

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Polish bottom of tray, loveHONEY5Down1 MadINSANE6Down1 CompelCOERCE6Down2 Flickering light initially surrounding island disappearsLAMBENT7Down2 SaltpetreNITRE5Down3 Odd characters in fourth century shared bit of tittle-tattle in bedFUTON5Down3 InstitutionESTABLISHMENT13Down4 Ruddy large number to correctREDRAFT7Down4 OtalgiaEARACHE7Down5 Rush, record-breaking British goalscorer, picked up in stormHURRICANE9Down5 Unfair to lose top mechanicARTISAN7Down6 MalfunctionGLITCH6Down6 Not toughTENDER6Down7 Untied swimmer in European countryFREELANCE9Down7 ComparisonANALOGY7Down13 Range of humankind observed in crowd disturbanceRIFLESHOT9Down13 PlunderSPOILS6Down14 Welcoming work, meander aroundOPENARMED9Down14 Financial supporterBACKER6Down15 Large monkeyBABOON6Down16 Design Immelmann turns, protecting reputedly suicidal individualLEMMING7Down17 FeverishHECTIC6Down17 Son more sick, with temperature, raises supportTRELLIS7Down18 SurroundBESET5Down19 Ring coach in Austria to procure musical instrumentOCARINA7Down20 Film instant before contestMOVIE5Down22 Make-up of scoundrel beginning to get depressedROUGE5Down23

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Wednesday, December 4, 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.