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The Independent Crossword December 5 2025 Answers

Friday puzzle · 57 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword December 5 2025 answers. The Friday puzzle has 57 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#
Brief Kipling novel carried by ObserverSKIMPY6Across1 Organ of sightEYE3Across1 Body of waterSEA3Across3 Man’s man is connecting with a punchISLANDER8Across4 CadaverCORPSE6Across7 HoleCAVITY6Across8 FinishedOVER4Across9 PrecedencePRIORITY8Across10 Stress not entirely shown by good junior workerUNDERLING9Across10 The way to embrace no good danceTANGO5Across11 Mouth organHARMONICA9Across11 Everyone will participate in rotten songBALLAD6Across12 Urging sleep or dancing the night away?ROCKING7Across13 Minor plague seeing off BritishLIGHT5Across15 RestfulRELAXING8Across16 Contamination: positive outcome eradicating sulphur, bringing in touch of lifePOLLUTION9Across17 StingyMEAN4Across19 Chap’s put in misplaced commas, relishing the discomfort causedMASOCHISM9Across19 PenetratePIERCE6Across20 Slow learner caught getting stuck into SF blockbusterDUNCE5Across20 MotionlessSTATIC6Across21 Rock group turned popular with artist covering lead positionNIRVANA7Across21 Day beforeEVE3Across22 Put onDON3Across23 Appreciate routine may turn overblown?TURGID6Across23 Top score in playing pontoon or Newmarket for startersIPPON5Across26 Communicate to pupil about one area without prejudiceIMPARTIAL9Across27 Uncovered countermeasure to restrain manager with reliefEMBOSSED8Across28 Complexity in maths leading to a complaintASTHMA6Across29

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Ignore American bum getting upsetSNUB4Down1 DevelopEVOLVE6Down1 In communications, I omitted article from US stateINDIA5Down2 Large shopsEMPORIA7Down2 Cut offSEVER5Down3 Old man with failing clarity is very drunkPARALYTIC9Down3 ShrewdASTUTE6Down4 Jazz piece (American) put up before exclusive item from The Nutcracker?SUGARPLUM9Down5 Electronic soundBEEP4Down5 Prank not in support of clubsANTIC5Down6 DeedACTION6Down6 Study: no repeated sexual intercourse boosted the arrival of nippers?DENTITION9Down7 Grub and drink, German, in stockROOTGINGER10Down8 Daughter taking time to engage in shrewd exercises? It’s a product of breedingWILDTYPE8Down9 Runless over in cricketMAIDEN6Down12 OrderCOMMAND7Down13 Wish forDESIRE6Down14 Mild in East, producing fruitCLEMENTINE10Down14 Evil in natureMALIGN6Down15 A grub spot, possiblyGASTROPUB9Down16 ConcurAGREE5Down17 To relinquish Government control of tax is blocked by a lot of peers? On the contraryPRIVATISE9Down17 Ready to fight in damp regions on hot days?UNDERARMS9Down18 Sudden blast of windGUST4Down18 A long time to induct new saintAGNES5Down22 See 9WILDTYPE8Down23 Henry appearing under flag of European countryIRISH5Down24 The soul of Italy, to be found in carnal matters?ALMA4Down25

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Friday, December 5, 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.