The Independent Crossword February 25 2026 Answers
Wednesday puzzle · 53 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword February 25 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 53 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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Top Belgium international ignored by Redknapp, maybeBLOUSE6Across1
Go away!SHOO4Across1
SeaweedWRACK5Across3
Endless Swiss chocolate not ultimately beneficial for heavenly bodyOBERON6Across4
TenseTAUT4Across7
Work of artPAINTING8Across8
Forcefully strike the wrong way, resulting in tieKNOT4Across9
Rastafarian hairstyleDREADLOCKS10Across9
Robin Hood's friend is potty?LITTLEJOHN10Across10
LarderPANTRY6Across11
Periodically Grace left in charge of languageGAELIC6Across11
Bible passage disheartened observer, in the mainPERICOPE8Across12
President's retreat affected fanatical Dutch boresCAMPDAVID9Across13
SordidSLEAZY6Across13
Not sufficientINADEQUATE10Across14
Tramp removed from more uneven seaside attractionPIER4Across15
Mark wonderful staffMACE4Across16
Try to stop strangely anaemic Donald Trump?EGOMANIAC9Across17
FurthermoreMOREOVER8Across18
Donkey's cryBRAY4Across19
AttireDRESS5Across20
Multilingual parrot obtained with more eastern languages, originallyPOLYGLOT8Across21
Large weighty bookTOME4Across21
Main course in Europe is meat stew with bit of nutmeg inDANUBE6Across22
By one, Fritz possibly recalled old Rugby broadcast?TIMESIGNAL10Across24
Picked up pace to make entranceGATE4Across25
German writer's allowed boring itemGIMLET6Across26
Moneylender texted "You're certain to be included"USURER6Across27
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Fruit cakes beginning to deteriorate in large handkerchiefBANDANA7Down1
Male deerSTAG4Down1
Concerning number withdrawing flat cola bottlesOCTAL5Down2
Freshwater mammalOTTER5Down2
Revolutionary sects primarily infiltrated an island nationSTLUCIA7Down3
SpinWHIRL5Down3
Published itemARTICLE7Down4
Oddly, beetle and fish found in part of steepleBELFRY6Down5
Very largeKINGSIZE8Down5
Denial of unhappiness with leader becoming RepublicanREJECTION9Down6
Place where bees are keptAPIARY6Down6
Japanese drama show with singing finishing early a complete failureNOHOPER7Down7
Pete Tong spins wrong song by DuffySTEPPINGSTONE13Down8
MultipleMANIFOLD8Down10
Circus swingTRAPEZE7Down12
Move hurriedlySCURRY6Down13
Perhaps tapir rhymed with 'cap queer'PACHYDERM9Down14
Fairylike creaturesELVES5Down15
Space to turn in good parking spaceMOORING7Down16
ForbiddenTABOO5Down16
Travel chargeFARE4Down17
After returning, rarely bored by university course sectionsMODULES7Down18
Cooked rarebit for judgeARBITER7Down19
Mishit crossing centre of defunct drainSLUICE6Down20
Raised on booze in countryNIGER5Down23
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Wednesday, February 25, 2026. 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.