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The Independent Crossword July 18 2025 Answers

Friday puzzle · 55 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 55 clues from the The Independent Crossword for July 18 2025. 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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Was indebted to41 AcrossReveal answer → Tavern33 AcrossReveal answer → I will enter church or part of cathedral57 AcrossReveal answer → Defeat in debate with no opening for amused response88 AcrossReveal answer → Frozen dessert78 AcrossReveal answer → Long-term prisoner59 AcrossReveal answer → Sleep over but appearing upset for sure710 AcrossReveal answer → Divide510 AcrossReveal answer → Tynesider711 AcrossReveal answer → Somewhat unpleasant time dodging criticism is hard711 AcrossReveal answer → Fragrant shrub1112 AcrossReveal answer → American praise curtailed and retracted? That’s normal512 AcrossReveal answer → Wet weather? Sheep getting mostly lined up inside914 AcrossReveal answer → Quantity of vegetation, there being no energy in what veggies decline315 AcrossReveal answer → Investments - Henry to avoid small amounts716 AcrossReveal answer → Thick scarf716 AcrossReveal answer → Lowest point518 AcrossReveal answer → Obligation to work hard? Not right319 AcrossReveal answer → Characteristic features offering pitfalls around IT test920 AcrossReveal answer → Once more520 AcrossReveal answer → Become happier721 AcrossReveal answer → Unhappy322 AcrossReveal answer → City in which I may broach accepted standards523 AcrossReveal answer → Depend423 AcrossReveal answer → Greek character – no Catholic, in my opinion, backsliding724 AcrossReveal answer → Favouring air a lot in life725 AcrossReveal answer → Information challenge, implicating male police officer827 AcrossReveal answer → Rest and shelter, accommodated by South Pole initially528 AcrossReveal answer →

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Resist61 DownReveal answer → Navy amongst school of whales in body of water41 DownReveal answer → Sign up52 DownReveal answer → Problems: town’s foremost functions involving bar where power’s off82 DownReveal answer → Unbeliever73 DownReveal answer → Roofworker heading for skyscraper subsequently63 DownReveal answer → Topic: Queen has deductive flair about it, on reflection84 DownReveal answer → Courage54 DownReveal answer → Surprises husband wearing footwear65 DownReveal answer → Bovine animals65 DownReveal answer → Infatuated with acting116 DownReveal answer → I get aboard front part of fairground ride, something taking to the skies106 DownReveal answer → Too47 DownReveal answer → Accomplishment regarding something local I observed in study127 DownReveal answer → Why specimen gets corrupted with last of grime? I was often dirty from work129 DownReveal answer → Impromptu713 DownReveal answer → Scrapping virus alert? Beyond one’s authority1013 DownReveal answer → Carry614 DownReveal answer → Sporting prize615 DownReveal answer → Wherewithal516 DownReveal answer → A lot of poetry about international name in drink suppliers817 DownReveal answer → Cotton fibres417 DownReveal answer → Hold back drink over equipment familiar to 17818 DownReveal answer → Mourning song519 DownReveal answer → Poor imitation of wages that will secure staff621 DownReveal answer → Taxidermist with no time for bear622 DownReveal answer → Stopped, without father getting worn-out426 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Friday, July 18, 2025. 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.