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The Independent Crossword July 18 2025 Answers

Friday puzzle · 55 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword July 18 2025 answers. The Friday puzzle has 55 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#
Was indebted toOWED4Across1 TavernINN3Across3 I will enter church or part of cathedralCHOIR5Across7 Defeat in debate with no opening for amused responseLAUGHTER8Across8 Frozen dessertPARFAIT7Across8 Long-term prisonerLIFER5Across9 Sleep over but appearing upset for sureNODOUBT7Across10 DivideSPLIT5Across10 TynesiderGEORDIE7Across11 Somewhat unpleasant time dodging criticism is hardSICKISH7Across11 Fragrant shrubHONEYSUCKLE11Across12 American praise curtailed and retracted? That’s normalUSUAL5Across12 Wet weather? Sheep getting mostly lined up insideRAINSTORM9Across14 Quantity of vegetation, there being no energy in what veggies declineMAT3Across15 Investments - Henry to avoid small amountsSAVINGS7Across16 Thick scarfMUFFLER7Across16 Lowest pointNADIR5Across18 Obligation to work hard? Not rightTIE3Across19 Characteristic features offering pitfalls around IT testTRAPPINGS9Across20 Once moreAGAIN5Across20 Become happierCHEERUP7Across21 UnhappySAD3Across22 City in which I may broach accepted standardsPARIS5Across23 DependRELY4Across23 Greek character – no Catholic, in my opinion, backslidingOMICRON7Across24 Favouring air a lot in lifeFORTUNE7Across25 Information challenge, implicating male police officerGENDARME8Across27 Rest and shelter, accommodated by South Pole initiallySLEEP5Across28

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
ResistOPPOSE6Down1 Navy amongst school of whales in body of waterPOND4Down1 Sign upENROL5Down2 Problems: town’s foremost functions involving bar where power’s offTROUBLES8Down2 UnbelieverINFIDEL7Down3 Roofworker heading for skyscraper subsequentlySLATER6Down3 Topic: Queen has deductive flair about it, on reflectionQUESTION8Down4 CourageNERVE5Down4 Surprises husband wearing footwearSHOCKS6Down5 Bovine animalsCATTLE6Down5 Infatuated with actingSTAGESTRUCK11Down6 I get aboard front part of fairground ride, something taking to the skiesHELICOPTER10Down6 TooALSO4Down7 Accomplishment regarding something local I observed in studyCONSUMMATION12Down7 Why specimen gets corrupted with last of grime? I was often dirty from workCHIMNEYSWEEP12Down9 ImpromptuOFFHAND7Down13 Scrapping virus alert? Beyond one’s authorityULTRAVIRES10Down13 CarryCONVEY6Down14 Sporting prizeTROPHY6Down15 WherewithalMEANS5Down16 A lot of poetry about international name in drink suppliersVINTNERS8Down17 Cotton fibresLINT4Down17 Hold back drink over equipment familiar to 17SUPPRESS8Down18 Mourning songDIRGE5Down19 Poor imitation of wages that will secure staffPARODY6Down21 Taxidermist with no time for bearSUFFER6Down22 Stopped, without father getting worn-outUSED4Down26

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