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The Independent Crossword July 20 2025 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 53 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword July 20 2025 answers. The Sunday 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Office enjoys short meal quicklyPOSTHASTE9Across1 ?ARRANGEMENT11Across1 Nut packers agreed to include high grade plant fibreKAPOK5Across6 Italian sandwichesPANINI6Across8 Native American tribeDAKOTA6Across9 Woman in Number 10 once, remembered primarily for bag?CARRIER7Across9 Fresh out of clothing may I ask for new coat?RESPRAY7Across10 DampnessMOISTURE8Across10 Somewhere to stay during NovemberINN3Across11 ?SALE4Across11 See noteWASTEDISPOSAL13Across12 Less beefy women's crew on landLIGHTWEIGHT11Across12 Early Jesuit outfit an American soldier brought backIGNATIUS8Across13 Honk in MG, taking the car outsideMING4Across15 Cat's soundPURR4Across16 Simple liver in water left in ovenALGA4Across18 ?SQUANDER8Across18 Man upset with deity destroying stuffDYNAMITE8Across19 SeemAPPEAR6Across21 BrigandBANDIT6Across22 Fish follows Brighton swimming masterBRINGTOHEEL11Across22 ?FRITTERAWAY11Across23 Mischievous goddess visiting EarthATE3Across24 Pass food on its way to being frozen?COLDISH7Across25 Returning European sent a telegram, having left late in fiascoDEBACLE7Across26 Smart abstaining in negative voteNATTY5Across27 Nun cared about English patient sufferingENDURANCE9Across28

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Never finishing, choose appropriate mealPICNIC6Down1 Shy type treating fellow winner like Mike Teavee?SHRINKINGVIOLET15Down2 Means of controlREINS5Down2 Very fine ventilation policy introduced by hospitalHAIRLINE8Down3 FarewellADIEU5Down3 Frisky agent holding hands?SPRIGHTLY9Down4 DevicesGADGETS7Down4 Tall bird among others on timeEGRET5Down5 ManagesMAKESDO7Down5 Pure in faith, that woman bears heavy blowsKOSHER6Down6 Relating to birthNATAL5Down6 High diver losing day in terrible career-ending flopPEREGRINEFALCON15Down7 Eastern templePAGODA6Down7 King with deer in sight shows years of educationKEYSTAGE8Down8 Rush (of liquid)TORRENT7Down13 Football team having gone up finished without improvementUNAMENDED9Down14 MeritDESERVE7Down14 Young salmon or troutALEVIN6Down15 Watchtower article starts with insult and ends in mini panegyricBARBICAN8Down16 Shoe partUPPER5Down17 Some pressure building across stream, perhaps obstruction limiting currentMILLIBAR8Down17 Region of shadowUMBRA5Down19 Ill guy trembles in a bad wayUGLILY6Down20 Japanese martial artistNINJA5Down20 Refuse some fake generosity, returning itRENEGE6Down21 Brown ring lifted in unpleasant jobOCHRE5Down23

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Sunday, July 20, 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.