The Independent Crossword July 21 2025 Answers
Monday puzzle · 58 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword July 21 2025 answers. The Monday puzzle has 58 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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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Finance contract scam circulating online againREPOSTING9Across1
Weeding toolHOE3Across1
MeadowLEA3Across3
Intimate moment American scoundrel recalledBOSOM5Across6
RecountNARRATE7Across8
ChangeALTER5Across9
Courier art collection from NYC to Rochester?UPSTATE7Across9
Energy drink - delivered or in shopsFORSALE7Across10
Deep gorgeABYSS5Across10
Dutch practised capturing Belgium for experimentDABBLE6Across11
Rapid riseUPSURGE7Across11
Personal bodyguards fending off cats and dogs?BROLLIES8Across12
Prehistoric monumentSTONECIRCLE11Across12
Newspaper editor's leader inspired frenzyRAGE4Across14
Something shocking in house, posh car or coatHORRORFILM10Across15
Dried grapeCURRANT7Across16
Sudden floodSPATE5Across18
Stands down the road among crowdsPLATERACKS10Across18
LongYEARN5Across20
Orchestra director embraces the music of Acker BilkTRAD4Across20
HomageTRIBUTE7Across21
MetalTIN3Across22
Far-out rock concert's finale bores stoned roadiesASTEROID8Across23
AttemptTRY3Across23
Where electoral system is cooked up and tested?PROVEN6Across24
Mould spread behind sinkDIECAST7Across26
Who will deliver something to drink gravy from?JUSTEAT7Across27
Substitute for axesPROXY5Across28
List of dishes seasoned with 50% kosher saltCARBONATE9Across29
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Honest advice about river voyage with return ticket?ROUNDTRIP9Down1
Aircraft shedHANGAR6Down1
Place quantity of drugs in editor's in-tray?POSTBAG7Down2
Before timeEARLY5Down2
Flat includes parking as standardSTAPLE6Down3
Word-for-wordLITERAL7Down3
Nookie starts to exhaust mature coupleITEM4Down4
ConcurAGREE5Down4
Prefer short trader to risk everythingGOFORBROKE10Down5
ClergymanPARSON6Down5
Crime mostly lower in Greater Manchester areaBURGLARY8Down6
ReviveRESUSCITATE11Down6
Language pointing up pronoun rules covering greetingSWAHILI7Down7
Church serviceMASS4Down7
Expressions of wealth, so to speakMIENS5Down8
GroundTERRAIN7Down13
Trio claims novel typical of Voltaire?MORALISTIC10Down13
RuralRUSTIC6Down14
CureREMEDY6Down15
Timid teen working as shop girl in ParisMIDINETTE9Down16
Church vaultCRYPT5Down16
Skin disorderACNE4Down17
Prepare to use ATM?GETREADY8Down17
Grown-upADULT5Down19
Old style expertise cracked codeARTDECO7Down19
Artist introduces island: "Nice 'ere, innit?"RIVIERA7Down21
Nearly new, largely fake artworkFRESCO6Down22
Do sums seem reasonable?ADDUP5Down23
Cracked open a beer?AJAR4Down25
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Monday, July 21, 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.