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The Independent Crossword July 25 2025 Answers

Friday puzzle · 53 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword July 25 2025 answers. The Friday 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#
Brother and officer becoming target for cowboys?BRONCO6Across1 StitchSEW3Across1 Not tall or highLOW3Across3 Success securing new home at the outset - that is a good feelingBONHOMIE8Across5 CaskBARREL6Across7 Live-in family helperAUPAIR6Across8 Marine vessel out of place in Tibet and next answer (with height being involved)BATTLESHIP10Across9 Children's gameHIDEANDSEEK11Across9 Misbehave (Informal)PLAYUP6Across10 A recording’s offering a view of Switzerland?ALPS4Across10 Getting depressed after sulks recalled? Leave the top jobSTEPDOWN8Across11 Temptation to snatch stone? It’s the shininessLUSTRE6Across12 Dropping a catch may be mine?SLIP4Across13 Old firearmMUSKET6Across13 A source of culinary pleasure, but dates should be choppedTASTEBUD8Across15 FurtiveCLANDESTINE11Across15 Transport accessENTRANCE8Across18 King Arthur's advisorMERLIN6Across19 Row after middle of kitchen device lostTIER4Across19 SeemAPPEAR6Across20 After reversing, drive into concrete food storeLARDER6Across21 Pen partNIB3Across21 FurrowRUT3Across22 Caught by the French soldiers, clearly heartless, but getting mercyCLEMENCY8Across23 Better men to accept time in office?TERM4Across25 Defender learnt he is out of place in soccer team after upsetCENTREHALF10Across26 Dull style in clothing receiving unexpected banDRABNESS8Across27 Company in place beginning to make TV programme?SITCOM6Across28

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Strong sweeping cutSLASH5Down1 Decay restricting a second jointROAST5Down2 TemporalWORLDLY7Down2 Not recording a person in facility for making recordsNOTEPAPER9Down3 Drop in standardLAPSE5Down3 Weber opera opening in Oslo, with live run being broadcastOBERON6Down4 Crease in the skinWRINKLE7Down4 This end of the bench needs to be repaired covertlyBEHINDTHESCENES15Down5 Leaping insectFLEA4Down5 High-level person goes white when cornered by indication of former nameNEPALESE8Down6 Bicycle for twoTANDEM6Down6 Gems having phosphorus as well, but oxygen primarilyOPALS5Down7 Significance supported by article in French pressIMPORTUNE9Down8 Reading deskLECTERN7Down11 Nit-pickerPEDANT6Down12 Stop in road, head away from car, and listenLENDANEAR9Down14 CaptainSKIPPER7Down14 ExtemporiseADLIB5Down16 17, when dancing, involves hard ballet moveENTRECHAT9Down16 Stage music opening, but cut short? Excellent, about timeENTRACTE8Down17 Fly upwardsSOAR4Down17 PreciseEXACT5Down18 New face at court getting knight upset? RubbishDEBRIS6Down20 Stand down protest over bookDEMOB5Down22 Accommodation for fifteenth prisoner? It’s a big fiddle!CELLO5Down24

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Friday, July 25, 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.