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The Independent Crossword June 16 2025 Answers

Monday puzzle · 55 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword June 16 2025 answers. The Monday 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#
Make challenging basketHAMPER6Across1 PullTOW3Across1 Flying insectBEE3Across3 Dock sent back tough fishPILCHARD8Across4 Wish forDESIRE6Across7 Armed forcesTROOPS6Across8 Mobile places stocking new glass protectorLENSCAP7Across9 Untidy stateMESS4Across9 Fighting axeTOMAHAWK8Across10 Expert in matters of tasteCONNOISSEUR11Across11 Do replace content in slang with established languageSHINDIG7Across11 He's stuffed waffle to come close to encapsulating BelgiumPADDINGTONBEAR14Across12 Some cocksure talk retracted in futureLATER5Across14 PresumedSUPPOSED8Across14 Throw goes with current entryway carpetCASTIGATE9Across15 Luggage itemCASE4Across17 Polite sign-off after countSINCERELY9Across18 ExercisesSITUPS6Across19 Large bottleFLAGON6Across20 Swim club here ejecting old royalBATHE5Across20 PinchNIP3Across21 After week, will he bin Pac-Man to play this?PINBALLMACHINE14Across21 PlaythingTOY3Across22 Thankless sort chosen for office grindINGRATE7Across25 Appraise retro chopper from my collectionEXAMINE7Across26 Secured Asian holiday with her newsroom boss ...TETHERED8Across27 ... if not one in France to a smaller extentUNLESS6Across28

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Only sounded religiousHOLY4Down1 SubjectTHEME5Down1 Island cocktailMANHATTAN9Down2 Pentecost celebrationWHITSUN7Down2 Person making cryptic requires space, and fresh decorENCODER7Down3 CubicleBOOTH5Down3 AuthoriseEMPOWER7Down4 Tiny map perhaps – it covers three pointsINSET5Down5 UndergarmentVEST4Down5 Fried item almost neutralising wineCHIANTI7Down6 What a philatelist collectsSTAMPS6Down6 Confuse swaying steps with splitsADDLE5Down7 Who'll make setters beg, ordered to set differentlyDOGBREEDER10Down8 Suffer in pursuit of rubbish stylePANACHE7Down10 WarningCAUTION7Down11 PreoccupyOBSESS6Down12 BewitchENCHANT7Down13 Following cat, duck plunged into drink where violence could flareFLASHPOINT10Down13 ChubbyPLUMP5Down15 Last ones in company now spreading free bad apps?SPYWARE7Down16 DexterousDEFT4Down16 Careful visiting temporary lodging I haveATTENTIVE9Down17 TaleSTORY5Down18 Cheese, ramen, out-of-bounds fare for vegansEDAMAME7Down19 Monarchy curses fallBAHRAIN7Down20 Man heading off when people go out?NIGHT5Down22 Superior pork pie brought round for oneLIEGE5Down23 Spot top scorer dropping backMESS4Down24

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Monday, June 16, 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.