The Independent Crossword November 13 2025 Answers
Thursday puzzle · 54 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword November 13 2025 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 54 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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Quality of the special effects reflected on performerXFACTOR7Across1
Pawn captures are the safe play against white's openingsCATSPAW7Across5
WagesPAY3Across7
For eachPER3Across8
Confirmed landlubber dies at seaNOTARISED9Across9
Egg cellsOVA3Across9
One fighting infections in order to curb coldTCELL5Across10
Soft silky yarnANGORA6Across10
They say to make firm declarationPRONOUNCEMENT13Across11
ThinSKINNY6Across11
Scatter betweenINTERSPERSE11Across12
Current leader of KGB, boring communist, gets buggedIRKED5Across13
Confused at fiancés showing interestFASCINATE9Across15
Long-eared dogBASSETHOUND11Across15
Setter's at mike using speech for evil purposesIMMORALLY9Across17
EmphasisSTRESS6Across19
Sort out clothing for man in weddingGROOM5Across19
FoulPUTRID6Across21
Check perennial for new lifeREINCARNATION13Across21
FurrowRUT3Across22
In the pastAGO3Across23
Physically healthyFIT3Across24
Caught part of ladder becoming twistedWRUNG5Across25
Permanent markerTATTOOIST9Across26
Instrument playing shortly after bugle's entranceBASSOON7Across27
'Cervid' rook? Dictionary essentially misspelling termROEDEER7Across28
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Loving the foreign lexicon in translation about Greek characterXENOPHILIC10Down1
BackboneSPINE5Down1
Illustration of Ark containing right number of each animal Noah savedARTWORK7Down2
MogulTYCOON6Down2
Audibly ripped stitch in upper bodyTORSO5Down3
EvidentAPPARENT8Down3
Nurse left wound to become soreRESENTFUL9Down4
WeaponsARMS4Down4
Villain dealing with gangCADRE5Down5
Reason for actionMOTIVE6Down5
Linking sci-fi movie up with horror movieTETHERING9Down6
DiscolourTARNISH7Down6
Picks power to lead criminal cartelPLECTRA7Down7
Use heat to bond metal and yellow dyeWELD4Down8
What stops metro train going off the rails?TERMINATOR10Down12
ArachnidSCORPION8Down13
Heroism going wrong amid unexpected uprisingDERRINGDO9Down14
Grazing landPASTURE7Down14
Flyer promoting Icelandic dairy product with custom jamsSKYWRITER9Down16
Detective (Informal)SLEUTH6Down16
InformNOTIFY6Down17
Pool of moneyKITTY5Down18
Parisian who God inspires to be nobleMARQUIS7Down18
Opening provided to infiltrate gold reserveORIFICE7Down20
LootSWAG4Down20
Copper can interveneCUTIN5Down22
Positive part of a lyric poemANODE5Down23
Heading to get seaman's mop for cleaning decksSWAB4Down24
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Thursday, November 13, 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.