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The Independent Crossword November 15 2025 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 112 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword November 15 2025 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 112 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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Number of goods transported out of FranceEIGHT5Across1 VocalistSINGER6Across1 Promotes unique en suite storesQUEENS6Across4 Animal's footPAW3Across5 Tall military headdressSHAKO5Across8 Become happierCHEERUP7Across9 Release version of song for two barely behind scheduleOVERDUE7Across9 Short noble in Lyon that is flamboyantBAROQUE7Across10 BreathtakingAWEINSPIRING12Across10 1989 legal suspense thriller by John GrishamATIMETOKILL11Across11 Order soldiers away from alcohol inside? That's not rightOBLIQUE7Across11 PardonEXCUSE6Across12 French racing driver who achieved the first of his seven Formula One wins at the 1980 Brazilian Grand PrixRENEARNOUX10Across13 Out of bounds area not suitable for childrenOBSCENE7Across13 In Greek mythology, the daughter of Oedipus and JocastaANTIGONE8Across14 Tropical lizardIGUANA6Across14 Stuck fast at home reading novelINGRAINED9Across14 Private detective created by Raymond Chandler in the novel The Big SleepPHILIPMARLOWE13Across15 Military tribunalCOURTMARTIAL12Across16 A specially recruited armed auxiliary police force sent to Ireland in 1921 by the British Government to combat Sinn FeinBLACKANDTANS12Across16 Divorce leads to tummy aches, leaving aunt queasyTALAQ5Across16 Hat and necklace jeweller ultimately junkedTOQUE5Across18 A manuscript on which two or more successive texts have been writtenPALIMPSEST10Across19 Exams sat againRETAKES7Across19 PlumpTUBBY5Across20 Begin to grow first sign of grey fur around bare pateGERMINATE9Across20 Stage name of the singer Arnold Dorsey who was born in Madras in 1936ENGELBERTHUMPERDINCK20Across21 Alcoholic drinkGIN3Across21 English countyDORSET6Across22 Sweet affectionate soldierFONDANT7Across22 Players square off with sides before international game, wanting third placeQUARTET7Across24 Scrap boltQUARREL7Across25 New boy garb?BABYGRO7Across26 Legendary Swiss patriot compelled by an Austrian governor to shoot an apple from his son's headWILLIAMTELL11Across26 Rodent's sudden movement when dodging king snakeJERBOA6Across28 Of or relating to barbering or hairdressingTONSORIAL9Across28 Muscles shown by cycling teamQUADS5Across29 The technical name for alcoholETHANOL7Across29 State of NE India with the heaviest rainfall in the worldASSAM5Across31 1859 novel by Ivan GoncharovOBLOMOV7Across32 Peninsula in NW Turkey, between the Dardanelles and the Gulf of Saros, that was the scene of an unsuccessful Allied campaign in 1915GALLIPOLI9Across34 Former footballer who presented his final Match of the Day on 25 MayGARYLINEKER11Across36 A popular name for dragonfliesDEVILSDARNINGNEEDLES20Across38 US TV series that starred Calista Flockhart in the title roleALLYMCBEAL10Across42 The tenth highest-grossing film of 2004, directed by Steven SoderberghOCEANSTWELVE12Across44 English director whose films include My Beautiful Laundrette, The Queen and PhilomenaSTEPHENFREARS13Across46 The only UK single released from Echo & the Bunnymen's 1981 second album, Heaven Up HereAPROMISE8Across49 1993 worldwide hit single by Bon JoviBEDOFROSES10Across51 English novelist and playwright best known for creating Adrian MoleSUETOWNSEND11Across52

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1971 Mike Nichols film starring Jack Nicholson, Art Garfunkel, Ann-Margret and Candice BergenCARNALKNOWLEDGE15Down1 Energy company records temperature to inspire one environmentalistECOLOGIST9Down1 Doctor going on vacation early billed UK residentGREYLAG7Down2 Country whose capital is SuvaFIJI4Down2 Mental pictureIMAGE5Down2 Italian city on the Adige RiverVERONA6Down3 Trifle cheers dateTAD3Down3 Tennis shotGROUNDSTROKE12Down3 The fast-growing North American maple Acer negundoBOXELDER8Down4 File one used to break out of trapQUEUE5Down4 Cooking instructionsRECIPE6Down4 A tapelike ornamental trim used in sewing or embroidery, often stiffened with wireGIMP4Down5 Dress up bride more fancyEMBROIDER9Down5 Ferocious fishPIRANHA7Down5 Helicopter traffic reporter for Springfield's KBBL-TV on The Simpsons, voiced by Dan CastellanetaARNIEPYE8Down6 CriedWEPT4Down6 American candy requires core to be made rightNERDS5Down6 Domestic applianceREFRIGERATOR12Down7 Drummer in The Muppet Show band, Dr Teeth and The Electric MayhemANIMAL6Down7 Cry of son the same after dropping ecstasySQUEAL6Down7 FrightenedSCARED6Down8 The state capital of CaliforniaSACRAMENTO10Down8 Lacking any guts, endeavour to bung me in lakeMERE4Down8 First name of the Italian driver and entrepreneur who founded the Ferrari motor racing teamENZO4Down9 Spanish city in Galicia whose hot springs hold one of the greatest amounts of geothermal water in EuropeOURENSE7Down10 DefectiveFAULTY6Down11 King of Thebes killed by his son OedipusLAIUS5Down12 Vibrate small particle without resistance back in instituteQUAKE5Down12 Small cube of breadCROUTON7Down13 Drinkers here prepared big lunch, scoffing tonsNIGHTCLUB9Down15 EntertainedAMUSED6Down15 Arctic forest thawing every so often north of AmericaTAIGA5Down16 PermeateIMBUE5Down17 Search about to stop is creating problemsQUESTIONS9Down17 A wickerwork basket used to hold fishCREEL5Down17 Rocky outcropCRAG4Down18 A Jew of German or Eastern European descentASHKENAZI9Down18 Quality Assurance Agency checking books, students at the front go far using them?QANTAS6Down19 Indian religion founded by Guru Nanak in the 16th centurySIKHISM7Down20 Vibrant iguana sheltering somewhere in the CaribbeanANTIGUA7Down21 After reflection, headquarters provided understanding religious lawFIQH4Down22 English science fiction author whose works include the Helliconia trilogyBRIAN5Down22 Concur with adult longing to be rid of daughterAGREE5Down23 Another name for lactoseMILKSUGAR9Down23 American golfer who was runner-up at the 1982 Masters when he lost to Craig Stadler in a playoffDANPOHL7Down24 Intelligence turned up note claiming bishop's praying this wayQIBLA5Down24 English physicist who predicted the existence of an ionised gaseous layer in the upper atmosphereOLIVERHEAVISIDE15Down25 Another name for yarrowMILFOIL7Down27 Grill toppings for beef burgers quicklyBBQ3Down27 American actor who made his screen debut in the 1981 film Endless LoveTOMCRUISE9Down28 Madonna's first hit singleHOLIDAY7Down30 A long weapon used in joustingLANCE5Down33 1980 hit single by Department SISVICTHERE10Down35 A light anchor used in drawing a vessel along by hauling in on a cableKEDGE5Down37 Spanish surname which means "of the rose"DELAROSA8Down39 A type of heraldic flag or banner suspended from a crossbar, first adopted by Italian medieval communesGONFALON8Down40 Novel by James Joyce first published in its entirety in Paris in 1922ULYSSES7Down41 In psychiatry, the adoption of female dress and behaviour by a maleEONISM6Down43 Gemstones associated with Coober Pedy, AustraliaOPALS5Down44 The capital of AlbaniaTIRANA6Down45 The legal alias of the Archbishops of YorkEBOR4Down47 One of the sons of Noah, along with Ham and JaphethSHEM4Down48 Surname of the brothers in the pop group SparksMAEL4Down50

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Saturday, November 15, 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.