The Independent Crossword November 16 2025 Answers
Sunday puzzle · 53 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword November 16 2025 answers. The Sunday 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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Name muscle-bound actor as Fairy GodmotherBENEFACTRESS12Across1
BurdenONUS4Across1
Having many inhabitantsPOPULOUS8Across4
Collect Charlie Sheen on Wall Street?CLUSTER7Across8
Colony of rabbitsWARREN6Across8
Friendly and cheerfulGENIAL6Across9
University replacing last of cheap parking to make roomBUDGEUP7Across9
?COMPOSE7Across10
Capital, winning an eventUPPERCASE9Across11
?BLUE4Across12
Migrants coming through Sandwich or DealHORDE5Across12
See noteWRITEDOWN9Across13
Hot on piebald horse, wiping headINTO4Across13
Very tough mother opposed to ibuprofen finally admitted to A&EADAMANTINE10Across14
Church serviceMASS4Across17
True love juggling with two donations - just the first of those?TURTLEDOVE10Across18
Quite oldELDERLY7Across18
Secret alert, with ship in port unloading goldPSST4Across19
MockDERIDE6Across20
Recognise Thatcherite Chancellor on the radio? Not at allNOHOW5Across21
CarriageLANDAU6Across21
Sweet insect secretionHONEYDEW8Across22
NoblemanPEER4Across23
Space to work out my amusing anagramsGYMNASIUM9Across23
Fast runner passed rivalEMULATE7Across24
Pacific Islander going east or west?NAURUAN7Across25
Charge fellow spreading faeces for pigFEEDONESFACE12Across26
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Peel tuber for cooking programmeBLUEPETER9Down1
Subtle differenceNUANCE6Down2
Official witness to any Republican dodgesNOTARY6Down2
AntitoxinSERUM5Down3
Cross journalist covering conflict sent on to anotherFORWARDED9Down3
?PEN3Down4
Long line of cars?CABLE5Down4
Dark hens fancy one with colourful legsREDSHANK8Down5
Stupidly stubbornPIGHEADED9Down5
Medieval weaponLONGBOW7Down6
Fleece as thin as tights, you'd saySHEAR5Down6
PlanetURANUS6Down7
Charming party held by great guy you hardly knowACQUAINTANCE12Down7
Gift wrapping season, November's advance warningPRESENTIMENT12Down10
RecoveringONTHEMEND9Down11
BreatheRESPIRE7Down14
SummerhouseGAZEBO6Down15
Pieces' pieces?MOVEMENTS9Down15
Start filling Aussie's truck, carrying melons to the northINSTITUTE9Down16
TwirlGYRATE6Down16
Thump insensitive bigmouthBLOWHARD8Down17
ApproachRUNUP5Down19
Break - nearly all want one in RomeLACUNA6Down20
?LOW3Down21
Where shoes may have to be removed, socks protecting you?HOUSE5Down22
Pick up good tipGLEAN5Down23
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Sunday, November 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.