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The Independent Crossword November 23 2025 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 48 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword November 23 2025 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 48 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#
Monsieur enters to have a little soupCONSOMME8Across1 ReplyANSWER6Across5 Really enjoy Alien in which ship's beginning to dissolve with acidDIGEST6Across6 Fortune-telling cardsTAROT5Across7 Bride's partnerGROOM5Across8 ?BUREAU6Across9 Trying venue where race might be held that accommodates 1,000COURTHOUSE10Across9 See noteWRITINGDESK11Across10 Anorak's over fleeceSCAM4Across10 Wii boxing in back of tavern in Thailand, drunken comedyWITHNAILANDI12Across11 ReticentTIGHTLIPPED11Across12 Sponge without water perhaps upsetting Mary, die on crossREADYMIX8Across13 Stick one's china back on mantelpieceIMPALE6Across15 Short sleepCATNAP6Across16 Japanese island ducks largely avoidHONSHU6Across16 Game fishTROUT5Across17 Accurately position leg and off-side fielderPINPOINT8Across18 GodDEITY5Across18 Shooting starMETEOR6Across19 Old record tied yet broken in prospectSEVENTYEIGHT12Across20 Beat little pest that won't let goTICK4Across23 Decent plastic ID braceletCREDITABLE10Across24 Bill right to replace note in coinsCHARGE6Across25 Consider change to clue, perhaps Mike worried about it?MEDITATE8Across26

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
GauntHAGGARD7Down1 Bit of wind taking the wings off two BoeingsOBOE4Down2 ?PENMANSHIP10Down2 Son worked on boat up the creekSCREWED7Down3 Marine mammalWALRUS6Down3 Rug on top for Spooner? Surely notMYHAT5Down4 FaithfulLOYAL5Down4 Shortened horsy draught animal's 12 hour dayEQUINOX7Down5 YellSHOUT5Down6 Scoffing expert finally said "That is an old master"DIETITIAN9Down6 Burning light alarmingly close in spaceGASLAMP7Down7 Acting independently troubled Nelson a tadSTANDALONE10Down8 Sheets, blankets, etcBEDCLOTHES10Down9 ?LECTERN7Down11 Get rid of husband, but shag single comedian firstBEDONEWITH10Down12 CongenitalINNATE6Down13 ?PROSE5Down14 You must cut extremely long hairMOUSTACHE9Down14 Desert animalCAMEL5Down15 Shoe reeks, case of aeration failing?SNEAKER7Down17 Half retire in style earlier than expectedPRETERM7Down18 How to serve cheese and beans? Not with head inside ovenONTOAST7Down19 Put precious coat on to cover uniform for societyGUILD5Down21 Slow mover missing the last scheduled timeSLOT4Down22

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Sunday, November 23, 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.