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The Independent Crossword November 29 2025 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 116 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword November 29 2025 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 116 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#
Marine mammalWHALE5Across1 Day beforeEVE3Across4 Alan resolved to maintain a bit of defiance - a court winnerNADAL5Across6 OmnipotentALMIGHTY8Across7 Group (as a whole) about to get ill-gotten gainsCABOODLE8Across7 Small hole in the skinPORE4Across8 Official at a formal dinnerTOASTMASTER11Across9 Mostly stolen, deficit's original solution for the most seniorOLDEST6Across10 One in supreme role's worse reportedly - a monsterGODZILLA8Across11 Look atREGARD6Across11 2002 Stephen Daldry film starring Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep and Julianne MooreTHEHOURS8Across11 PO 'crime' clear to a lunaticCORPORATEMALICE15Across12 Leading English composer, virginalist and organist of the late Tudor and early Jacobean periodsORLANDOGIBBONS14Across12 InformalCASUAL6Across13 A dark sweet ale brewed from black maltPORTER6Across14 UnenthusiasticHALFHEARTED11Across14 Female in fix over first of lossesGIRL4Across14 1979 number one single by the Boomtown Rats inspired by an incident at an Elementary School in San DiegoIDONTLIKEMONDAYS16Across15 Need a word quietly - Second Sight not contentPSST4Across16 University city in central Germany on the river SaaleJENA4Across16 Country whose capital is ConakryGUINEA6Across17 Sheet of glassPANE4Across18 Operation controlled by thugs in suits from the outset ... and hatsTOPIS5Across18 A popular British bidding system in bridge named after a London clubACOL4Across18 The state capital of MassachusettsBOSTON6Across19 Aromatic wineVERMOUTH8Across19 Secret agentSPY3Across20 Purpose of prison: reforming those inside?GOAL4Across20 UnpleasantNASTY5Across21 Ford car model manufactured in Europe from 1968 to 2004ESCORT6Across22 How to refer to Queen (introductions to Meghan Markle are repeatedly blocked)MAAM4Across22 In rowing, the oarsman who sits nearest the stern of a shellSTROKE6Across24 Mark hanging round to enjoy celebrationMARDIGRAS9Across25 The capital of TaiwanTAIPEI6Across26 Puritans, having lost money, becoming deaf teachersORALISTS8Across26 Working with slave around Californian cityFRESNO6Across28 Considered guilty, resistance suppressed and condemnedACCURSED8Across29 Juan Manuel ___, Argentine racing driver who won the World Championship five times between 1951 and 1957FANGIO6Across29 Desert surprisingly green, very - that's not right?NEGEV5Across30 Legendary British city in Arthurian legends that is the home of ElaineASTOLAT7Across30 Luchino ___, Italian director whose films include Ossessione, The Leopard and Death in VeniceVISCONTI8Across31 2001 Lasse Hallström film starring Kevin Spacey, Julianne Moore and Judi DenchTHESHIPPINGNEWS15Across32 Area of Cardiff, birthplace of Shirley Bassey and Ryan GiggsTIGERBAY8Across39 Mexican food item whose name literally means 'young donkey'BURRITO7Across41 1960 instrumental by The Shadows that topped the UK Singles Chart for five weeksAPACHE6Across42 The largest US stateALASKA6Across43 The fibrous interior of the fruit of the dishcloth gourd, which is used as a bath spongeLOOFAH6Across44 A colourless odourless flammable gaseous alkane obtained from natural gas and petroleumETHANE6Across45 Trading name of America's National Railroad Passenger CorporationAMTRAK6Across48 US state whose capital is Des MoinesIOWA4Across49 A layer of mortar finishing off the surface of a floorSCREED6Across50 The 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabetSHIN4Across53 Stage name of the American musician, singer-songwriter and artist Don Van VlietCAPTAINBEEFHEART16Across55 Song that provided the first of Spain's two Eurovision wins, performed by Massiel at the 1968 contestLALALA6Across57 Hungarian-born US newspaper publisher who established prizes that bear his nameJOSEPHPULITZER14Across58 1987 Héctor Babenco film starring Jack Nicholson and Meryl StreepIRONWEED8Across59

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Look, RAC's fixed holes in boat!OARLOCKS8Down1 The large aquatic bird Cygnus cygnusWHOOPERSWAN11Down1 Hit hard (Informal)WALLOPED8Down1 Buddhist temple accommodating land animal that's considered semi-aquaticWATERRAT8Down2 Tennessee city immortalised in a 1941 Glenn Miller songCHATTANOOGA11Down2 In an incorrect mannerAMISS5Down2 Dog and what it may do without a lead possibly?POODLE6Down3 Scottish Celtic rock band formed on the Isle of Skye in 1973RUNRIG6Down3 DisinterredEXHUMED7Down3 Covering up not criminal case? Having more to sayADDING6Down4 Acetylsalicylic acidASPIRIN7Down4 VerbaliseEXPRESS7Down4 MeritEARN4Down5 Line up on left coming back, he criesYELLER6Down5 The predatory canine mammal, Canis latrans, also called a prairie wolfCOYOTE6Down5 Votes in favourAYES4Down6 See 56THESLITS8Down6 1958 film starring Ingrid Bergman and Cary GrantINDISCREET10Down7 Department of France whose capital is MetzMOSELLE7Down8 Article on German director LeeANG3Down8 Former Radio 1 deejay whose mid-morning show featured Our TuneSIMONBATES10Down9 Visited Ivy with a drug-smuggling solicitor?ATEOUT6Down9 Former Hampshire, Leicestershire and West Indies fast bowler who twice took seven wickets in a Test match inningsANDYROBERTS11Down10 NeedlepointTAPESTRY8Down10 Type of schoolACADEMY7Down12 In accordance with tricky parseASPER5Down13 1987 album by Michael JacksonBAD3Down13 V-shaped stripeCHEVRON7Down13 Language based on Esperanto is one and the sameIDO3Down15 Number in a quintetFIVE4Down15 OriginsROOTS5Down16 Reach not the last resortSPA3Down17 Asian countryLAOS4Down17 Disdainful having set up extremely nervous suspectSNIFFY6Down19 Former name, until 1976, of Ho Chi Minh CitySAIGON6Down20 Pull up and give lift to Frenchman who may be a pro in bedGARDENER8Down20 After fracas, Keane not starting - best he's not thereABSENTEE8Down21 American country singer-songwriter and actress whose songs include I Will Always Love You, Jolene and 9 to 5DOLLYPARTON11Down21 Body part in bird (adult) is arc-shapedAIRSAC6Down23 Egyptian deity whose feminine counterpart was SeshatTHOTH5Down23 See 12 AcrossCORPORATEMALICE15Down24 In backtracking secures American capitalMASERU6Down25 A native people of Rwanda and BurundiTUTSI5Down25 1985 horror film written by Stephen King comprising three stories: Quitters, Inc, The Ledge and GeneralCATSEYE7Down27 With leaders twisted, taken advantage of and prosecutedSUED4Down27 1819 novel by Sir Walter ScottIVANHOE7Down28 Much-covered ballad by John Coltrane, composed for his 1960 album Giant Steps and named after his wifeNAIMA5Down33 A very large marine mammal with a blowhole on top of its head for breathingWHALE5Down34 American actor whose films include Platoon and The Last Temptation of ChristWILLEMDAFOE11Down35 A spring that discharges steam and hot waterGEYSER6Down36 Song by The Everly Brothers that topped the charts for several weeks in 1960 on both sides of the AtlanticCATHYSCLOWN11Down37 Cockerel appearing in fables about Reynard The Fox, such as The Nun's Priest's Tale by Geoffrey ChaucerCHANTICLEER11Down38 Deep Purple's highest charting UK singleBLACKNIGHT10Down40 The beetle Anthonomus grandis that destroys cottonBOLLWEEVIL10Down41 Metallic element whose atomic number is 41NIOBIUM7Down46 Thick muscle forming the rounded contour of the outer edge of the shoulder and acting to raise the armDELTOID7Down47 In yoga, any of the seven major energy centres in the bodyCHAKRA6Down51 Nickname of Derek Edward Trotter, in the sitcom Only Fools and HorsesDELBOY6Down52 Billy ___, fictional character who replaced The Country Cuzzins in The Beano in 1964WHIZZ5Down54 British punk band whose members included Ari Up and PalmoliveTHESLITS8Down56

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Saturday, November 29, 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.