The Independent Crossword October 1 2025 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 57 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword October 1 2025 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 57 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#

FurtherMORE4Across5 Petty quarrelTIFF4Across6 Hole in a needleEYE3Across8 Force out wild civetEVICT5Across9 Pasta envelopesRAVIOLI7Across10 When one suddenly understands a warning sign about bad actor at Tesla?AHAMOMENT9Across10 Canonised personSAINT5Across11 Revolutionary routine forbidden wearing headdressTURBANNED9Across11 UnlawfulILLEGITIMATE12Across12 Drink some fake firewaterKEFIR5Across12 Working at welcoming Germans in public relations exercise?DOGGING7Across13 Theatre areaORCHESTRAPIT12Across14 C Kent's love interest runs over plainsmanLLANERO7Across15 South American dictator expelling revolutionary - a red, perhaps?PINOT5Across17 Look at report of imaginary numberEYE3Across18 Fortune-telling cardsTAROT5Across19 Son abandoning pet spongeMOOCH5Across20 SpireSTEEPLE7Across20 WeaponGUN3Across21 Somewhat exposed and losing heart, ousts sopranoTOPLESS7Across22 DependRELY4Across22 PresentGIFT4Across23 Rearing jockeys with longer legsRANGIER7Across25 Jeopardy for each international lecturerPERIL5Across26 Maybe newspaper is getting editor disciplinedORGANISED9Across27 South-west India's thorn treeSWISSPINE9Across30 Is acquainted with aroma that's picked upKNOWS5Across31

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Expert fed up with ThailandDEFT4Down1 Abase oneselfGROVEL6Down1 N Italian actor Seth supports Milan, ultimatelyNITROGEN8Down2 SwimsuitBIKINI6Down2 Musteline mammal with no tail seen in porticoSTOA4Down3 Eye partRETINA6Down3 Meteorological conditionsWEATHER7Down4 Philanthropist's explosive anger with ICECARNEGIE8Down4 PlanetMARS4Down5 Man drinking with liberal composerHANDEL6Down5 Fish rolls with nut in the mainROCKSALMON10Down6 Ego that is shotSELFIE6Down7 EntrancedFASCINATED10Down7 Russian leader promoting second top performerSTAR4Down8 Billet-douxLOVELETTER10Down9 Maybe Arsenal regularly drank on returnDEPOT5Down13 Small houseCOTTAGE7Down13 Present Helen with shift changesINTHEFLESH10Down14 CompassionateCARING6Down15 Additional concern when bishop excommunicatedOTHER5Down16 StruggleTUSSLE6Down16 WeakenIMPAIR6Down17 Citrus fruit peelZEST4Down18 Leaves ahead of schedule to collect odd characters from gardenEARLGREY8Down19 Exclusion of head of Omani embassyOMISSION8Down21 Standard family fare in YorkshirePARKIN6Down23 Substantial figure taking temperature is showing no emotionSTOLID6Down24 Drink up and start to stroke catPUSS4Down26 Northern music producer's devastating weaponNUKE4Down28 Unhappy about husband's styleDASH4Down29

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Wednesday, October 1, 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.