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The Independent Crossword October 15 2025 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 51 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword October 15 2025 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 51 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#
Soft cheeseBRIE4Across1 Ray must keep right, Ray must keep right, Ray must keep right ...?MANTRA6Across1 Be in debtOWE3Across3 Model deep in trouble checks how to change nameDEEDPOLL8Across5 Ring of lightHALO4Across7 LivelyANIMATED8Across8 ImproveAMELIORATE10Across9 Note linked loops? About time!CROTCHET8Across9 Director rejected musical, in caseDATIVE6Across10 ChooseSELECT6Across11 Hardened nature of Great Russian leader initially leaving wearing not so muchLEATHERINESS12Across11 A prisoner returned for festivityGALA4Across13 Ancient Greek monsterGORGON6Across13 Prominent feature of songbird going round with maleLANDMARK8Across14 OminousPORTENTOUS10Across15 Editor backing item demurredOBJECTED8Across17 Fed up of criticism having no point, ultimatelySICK4Across18 Plot togetherCONSPIRE8Across19 Go and wish happiness to recruit in part of ScotlandPEEBLESSHIRE12Across20 Card gameBRAG4Across20 HawthornMAY3Across21 Preliminary roundHEAT4Across22 Spooner's encouragement for Homer's son, an actorBOGART6Across23 American bishop can start to address disputed region in GeorgiaABKHAZIA8Across24 Everybody in church welcomes a marriageALLIANCE8Across25 Still love following proceedings when temperature's droppedEVENSO6Across26

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
DefeatBEAT4Down1 Indian city's river in rangeAGRA4Down2 Period of historyIRONAGE7Down2 Sick and worried after idiot shows interestTITILLATE9Down3 BroadcastingONAIR5Down3 I see stuff about Sabbath in hermitage perhapsASHRAM6Down4 Strenuous effortEXERTION8Down4 Engineer scheduled items about a scourge of the countrysideDUTCHELMDISEASE15Down5 Go out withDATE4Down5 Space in the middle of stableENDURING8Down6 ExtantLIVING6Down6 Almost clear communion platePATEN5Down7 Infatuated voter lucks outLOVESTRUCK10Down8 Large wine bottleJEROBOAM8Down10 SportTENNIS6Down12 Glamorous woman in pub to attempt to tour earth on endless jollyBARBIEDOLL10Down12 RidiculousRISIBLE7Down14 Regularly bump heavies off, and cause troubleMISBEHAVE9Down15 Former England cricket captain's heart fluttering before centuryATHERTON8Down16 IrritableTESTY5Down16 Cooker partOVEN4Down17 EngrossedRAPT4Down18 Relish cream with lardy-cake on vacationPICKLE6Down19 Primarily, Brits hate any jalapenos in fried vegetablesBHAJI5Down21 Helpers claimed to be cyclingAIDS4Down22

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