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The Independent Crossword October 16 2025 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 57 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword October 16 2025 answers. The Thursday 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#
Mark spies jiffy bags aboutCICATRICE9Across1 Small bottlePHIAL5Across1 OvertookPASSED6Across4 Mantra from East Thailand provided thematic elementMOTIF5Across6 ProtectPRESERVE8Across7 SustainBEAR4Across8 Mixture of elementsMEDLEY6Across9 Erect nude, looking embarrassed, covers frontUNBOWED7Across9 Bevy of eggs, expensive reportedlyROEDEER7Across10 FragmentSCRAP5Across10 Judge from German cityTRIER5Across11 Ordinary membersRANKANDFILE11Across11 They clap with excitement after Conservative gives wayCYCLEPATH9Across12 One playing a small part in business and governmentCOG3Across14 SubsequentlyLATER5Across14 Female mathematician with award discovered unknown numberEMMYNOETHER11Across15 PlacatePACIFY6Across16 Spirit? It is not to be administered for this conditionPERITONITIS11Across17 AtticLOFT4Across18 BreadwinnerPROVIDER8Across19 Tips for building your dream carBYD3Across19 EmphasisSTRESS6Across20 Nobody has news about Spooner oddlyNONPERSON9Across20 DessertSWEET5Across21 Best closely woven fabric shunned by European dukeWORST5Across22 Lively piece from singer with variable penetrating noteSCHERZO7Across24 One aircraftman later checks outINEXACT7Across26 Jam made by a simple machineWEDGE5Across27 Kipling beast has shaken her upSHEREKHAN9Across28

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Container for moneyPURSE5Down1 Royal attendants love short skirtsCOURT5Down1 Get a tight grip when fixing a bit of bad wiringCABLING7Down2 Protein hormoneINSULIN7Down2 Little Diana Stewart after dressing up is most gaudily dressedTAWDRIEST9Down3 TruckLORRY5Down3 What's offered to persuade Bond to dive in riverINDUCEMENTS11Down4 ContentedPLEASED7Down4 Blunder made by Fermat after ignoring two transcendentalsERR3Down5 Not drunkSOBER5Down5 Irishwoman turned up in the morning on the previous dayMAEVE5Down6 InstanceEXAMPLE7Down6 Cut through horseshoe for one English bayTHEWASH7Down7 Advanced German for present dayFURTHERED9Down8 PrecludeRULEOUT7Down11 With reference toAPROPOS7Down12 SlopeINCLINE7Down13 K-9 beheaded emperorCONSTANTINE11Down13 Tool used in dealing with gnomeCOPINGSAW9Down14 NameTITLE5Down15 DevoutPIOUS5Down16 English women must wear high heels at religious class – but not in this placeELSEWHERE9Down16 Group of shipsFLEET5Down17 Republican party leader loses article made from animal skins on a farmRANCHED7Down18 Old homosexual in black knickers!BARDASH7Down19 Governess protects island home for birdsEYRIE5Down21 Giant squeeze announcedTITAN5Down23 Roman goddess dances toplessOPS3Down25

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