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The Independent Crossword October 20 2025 Answers

Monday puzzle · 56 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 56 clues from the The Independent Crossword for October 20 2025. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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ClueLetters#Answer
Flipping secretary kept quiet about pest in bed51 AcrossReveal answer → Old measure of length31 AcrossReveal answer → Cut (grass)33 AcrossReveal answer → Limits reasons why calls cannot be made94 AcrossReveal answer → Venetian boat78 AcrossReveal answer → Attempted59 AcrossReveal answer → One teacher taken aback by child introducing the French philosopher99 AcrossReveal answer → Bookie at last contributing to TV presenter's bets510 AcrossReveal answer → Coagulate410 AcrossReveal answer → Is setter nuts about first wave?711 AcrossReveal answer → Kitchen appliance711 AcrossReveal answer → Information age leaks at the outset not specific712 AcrossReveal answer → Imprison1112 AcrossReveal answer → Grants a right to settle in Mobile813 AcrossReveal answer → Mature individuals saluted oddly after dropping ecstasy615 AcrossReveal answer → Bad move715 AcrossReveal answer → Skulk417 AcrossReveal answer → Goodness! Comic Jack's packing weapon618 AcrossReveal answer → Footwear519 AcrossReveal answer → Wardrobe accessory720 AcrossReveal answer → Nurse Amy accidently produces swelling in vessel820 AcrossReveal answer → Plunge321 AcrossReveal answer → Short sleep322 AcrossReveal answer → Tourist's permit terminated prematurely before riot breaks out723 AcrossReveal answer → With half of month gone crew finally get increase724 AcrossReveal answer → Doctor heading procedures providing solution for viewers526 AcrossReveal answer → Raison d’être of Labour Party this writer's embracing, son927 AcrossReveal answer → Dealing with tense champion getting publicity travelling928 AcrossReveal answer → Spirit supplied by Newmarket hostelry529 AcrossReveal answer →

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Papers supporting articles covering equality and system suppressing it91 DownReveal answer → Tense41 DownReveal answer → Wool fat72 DownReveal answer → Report of triumph at altitude in lines from the East52 DownReveal answer → Damp53 DownReveal answer → Take away tips from Dante passage73 DownReveal answer → Explained how follower is restricted by Act84 DownReveal answer → Long waterproof boots64 DownReveal answer → Exact retribution on German hiding uniform during course of action65 DownReveal answer → Type of artist115 DownReveal answer → Discovered illegal run held periodically76 DownReveal answer → Join in116 DownReveal answer → Beat around Russian river extremely lonely of course97 DownReveal answer → Heavy vehicle117 DownReveal answer → One interupting girl climbing rope58 DownReveal answer → Ground713 DownReveal answer → Entertained614 DownReveal answer → Move coaches out of Italy to Marseilles for example914 DownReveal answer → Pry516 DownReveal answer → Note police turning over house at intervals916 DownReveal answer → Conclude he can, receiving treatment inside, be made better817 DownReveal answer → Omit418 DownReveal answer → China welcoming International Space Station painter719 DownReveal answer → Daughter in Prague working to pay for nicer accommodation perhaps721 DownReveal answer → Break into Post Office quickly622 DownReveal answer → Film capital banning card game523 DownReveal answer → Head of Hollywood costume department sailing north aboard yacht I'd equipped525 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Monday, October 20, 2025. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.