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The Independent Crossword October 22 2025 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 57 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword October 22 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#
Bad actor with a job runs away in Berkshire townWOKINGHAM9Across1 StudiedREAD4Across1 High-pitched soundWHINE5Across3 Sit, or run, or do neither?STAND5Across6 BeverageCOFFEE6Across7 Not toughTENDER6Across8 GentleMILD4Across9 A bitter crook's ceremonial hatBIRETTA7Across9 Most loved director committed to cast Johansson at lastDEAREST7Across10 Dietary fibreROUGHAGE8Across10 Surprisingly anal about temperature of buttocksNATAL5Across11 CallerVISITOR7Across12 Dispense with photographGETSHOTOF9Across13 Is not wearing correct waterproofRAINTIGHT9Across14 WaryCAUTIOUS8Across16 Demoralising nursing examinationORAL4Across16 Reversed change in flowTIDE4Across18 Petty squabbleSPAT4Across18 Haggled, as pub profitedBARGAINED9Across19 HorrifiedAGHAST6Across19 SumAMOUNT6Across21 Wander awaySTRAY5Across22 Sham environmental concern used to be embraced by naive husbandGREENWASH9Across22 TaxLEVY4Across23 Fish in river caught by RayBREAM5Across24 Extravagantly celebrate extensive sexLARGEIT7Across25 Land of river turtle quietly destroyedTERRAIN7Across26 Bit of wind restricts European visitorGUEST5Across28 Puts down extremely rare printersREPRESSES9Across29

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Callow recruitROOKIE6Down1 We sacrifice a rook in online broadcastWEBINAR7Down1 Cocktail in Scottish church unfinishedKIR3Down2 Legal declaration on oathAFFIDAVIT9Down2 Settle on unfolding folded cardsNOTELETS8Down3 Diver's garmentWETSUIT7Down3 Chinese flower displayed around centre of DoncasterHUANG5Down4 Charged atomION3Down4 Umpire taking time; a deep thinkerMEDITATOR9Down5 Come outEMERGE6Down5 Southern women are on the coverSWATHE6Down6 Low damWEIR4Down6 Russia's codename for Trump? It's bad news for him if he's a plant!AGENTORANGE11Down7 Redistributed fluid across Utah, being conscientiousDUTIFUL7Down8 Astrological predictionHOROSCOPE9Down11 Interrogation in PhD, for some?THIRDDEGREE11Down12 SoonSHORTLY7Down13 Scottish dishHAGGIS6Down14 DelicateDAINTY6Down15 Castrated cat with bit of rubber on communion table in place of monkeysGIBRALTAR9Down15 BatheSOAK4Down17 Celebration of someone who goes on about conserving earth?JAMBOREE8Down17 Uninvited, follow liberating northern FilipinoTAGALOG7Down18 VentilateAIR3Down20 God to achieve lessDOMINUS7Down20 University rector stopping home creates troubleUNREST6Down21 Characters found in the middle of Whitehall, flusteredHETUP5Down23 Scratch head of young female donkeyASS3Down27

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Wednesday, October 22, 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.