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The Independent Crossword October 27 2025 Answers

Monday puzzle · 55 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword October 27 2025 answers. The Monday puzzle has 55 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#
Impressed women in the main when reversing vehicleAWESTRUCK9Across1 ThoroughfareROAD4Across1 Organ of hearingEAR3Across3 Religious teaching bishop found on carbon copyCRIB4Across6 MendREPAIR6Across7 Infernal odour permeates laid-back island clubsDIABOLIC8Across8 AssaultATTACK6Across8 TwilightDUSK4Across9 Clothing line?CREASE6Across9 ParticularSPECIFIC8Across10 Spike Lee endlessly hounds politician in IowaIMPALE6Across10 FragranceSCENT5Across11 King captivated by cuts on revolutionary's facial featuresNOSTRILS8Across11 Ease off drug following essentially miserable period of abstinenceRELENT6Across12 Fancy letters initially ignored by YankeeYEARNING8Across15 Foul salt on the rocks where sewage pipes emergeOUTFALLS8Across16 WreckerSABOTEUR8Across17 AskewAWRY4Across19 Discovered articles for every moodTEMPER6Across19 Arm muscleBICEPS6Across20 IntelligentCLEVER6Across21 Put under pressure, archaeologist ultimately unveiled treasure alongside earlETHERISE8Across21 Secret agentSPY3Across22 Door in castle regularly decoratedORNATE6Across22 Musical workOPUS4Across23 Old water pipe retains L-shapeOBLONG6Across24 Model wakes up with runs in legwearTROUSERS8Across25 Son boarding plane makes jokeJEST4Across26 Allow time on vacation to partake in some exotic mealsOMELETTES9Across27

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
RepentantRUEFUL6Down1 Saying nothing after team splits before noonAXIOM5Down1 US stateALASKA6Down2 Married couple overwhelmed by European welcomeEMBRACE7Down2 NecessitateENTAIL6Down3 Spanish accent brightened up hollow discourseTILDE5Down3 Weird, upper-class childminder steals redcoat's heartUNCANNY7Down4 Jerk backRECOIL6Down4 Provide stimulus to quit celebrity contest's finalKICKSTART9Down5 Plant with showy flowersIRIS4Down5 Switzerland enraged over new heraldic deviceCHEVRON7Down6 Give wayCAVEIN6Down6 Part of shoe pinching enclosed nerveINSOLENCE9Down7 Fold lineCREASE6Down12 Tooth decayCARIES6Down13 English queen put on international food fairEQUITABLE9Down13 Reprimand resulting from crooked tag on kiltTALKINGTO9Down14 Humorous dramaCOMEDY6Down14 CosmeticsMAKEUP6Down15 UnderwearBRIEFS6Down16 Cautiously approach hooligan with prior chargeFEELOUT7Down17 Staff worked out secret about head of productionSCEPTRE7Down18 SprainRICK4Down18 Is bothered by extremely elitist attitudeMINDSET7Down20 Australia working with Spain to produce natural sunscreenOZONE5Down22 Spells wordsTERMS5Down23

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Monday, October 27, 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.