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The Independent Crossword October 31 2025 Answers

Friday puzzle · 58 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 58 clues from the The Independent Crossword for October 31 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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American dullard needing month after school51 AcrossReveal answer → Evil spirit51 AcrossReveal answer → Witch34 AcrossReveal answer → Siamese cat is nasty to spaniel94 AcrossReveal answer → Dark wood58 AcrossReveal answer → Consecrated79 AcrossReveal answer → Trick or treats possibly involving silver diadem ultimately99 AcrossReveal answer → Some treat ended having you taken in?510 AcrossReveal answer → Odd710 AcrossReveal answer → Recalled excellent comment about Southern European country711 AcrossReveal answer → Male duck511 AcrossReveal answer → Merit shown by detective in series? On the contrary612 AcrossReveal answer → Artery, capillary or vein1112 AcrossReveal answer → Trick husband with old guitar from America414 AcrossReveal answer → Big gardener’s treat, being taken to stationery supplier1015 AcrossReveal answer → Imitate517 AcrossReveal answer → Excessive on the other side?1018 AcrossReveal answer → Frighten greatly719 AcrossReveal answer → Uncovered guilt after returning around European place420 AcrossReveal answer → Zodiac sign721 AcrossReveal answer → Consumed522 AcrossReveal answer → Lair323 AcrossReveal answer → Trick a lecturer into temporary housing623 AcrossReveal answer → That is to say524 AcrossReveal answer → Nothing interrupting computer legend giving series of lectures?725 AcrossReveal answer → Auditorium associated with English orchestra in Manchester527 AcrossReveal answer → Depict one sneaky trick928 AcrossReveal answer → One’s little more than extra restraint: pound retained by one making expenditure929 AcrossReveal answer → Scrabble piece capturing two-point score - feature of Spanish set?530 AcrossReveal answer →

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Group of nuns hide torsos in dressing101 DownReveal answer → Oily61 DownReveal answer → Baronet coming in here with a healthy drink?72 DownReveal answer → Smell52 DownReveal answer → Not initially promoting treat?63 DownReveal answer → Berate severely73 DownReveal answer → Badly using most of treat in a distinctive style94 DownReveal answer → Captive74 DownReveal answer → Ready to defend maiden tucking into a wine55 DownReveal answer → Device65 DownReveal answer → Request to get certain treat?86 DownReveal answer → Remark116 DownReveal answer → Rigged 60% of trick - mine - for the time being77 DownReveal answer → Deceased47 DownReveal answer → Stop after start of trick or treat?48 DownReveal answer → Satirise713 DownReveal answer → After rewrite, clue ending in ‘treat’?1013 DownReveal answer → Snake (Literary)714 DownReveal answer → Entertained615 DownReveal answer → Exhibits regular bits of trick, turning up in possession of a flash vehicle916 DownReveal answer → Young swan616 DownReveal answer → Some believe the realignment is immaterial817 DownReveal answer → Short cloak418 DownReveal answer → Inverted ribbon binding rubber feature of American uniform719 DownReveal answer → Following closely520 DownReveal answer → Core of trick I presented in twisted ancient language at the outset721 DownReveal answer → Treat kindly given to youngster: a doll622 DownReveal answer → Source of treat: whirling motion in lingerie item524 DownReveal answer → Apprentice devouring hot fish426 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Friday, October 31, 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.