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The Independent Crossword October 5 2025 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 51 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 51 clues from the The Independent Crossword for October 5 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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?91 AcrossReveal answer → Old men with heads together pulled apart, glaring81 AcrossReveal answer → Cryptic equivalent of temperature into Celsius?66 AcrossReveal answer → Astir58 AcrossReveal answer → Chuck's ready to corrupt official, perhaps49 AcrossReveal answer → Weaken69 AcrossReveal answer → Doing well810 AcrossReveal answer → Artist chosen to replace Parisian is soaking wood1010 AcrossReveal answer → Unwanted plant411 AcrossReveal answer → Take wrong street with east of motorway split1311 AcrossReveal answer → See note1112 AcrossReveal answer → Plaster commanding officers put on wounds in retreat612 AcrossReveal answer → Stripped, dive deeper at sea using half the energy814 AcrossReveal answer → Church recess415 AcrossReveal answer → Despite arrangement, doesn't date pay for drink?816 AcrossReveal answer → Engine part817 AcrossReveal answer → Edible tuber618 AcrossReveal answer → Too old really to snort line619 AcrossReveal answer → ?520 AcrossReveal answer → Opposing force tally with crew on Queen Elizabeth1321 AcrossReveal answer → Spirit of the time921 AcrossReveal answer → Atlantic voyage's record Iand-lubber sabotaged with hidden typo?1024 AcrossReveal answer → Usually high area's right next to low425 AcrossReveal answer → Report of attack on unknown shot inside626 AcrossReveal answer → Wee behind bushes avoiding bachelor's gaze827 AcrossReveal answer →

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Quickly drop crumbs in empty pot72 DownReveal answer → Flightless bird72 DownReveal answer → Protection English and American soldier wear equally53 DownReveal answer → Hold tightly53 DownReveal answer → Euro Senor tossed bum94 DownReveal answer → Tear34 DownReveal answer → Heel pain occupies mind75 DownReveal answer → Grasp55 DownReveal answer → Copper that takes the biscuit showing restraint?56 DownReveal answer → Nut66 DownReveal answer → Rivals tee off, good all round97 DownReveal answer → ?87 DownReveal answer → University dons party after dealing with surplus78 DownReveal answer → Vigilant811 DownReveal answer → Biological process713 DownReveal answer → Uncle Tom, terrible yankee insult913 DownReveal answer → Rubbish614 DownReveal answer → Food for retail earlier cleared out915 DownReveal answer → Prostrate516 DownReveal answer → Pedant not starting difficult puzzle717 DownReveal answer → ?517 DownReveal answer → That could be a hot spring rising718 DownReveal answer → Appropriate319 DownReveal answer → Doctor dwelt on disappointing outcome720 DownReveal answer → Criminal group lasered air traffic from beneath shelters522 DownReveal answer → Dieter's good sandwiches are primarily meat spread523 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Sunday, October 5, 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.