The Independent Crossword October 6 2025 Answers
Monday puzzle · 56 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword October 6 2025 answers. The Monday puzzle has 56 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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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Ray has closure about a foreign bishopSUNBEAM7Across1
MatterAFFAIR6Across1
Football ground areaKOP3Across4
Edward Lear originally quits teamsELEVENS7Across5
Retail transactionsSALES5Across8
Call for toiletsHEADS5Across9
HerbOREGANO7Across9
StylishELEGANT7Across10
Loud cairn barking is hostileUNCORDIAL9Across10
Used to transfer ratingSECONDHAND10Across11
FairJUST4Across11
Reportedly recognises BillNOSE4Across12
StudentSCHOLAR7Across13
Introductory procedure to exchange university degreeFIRSTREADING12Across14
Eye partIRIS4Across18
Unfortunately lose piccolos and another instrumentOSCILLOSCOPE12Across18
ImmoderateEXTREME7Across19
EvilHEINOUS7Across21
Looks over Disneyesque regionEYES4Across21
Clothing that defies criticism?FLAKJACKET10Across22
RearRAISE5Across22
TrapGIN3Across23
Male gooseGANDER6Across24
Hand back old children we hearRETROCEDE9Across25
One who joins partners in seriesSEWER5Across26
Savages police officers in assessmentsSADISTS7Across27
Fought the German charges when retreatingSPARRED7Across28
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Breach of school doctrineSCHISM6Down1
RespondANSWER6Down1
Pest is leaving shadeNUANCE6Down2
Document containerFOLDER6Down2
Is last seen mixing food and drink?ESSENTIALS10Down3
ExampleINSTANCE8Down3
Chops with sauceMOUTH5Down4
EagerKEEN4Down4
PestilencePLAGUE6Down5
Type of gear that's city-focused!ECCENTRIC9Down5
DisputeCONTROVERSY11Down6
Cockney tries bits of cerealEARS4Down6
Broadcast is copied in partsEPISODIC8Down7
CubicleBOOTH5Down7
Transport to carry five around European borderSELVEDGE8Down8
GermsBACTERIA8Down12
Fluid Asian spaceCASPIANSEA10Down13
Suspicious (Informal)FISHY5Down14
FondnessLIKING6Down15
Old ushers dressed up as bearsSHOULDERS9Down15
Prepares material stocked by homesteadsFOREARMS8Down16
In arrearsBEHIND6Down16
Orthodox church priest interrupts work by editorACCEPTED8Down17
Shooting starMETEOR6Down17
Spike and Kelvin infiltrating municipal facilitySKEWER6Down19
Kept fourth shop in a row?STORED6Down20
GodsendBOON4Down20
Cries when Nationalist brought up attacksKNEES5Down23
Rubbish removed from caves' extremitiesTOES4Down24
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Monday, October 6, 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.