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The Independent Crossword September 16 2025 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 58 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 58 clues from the The Independent Crossword for September 16 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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Each mum coming through carries beach things91 AcrossReveal answer → Investigate51 AcrossReveal answer → Number in an octet54 AcrossReveal answer → Mostly noodles behind fine physique56 AcrossReveal answer → Lace making78 AcrossReveal answer → Additional59 AcrossReveal answer → Tree research site backed by South Africa59 AcrossReveal answer → Fact is, Tesla breaks still910 AcrossReveal answer → Contaminate510 AcrossReveal answer → Emus tangling with birder given payback1011 AcrossReveal answer → Strongly-felt711 AcrossReveal answer → My retired era, beginning in Disneyland412 AcrossReveal answer → Arboreal rodent1112 AcrossReveal answer → Dictator's hurt nation's capital414 AcrossReveal answer → Searing seafood preparation overwhelms daughter815 AcrossReveal answer → Using sound oars, used to hard timber816 AcrossReveal answer → Description717 AcrossReveal answer → Long periods of fame on Strictly418 AcrossReveal answer → First-rate519 AcrossReveal answer → Determination and ambition520 AcrossReveal answer → Ask for721 AcrossReveal answer → Bit522 AcrossReveal answer → Goddess regularly overlooked in ruins422 AcrossReveal answer → Box in church holds rubbish EU bible set1023 AcrossReveal answer → Go in523 AcrossReveal answer → Thicken catalogue with new layout926 AcrossReveal answer → Country flower pinned on Romeo527 AcrossReveal answer → Mates strain into pubs on vacation528 AcrossReveal answer → Tardily gathering how puzzle solvers think929 AcrossReveal answer →

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Massage inside vehicle upset residential community61 DownReveal answer → Edible tuber61 DownReveal answer → Unsurpassed stall out of street elevated produce72 DownReveal answer → Larger than normal72 DownReveal answer → Football move tackles slam dancer at metal show103 DownReveal answer → Be53 DownReveal answer → Playing roles one hasn't won54 DownReveal answer → Equestrian74 DownReveal answer → Forgoing dates, what with theatre job95 DownReveal answer → Grow old55 DownReveal answer → Frustrate comedic partner, perhaps46 DownReveal answer → Exchanged66 DownReveal answer → Current information supports insect component of vaccine77 DownReveal answer → Farming117 DownReveal answer → Scramble eggs not eaten for starters, incorporating fish68 DownReveal answer → Sleep (Informal)713 DownReveal answer → Person exploring a release covered by German artist1013 DownReveal answer → Distinguished714 DownReveal answer → Delay evident in reactions to new allegations915 DownReveal answer → Short of money615 DownReveal answer → Gun dog616 DownReveal answer → Old doctor nearly surrounded by paperwork?717 DownReveal answer → Scold518 DownReveal answer → Resentment519 DownReveal answer → Nervous swallows primarily twitter on the fence719 DownReveal answer → Setback which denied both sides trophy620 DownReveal answer → Completely sacred to anyone listening621 DownReveal answer → Pay for extravagance524 DownReveal answer → Mog raised drink over last of clues425 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Tuesday, September 16, 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.