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The Independent Crossword September 16 2025 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 58 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword September 16 2025 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 58 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#
Each mum coming through carries beach thingsSEASHELLS9Across1 InvestigatePROBE5Across1 Number in an octetEIGHT5Across4 Mostly noodles behind fine physiqueFRAME5Across6 Lace makingTATTING7Across8 AdditionalEXTRA5Across9 Tree research site backed by South AfricaBALSA5Across9 Fact is, Tesla breaks stillSTATISTIC9Across10 ContaminateTAINT5Across10 Emus tangling with birder given paybackREIMBURSED10Across11 Strongly-feltINTENSE7Across11 My retired era, beginning in DisneylandEGAD4Across12 Arboreal rodentREDSQUIRREL11Across12 Dictator's hurt nation's capitalBERN4Across14 Searing seafood preparation overwhelms daughterSCALDING8Across15 Using sound oars, used to hard timberROSEWOOD8Across16 DescriptionACCOUNT7Across17 Long periods of fame on StrictlyEONS4Across18 First-ratePRIME5Across19 Determination and ambitionDRIVE5Across20 Ask forREQUEST7Across21 BitPIECE5Across22 Goddess regularly overlooked in ruinsIRIS4Across22 Box in church holds rubbish EU bible setPENTATEUCH10Across23 Go inENTER5Across23 Thicken catalogue with new layoutCOAGULATE9Across26 Country flower pinned on RomeoRURAL5Across27 Mates strain into pubs on vacationPAIRS5Across28 Tardily gathering how puzzle solvers thinkLATERALLY9Across29

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Massage inside vehicle upset residential communitySUBURB6Down1 Edible tuberPOTATO6Down1 Unsurpassed stall out of street elevated produceALLTIME7Down2 Larger than normalOUTSIZE7Down2 Football move tackles slam dancer at metal showHEADBANGER10Down3 BeEXIST5Down3 Playing roles one hasn't wonLOSER5Down4 EquestrianEVENTER7Down4 Forgoing dates, what with theatre jobSTAGEHAND9Down5 Grow oldGETON5Down5 Frustrate comedic partner, perhapsFOIL4Down6 ExchangedTRADED6Down6 Current information supports insect component of vaccineANTIGEN7Down7 FarmingAGRICULTURE11Down7 Scramble eggs not eaten for starters, incorporating fishENCODE6Down8 Sleep (Informal)SHUTEYE7Down13 Person exploring a release covered by German artistADVENTURER10Down13 DistinguishedEMINENT7Down14 Delay evident in reactions to new allegationsSTONEWALL9Down15 Short of moneyHARDUP6Down15 Gun dogSETTER6Down16 Old doctor nearly surrounded by paperwork?ORIGAMI7Down17 ScoldCHIDE5Down18 ResentmentPIQUE5Down19 Nervous swallows primarily twitter on the fenceNEUTRAL7Down19 Setback which denied both sides trophyHICCUP6Down20 Completely sacred to anyone listeningWHOLLY6Down21 Pay for extravaganceTREAT5Down24 Mog raised drink over last of cluesPUSS4Down25

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