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The Independent Crossword September 17 2025 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 53 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword September 17 2025 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 53 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#
FalsehoodLIE3Across1 Lack of equivalence around society on SabbathSPARSITY8Across1 Be aware ofKNOW4Across3 Plan finesse in clubs, initiallyTACTIC6Across5 BewilderBAFFLE6Across8 ShrewdASTUTE6Across9 Dutch and American-Chinese live in Asian capitalDUSHANBE8Across9 Revolutionary had an accident touring countryCANADA6Across10 Fronded plantFERN4Across10 Rotating part of a machineFLYWHEEL8Across11 ReluctanceUNWILLINGNESS13Across12 Persist, wanting good make-upLINER5Across12 Resolve to corrupt wartime leaderROOSEVELT9Across13 Possible pick-up points on crusades to empty planesREQUESTSTOPS12Across14 Able to be doneFEASIBLE8Across16 Case of water heater coolKETTLEOFFISH12Across18 FuryRAGE4Across19 "More limes!" snarled waiterSOMMELIER9Across21 FearfulAFRAID6Across21 ImpassiveSTOLID6Across22 Lead hammer consumes energyLEASH5Across23 VegetableLEEK4Across23 Prime characters in tiddliest prison: lazy individualsIDLERS6Across24 Be in sessionSIT3Across24 Mug tree that encapsulates my exasperationFACEPALM8Across25 Child recalled desire for offalKIDNEY6Across26 Notice possibility for fosteringADOPTION8Across27

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Land deal to smuggle 500 diamondsSADDLE6Down1 Time offLEAVE5Down1 Permission unchanged during delivery?ASSENT6Down2 Turkish equivalent of MrEFFENDI7Down2 Location of flight from distant hotspot satisfactory, crossing IndiaSTAIRWELL9Down3 Couple of spivs oddly supporting root's consumptionTUBERCULOSIS12Down4 NickNOTCH5Down4 Be present atWITNESS7Down5 Saying a mild oath from the southADAGE5Down6 Unable to hearDEAF4Down6 American tour diary of composer wearing dressTRAVELOG8Down7 GorgeCANYON6Down7 Sit up in pursuit, getting reprimandCHASTISE8Down8 Rugby player in ecstasy in hospital toilets?LOOSEFORWARD12Down11 NecessaryNEEDFUL7Down13 Sexual urgeLIBIDO6Down14 Fibre from sample is hot, surprisinglySISALHEMP9Down15 ApprehensiveNERVOUS7Down15 Excitedly kiss and stroke Pole in the snowSKISTICK8Down16 Tottered as partially fermented grape juice drainedSTUMBLED8Down17 IgnominySHAME5Down17 SimpleEASY4Down18 Eccles is, more's the pity, returning sausageSALAMI6Down19 Witchdoctor's fake articleSHAMAN6Down20 GleamGLINT5Down20 Pint lacking head? That is strangeEERIE5Down22

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Wednesday, September 17, 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.