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The Independent Crossword September 17 2025 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 53 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 53 clues from the The Independent Crossword for September 17 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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Falsehood31 AcrossReveal answer → Lack of equivalence around society on Sabbath81 AcrossReveal answer → Be aware of43 AcrossReveal answer → Plan finesse in clubs, initially65 AcrossReveal answer → Bewilder68 AcrossReveal answer → Shrewd69 AcrossReveal answer → Dutch and American-Chinese live in Asian capital89 AcrossReveal answer → Revolutionary had an accident touring country610 AcrossReveal answer → Fronded plant410 AcrossReveal answer → Rotating part of a machine811 AcrossReveal answer → Reluctance1312 AcrossReveal answer → Persist, wanting good make-up512 AcrossReveal answer → Resolve to corrupt wartime leader913 AcrossReveal answer → Possible pick-up points on crusades to empty planes1214 AcrossReveal answer → Able to be done816 AcrossReveal answer → Case of water heater cool1218 AcrossReveal answer → Fury419 AcrossReveal answer → "More limes!" snarled waiter921 AcrossReveal answer → Fearful621 AcrossReveal answer → Impassive622 AcrossReveal answer → Lead hammer consumes energy523 AcrossReveal answer → Vegetable423 AcrossReveal answer → Prime characters in tiddliest prison: lazy individuals624 AcrossReveal answer → Be in session324 AcrossReveal answer → Mug tree that encapsulates my exasperation825 AcrossReveal answer → Child recalled desire for offal626 AcrossReveal answer → Notice possibility for fostering827 AcrossReveal answer →

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Land deal to smuggle 500 diamonds61 DownReveal answer → Time off51 DownReveal answer → Permission unchanged during delivery?62 DownReveal answer → Turkish equivalent of Mr72 DownReveal answer → Location of flight from distant hotspot satisfactory, crossing India93 DownReveal answer → Couple of spivs oddly supporting root's consumption124 DownReveal answer → Nick54 DownReveal answer → Be present at75 DownReveal answer → Saying a mild oath from the south56 DownReveal answer → Unable to hear46 DownReveal answer → American tour diary of composer wearing dress87 DownReveal answer → Gorge67 DownReveal answer → Sit up in pursuit, getting reprimand88 DownReveal answer → Rugby player in ecstasy in hospital toilets?1211 DownReveal answer → Necessary713 DownReveal answer → Sexual urge614 DownReveal answer → Fibre from sample is hot, surprisingly915 DownReveal answer → Apprehensive715 DownReveal answer → Excitedly kiss and stroke Pole in the snow816 DownReveal answer → Tottered as partially fermented grape juice drained817 DownReveal answer → Ignominy517 DownReveal answer → Simple418 DownReveal answer → Eccles is, more's the pity, returning sausage619 DownReveal answer → Witchdoctor's fake article620 DownReveal answer → Gleam520 DownReveal answer → Pint lacking head? That is strange522 DownReveal answer →

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