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The Independent Crossword September 19 2025 Answers

Friday puzzle · 59 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword September 19 2025 answers. The Friday puzzle has 59 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#
Hamburgers? Hunger management only partially succeededGERMANS7Across1 MeadowLEA3Across1 Female rabbitDOE3Across3 Must pay charges weekly for bathroom suppliesTOWELS6Across5 Computer programsSOFTWARE8Across7 Hard waxy fatSUET4Across8 Soft mineralTALC4Across9 Manuel taking a beating, saving male body partsULNAE5Across10 Duck hawk sex observed periodically by postdoc?DRAKE5Across11 StrongholdFORTRESS8Across11 According to Kylie, Brit is flipping idle, mostlyPOM3Across12 FragmentarySCRAPPY7Across12 Appear withdrawn digesting tense encountersMEETS5Across13 Unknown demand to be introduced by boss over formal visitsDUTYCALLS9Across14 Plug type of wheat soap less accepted abroadTWOPHASE8Across15 Long eventMARATHON8Across16 What could be major disruption to English classSCALES6Across17 GenuineREAL4Across18 Long walkHIKE4Across19 Disorderly placeSHAMBLES8Across20 Wet and cold, perhaps, one covers up at homeWATERY6Across20 Clock chimes with party retiring for sweetsPUDDINGS8Across21 Affirmative answerYES3Across22 Put onDON3Across23 Learning's trendy according to lecturer here?LAWSCHOOL9Across24 Express disgust with most of the standBOOTH5Across26 Opener is short of exercise and runs singleONE3Across27 Control for Hearts against Arsenal, vulnerable on the wingsVALVE5Across28 What might front tooth cut, say - 50% of breads?SABRE5Across29 Fashion accessory agent put on singer RitaFEDORA6Across30 Adjusts position to pay attention when touring student blocksSILTSUP7Across31

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Back scrubberLOOFAH6Down1 Stuffing for sturgeon prepared with drop of masala? I'll try it!GOURMET7Down1 LawACT3Down2 Poured water over blooming angry diners earlierRINSEDOUT9Down2 Type of warshipDESTROYER9Down3 Acting heads in renewable energy and science departmentsAREAS5Down3 Camp policeman's husband is something else at dinnerSIDEDISH8Down4 NeverthelessEVENSO6Down4 Foreman (Informal)GAFFER6Down5 Part of fat old detective's outfit contains lice crawling aboutOLEICACID9Down6 Cervine animalDEER4Down6 Throw out old strip clearing bottom of wardrobeEXPEL5Down7 American uncle's gobbling doughnut and special American pastriesSAMOSAS7Down8 Causing a stink, increase volume at start of celebration?FARTY5Down9 Flamenco percussion instrumentCASTANETS9Down10 Letter-writing friendPENPAL6Down13 Related groupFAMILY6Down14 CollapseCAVEIN6Down15 Thick skin of one published for the first time?HARDCOVER9Down16 SilenceHUSH4Down17 It's slow, essentially, and bound to travel in opposite directionsLONDONBUS9Down18 William called revolting southern red a sort of teaBUILDERS8Down19 Act up by either side of duff hotelWALDORF7Down20 Of poor qualityBAD3Down21 Arduous journey in shelled Syrian city after schoolSCHLEPP7Down22 Strong birds? Turkeys and geese, to name twoFOWLS5Down23 Bond takes control of international exerciseWIELD5Down25 Security protecting Harris finally leavesBASIL5Down26

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Friday, September 19, 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.