The Independent Crossword September 26 2025 Answers
Friday puzzle · 54 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword September 26 2025 answers. The Friday puzzle has 54 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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Scottish riverTAY3Across1
Heavy open vehicleCART4Across3
Devious alterationMANIPULATION12Across7
Emphasise cutting first hairTRESS5Across7
University’s new commotion about sources of private finance, usually troublesomeUNHELPFUL9Across8
Trade stoppageEMBARGO7Across9
QuotedCITED5Across10
Diversify, disrupting average with itVARIEGATE9Across10
Complete set of books contributing to endless storyTOTAL5Across11
Wall-paintingFRESCO6Across11
Joke you are returning shows some preparationRUNUP5Across12
SnuggleNESTLE6Across13
Out of money? Never stop workingOVERSPENT9Across14
Stout and wine likely to be emptiedPORTLY6Across16
Distressed (Informal)CUTUP5Across16
It could be yellow, magenta or cyan, possiblyCRAYON6Across17
MattersAFFAIRS7Across18
Part of the BibleOLDTESTAMENT12Across20
Rebuffed variable lines in sand leading to European complaintBELLYACHE9Across20
GemstoneOPAL4Across21
And notNOR3Across22
Agreed to retain King after revolution - lookDEKKO5Across22
Mostly felt bad about second passageAISLE5Across23
Right to retain excellent framework for sporting venueRACETRACK9Across25
Deeply explore feeling unhappy after exercisesDRILLDOWN9Across27
Relax with last of robbery moneyLOLLY5Across28
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Expensive ban, keeping British outDEAR4Down1
Habitual drinkerTOPER5Down1
ColourYELLOW6Down2
He’s to pay to get manipulated - in this?OSTEOPATHY10Down2
Dead skinCUTICLE7Down3
Worthless, you grant, after reviewNUGATORY8Down3
Commit crime - that is, against pinching article? On the contraryTHIEVE6Down4
PerchROOST5Down4
Yank returned, having received liberal surplusGLUT4Down5
FlawedIMPERFECT9Down5
No longer in trouble, receiving no calls?OFFTHEHOOK10Down6
Make possibleENABLE6Down6
Bar Tennessee having internal stateTAVERN6Down7
HardshipADVERSITY9Down8
Recording missing release date? Evidence of inexperienceLPLATE6Down9
ExcellentCAPITAL7Down12
Sonic scale rearranged in Stravinsky’s styleNEOCLASSIC10Down13
Metal standTRIVET6Down14
Plumlike fruitDAMSON6Down15
Display areas work in inactive periodSTANDSTILL10Down15
Spring flowerTULIP5Down17
Conservative to begrudge accommodating another in street of housesCRESCENT8Down17
A poet welcoming love in a train?ABOARD6Down18
Corps cornered in amusing manoeuvreJOCKEY6Down19
TalentFLAIR5Down19
Religious court ditching latest computer programs and other odditiesCURIOS6Down21
Some poetical lessons recalled by Fitzgerald?ELLA4Down24
Reduction in expenditure, importing large car partAXLE4Down26
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Friday, September 26, 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.