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The Independent Crossword September 27 2025 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 113 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Independent Crossword September 27 2025 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 113 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#
Reddish-brown horseBAY3Across1 Watch out for drone, possibly covering conflictBEWARE6Across1 In poor healthSICKLY6Across3 Did champ after overturning ban go on?RABBIT6Across4 New companySTARTUP7Across7 Spicy port and lemon drinkNEGUS5Across8 Volvo in front with gold Cadillac for varietyVAUDEVILLE10Across9 Title shared by albums by Darkstar, Elvis Costello and Matchbox TwentyNORTH5Across10 Everyone still unmarried, apparently not yet settledOWED4Across10 Race over fencesSTEEPLECHASE12Across10 American horror TV series based on the book series of the same name by L J SmithTHEVAMPIREDIARIES17Across11 Space traveller came across men circling EarthMETEOR6Across11 RudimentsBASICS6Across12 Derisory shout welcomes head of Harrow comprehensiveCATCHALL8Across12 Mountain range that became part of Scotland's second national park in 2003CAIRNGORMS10Across13 Story Violet Elizabeth's teacher read out?MYTH4Across13 AmuseDIVERT6Across14 Former president of the Oxford University Conservative Association who became the BBC's chief political correspondent in 1999NICKROBINSON12Across15 Six deliveries pinched by cheeky beggarIMPOVERISH10Across15 CrucialALLIMPORTANT12Across16 The state capital of MinnesotaSAINTPAUL9Across16 Was stinky private behind latrines finally clean with wet wipe?SPONGEDOWN10Across17 Snooker ball worth seven pointsBLACK5Across17 Traditional small cake from the Lorraine region of France, featured in À la recherche du temps perdu by Marcel ProustMADELEINE9Across19 Winter sportsmanSKIER5Across19 Slowly pass through farm animals, taking hourSEEP4Across19 PledgePROMISE7Across20 The former name (until 1935) of IranPERSIA6Across21 Particle accelerator's diameter limited by man digging rock out of tunnelCOLLIDER8Across21 PureCHASTE6Across21 Large deerELK3Across22 Surname of the composer of the opera Lucia di LammermoorDONIZETTI9Across23 Mother returned father's second last letter in shockAMAZED6Across23 Gertrude ___, American swimmer who was the first woman to swim the English ChannelEDERLE6Across25 Refuse screen OscarVETO4Across25 See 16SAINTPAUL9Across26 Racer I chat with training runner in the northARCTICHARE10Across26 Tracker mortgages will lose you most cash, ultimatelySLEUTH6Across27 Cross it hurts catching end of nose, grazing spot?MEADOW6Across28 Distance equal to the mean distance from the centre of the earth to the centre of the sunASTRONOMICALUNIT16Across28 Asian country formerly called FormosaTAIWAN6Across31 Kepler ___, former cricketer who captained South Africa after playing 24 Tests for AustraliaWESSELS7Across33 Daughter of Mohammed who married AliFATIMA6Across35 Pisa-born defender who won 117 caps for ItalyGIORGIOCHIELLINI16Across38 Town of NW Italy, noted for its sparkling wineASTI4Across41 John Boyd ______, Scottish vet who devised the first commercially practical pneumatic tyresDUNLOP6Across43 An extensive skin eruption caused by staphylococcal infectionCARBUNCLE9Across45 The third sign of the zodiacGEMINI6Across46 Market town in Norfolk on the estuary of the Great Ouse near the WashKINGSLYNN9Across48 Technical name for the eye socketORBIT5Across49 In Norse mythology, the three virgin goddesses of fate, who predestine the lives of the gods and menNORNS5Across52 1967 song by Donovan that was a top ten hit in the UK and the USMELLOWYELLOW12Across54 Large fish of the family Orectolobidae, such as Ginglymostoma cirratum of the Atlantic OceanNURSESHARK10Across57 Serbian defender who joined Chelsea from Lokomotiv Moscow in 2008BRANISLAVIVANOVIC17Across58 Any of the 150 sacred songs, lyric poems and prayers that together constitute a book of the Old TestamentPSALM5Across59

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Underwear pretty good quality for soldiers, sayBRAVERY7Down1 The ______, nickname of Reading FCROYALS6Down1 ShrubBUSH4Down1 Shape that has wide and thin sideWEDGE5Down2 Fat-soluble organic compounds most of which have important physiological actionsSTEROIDS8Down2 Leavening agentYEAST5Down2 Bank opening much later for motorists, that isRIVERSIDE9Down3 A member of the second order of angels, whose distinctive gift is knowledgeCHERUB6Down3 LitheSUPPLE6Down3 The primary collection of sacred texts of ZoroastrianismAVESTA6Down4 Compulsory military serviceCONSCRIPTION12Down4 Travel bagsLUGGAGE7Down5 Help for actors to determine how old theatre is?AGENT5Down5 Sultanate whose capital is MuscatOMAN4Down5 Effects of skin distensionSTRETCHMARKS12Down6 Cherubs or other fliers?BROCHURES9Down6 Alberto ___, artist whose L'Homme au doigt became the most expensive sculpture ever sold in 2015GIACOMETTI10Down6 State remains split by Republican frameworkTRELLIS7Down7 Naval officer rank senior to CommodoreREARADMIRAL11Down7 Surname shared by The Bee GeesGIBB4Down8 Fresh pollock OK, crab stick wrapped in plasticBLACKPOOLROCK13Down8 American TV series (1967–75) starring Raymond Burr in the title roleIRONSIDE8Down9 SlenderSVELTE6Down9 German submarinesUBOATS6Down11 American actor whose TV roles include Al Bundy in Married ... with Children and Jay Pritchett in Modern FamilyEDONEILL8Down12 EgotisticalSELFISH7Down13 British aboard tube are relaxedHANGLOOSE9Down14 1997 sci-fi film starring Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and Jude LawGATTACA7Down14 HairpieceTOUPEE6Down15 Damage top and then remainder of suitcaseVANDALISE9Down16 ArtlessNAIVE5Down17 Daring female form given to front of ship?PROWESS7Down18 Japanese-born British novelist whose novels include the Booker-prizewinning The Remains of the DayKAZUOISHIGURO13Down18 Light kissPECK4Down18 The Lithuanian name for LithuaniaLIETUVA7Down20 Hairy little job close to home, mate cutting treeEYEBROW7Down20 Doctor behind early treatmentDRAFT5Down22 Card game for two played with 32 cards and king highECARTE6Down22 ___ Free, TV sitcom in the 1980s starring Keith Barron and Gwen TaylorDUTY4Down23 In Greek mythology, a daughter of Tantalus, who continued to weep although turned into stone after her children were slainNIOBE5Down24 Sap drinker in pub, breaking a handAPHID5Down24 Younger and taller brother of Mario in the Nintendo video game franchiseLUIGI5Down27 Third largest of the Balearic IslandsIBIZA5Down29 Sixth largest city in Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery CountyDAYTON6Down30 The one of the three Fates who severs the thread of life in Greek mythologyATROPOS7Down32 Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus SyringaLILAC5Down34 Lagoon located on the Atlantic coast of South FloridaBISCAYNEBAY11Down36 City on the French Riviera founded by Phocaeans from Marseille in about the 3rd century BCNICE4Down37 Woodwind instrument that is the alto of the oboe familyCORANGLAIS10Down39 1992 album by k. d. lang containing the song Constant CravingINGENUE7Down40 Small East Asian animal which secretes a strong-smelling substance used in perfumeryMUSKDEER8Down42 William ___, attributed author of the 14th-century poem Piers PlowmanLANGLAND8Down44 English pianist made a Dame in 1941MYRAHESS8Down47 Swelling of the first joint of the big toeBUNION6Down50 Method of travel used by central characters in TV series Doctor WhoTARDIS6Down51 Lance ___, Belgian-Canadian Formula One driver who achieved his first podium finish at the 2017 Azerbaijan Grand PrixSTROLL6Down53 Johann David ___, Swiss pastor who wrote The Swiss Family RobinsonWYSS4Down55 River which flows into the North Sea at SunderlandWEAR4Down56

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Saturday, September 27, 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.