The Independent Crossword September 3 2025 Answers
Wednesday puzzle · 55 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Independent Crossword September 3 2025 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 55 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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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Long audible exhalationSIGH4Across1
Females stuffing money in stiff boxCOFFIN6Across1
The Princess RoyalANNE4Across3
Summary about dead birdREDCAP6Across4
Brawl regularly, and continue to put on weightBALLAST7Across8
HerbOREGANO7Across8
Steel towerPYLON5Across9
The Voice upset artisanSINATRA7Across9
Pick-me-upTONIC5Across10
Confirmed what compiler from Staffordshire might do?SETINSTONE10Across11
Taxonomic groupSPECIES7Across11
Daily fetish: shaving backsideCHAR4Across12
Extinct flying reptilePTERODACTYL11Across12
Panache shown by feisty left-wingersSTYLE5Across13
Teach incorrectly in two types of wet weatherMISTRAIN8Across14
Journalist regarding beerREPORTER8Across16
CriminalBURGLAR7Across16
Wash Batman after split!BATHE5Across18
SurpassOUTDO5Across18
Son frequently sympatheticSOFT4Across20
AccumulateAMASS5Across20
Friendly nurses start to tend from birthCONGENITAL10Across21
Frog larvaTADPOLE7Across21
TaxLEVY4Across22
Fairly extensive NHS log, I suspectLONGISH7Across23
MerelyONLY4Across23
Henry enters bar to get FlakeSHAVING7Across24
Tip from tool of old South American found in containerTINCAN6Across25
Sophisticated girl within county's bordersCLASSY6Across26
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Make first base not available, in caseCRATE5Down1
Drinks of spiritsSHORTS6Down1
Stokes quits following Root and CookFALSIFY7Down2
ColourGREEN5Down2
Resolute and popular nun cut books from the BibleINSISTENT9Down3
FruitAPPLE5Down3
Cancel outNULLIFY7Down4
Former island of Napoleon's enforced absenceEXILE5Down5
Crockery itemSAUCER6Down5
Old writer is unscrupulous opportunist, getting University to replace central figureCHAUCER7Down6
ThoughtfulCONSIDERATE11Down6
At four, stops quietly with desire for medicinePURGATIVE9Down7
BurdenONUS4Down7
"I'll be back!" compiler called, following disapproving reactionBOOMERANG9Down10
Herbivore gets drunk on tequila, primarily, taking too many drugsSTEGODONT9Down13
Row of housesTERRACE7Down13
OvercastCLOUDY6Down14
Very pleasantLOVELY6Down15
Dangerous, but not fatal, to underlease with HaroldSUBLETHAL9Down15
Male pigBOAR4Down16
VigorousLUSTY5Down17
Old Charlie Brown covers: go figureOCTAGON7Down17
Husband entertained by fantastic Stevie NicksTHIEVES7Down19
PrickleTHORN5Down19
Rate a coffee shopCOSTA5Down21
Speaker not starting to irritateANNOY5Down22
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Independent crossword published on Wednesday, September 3, 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.