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 The Independent's Cryptic Crossword 11 October 2025 Answers

Please find below all the The Independent's Cryptic Crossword 11 October 2025 Answers. This is one of the most popular crossword puzzles available for both online and in print version. Today's puzzle (11 October 2025) has a total of 30 crossword clues. If you are stuck and are looking for help then you have come to the right place.

City transit protector's back half not opening when twisted

1S

2E

3A

4T

5T

6L

7E

Took a shot weapon almost being dead

1G

2U

3E

4S

5S

6E

7D

Russian's certainly left-wing with wicked alter ego

1D

2A

3R

4E

5D

6E

7V

8I

9L

Complete set of countries pressing to drop borders

1U

2N

3C

4U

5T

Both sides of strategy for Alexander

1S

2A

3N

4D

5Y

Pares back - not as much as 1A resident?

1S

2L

3E

4E

5P

6L

7E

8S

9S

Tiger cub selected for shaving struggles and leaves

1I

2C

3E

4B

5E

6R

7G

8L

9E

10T

11T

12U

13C

14E

Musician who played with Grieg's genre

1G

2E

3O

4R

5G

6E

7G

8E

9R

10S

11H

12W

13I

14N

Mood of soft stringed instrument reflected a new church

1P

2E

3T

4U

5L

6A

7N

8C

9E

Low-budget festival recalled after happening

1I

2N

3D

4I

5E

Warning of red room missed by companion

1A

2M

3B

4E

5R

Intelligence and super-intelligence Republican's taken from historical period

1E

2S

3P

4I

5O

6N

7A

8G

9E

E.g. tin soldiers in revolutionary set

1E

2L

3E

4M

5E

6N

7T

Odds certainly shortened without fighting Trojan horse?

1S

2P

3Y

4W

5A

6R

7E

Cruel fact: you need to get rid of tattoo for promotion

1S

2A

3D

4I

5S

6T

7I

8C

An old hand inhabits stage part

1A

2P

3R

4O

5N

Picnic-goer rearranged derby date

1T

2E

3D

4D

5Y

6B

7E

8A

9R

Hip neighbour shunning lead singer

1E

2L

3V

4I

5S

Information about hackneyed detective movie

1G

2O

3L

4D

5E

6N

7E

8Y

9E

Stock online joke?

1E

2Q

3U

4I

5P

Afraid to bring up a bully who's beyond reproach

1S

2A

3C

4R

5E

6D

7C

8O

9W

T S Eliot ignoring content editor's rising hate

1D

2E

3T

4E

5S

6T

Fit to choose the Spanish city lodge

1E

2L

3E

4C

5T

6A

7B

8L

9E

Karate achievement that you can't build on?

1G

2R

3E

4E

5N

6B

7E

8L

9T

One's working with you at first to undermine trial evidence

1T

2E

3S

4T

5I

6M

7O

8N

9Y

Go before disrupting leadership of Anthony Eden etc.

1A

2N

3T

4E

5C

6E

7D

8E

Number one did shift after work

1O

2P

3I

4A

5T

6E

Big city about to host golf

1L

2A

3R

4G

5E

Shows part of Sussex positively

1E

2X

3P

4O

5S

A nymph from the underworld avoiding a goddess

1D

2I

3A

4N

5A

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Facts and Figures

• There are a total of 30 clues in the 11 October 2025 The Independent's Cryptic Crossword puzzle.
• The shortest answer is UNCUT which contains 5 Characters.
• Complete set of countries pressing to drop borders is the crossword clue of the shortest answer.
• The longest answer is ICEBERGLETTUCE which contains 14 Characters.
• Tiger cub selected for shaving struggles and leaves is the crossword clue of the longest answer.
• The unused letters in 11 October 2025 The Independent's Cryptic Crossword puzzle are F,J,K,Z