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 The Independent's Cryptic Crossword 4 October 2025 Answers

Please find below all the The Independent's Cryptic Crossword 4 October 2025 Answers. This is one of the most popular crossword puzzles available for both online and in print version. Today's puzzle (4 October 2025) has a total of 28 crossword clues. If you are stuck and are looking for help then you have come to the right place.

I need to add a parting gift bag

1K

2N

3A

4P

5S

6A

7C

8K

Main character is power mad

1P

2I

3R

4A

5T

6E

Ridicule a boring liberal politician with nothing on

1L

2A

3M

4P

5O

6O

7N

Lay it on thick like Hollandaise at brunch

1O

2V

3E

4R

5E

6G

7G

Now and then have endless distress

1E

2A

3T

4A

5T

Swell ultimately cutting boat ride off

1T

2I

3D

4A

5L

6B

7O

8R

9E

O Strictly t

1A

2B

3S

4T

5E

6M

7I

8O

9U

10S

11L

12Y

One clears the air with former agriculturalist?

1E

2X

3T

4R

5A

6C

7T

8O

9R

10F

11A

12N

Naming two animals back to front

1E

2P

3O

4N

5Y

6M

7O

8U

9S

Siren alarmed in part of peer's tank

1R

2E

3N

4A

5L

Knocked back excellent beer - splendid stuff!

1R

2E

3G

4A

5L

6I

7A

Detailed request to get men back using laboratory

1I

2N

3V

4I

5T

6R

7O

Prime Minister would vote for emergency appeal

1M

2A

3Y

4D

5A

6Y

Obsessive sibling takes year for breakdown

1A

2N

3A

4L

5Y

6S

7I

8S

Difficult offer

1K

2I

3L

4L

5E

6R

Tim Key turned up in middle of cast leaks

1A

2D

3M

4I

5T

6S

Republican probes top brass about exercising restraint

1S

2P

3O

4R

5T

6S

7B

8R

9A

Walk through legal framework

1C

2O

3N

4S

5T

6I

7T

8U

9T

10I

11O

12N

13A

14L

One holds hands eventually with model

1I

2D

3E

4A

5L

What occupies a scoundrel in pub?

1A

2L

3E

4H

5O

6U

7S

8E

I reported chasing dog with no lead - what a sight!

1E

2A

3G

4L

5E

6E

7Y

8E

It's important to make promise doing so freely

1G

2O

3O

4D

5I

6M

7P

8R

9E

10S

11S

12I

13O

14N

Praise opponent in speech when they get there

1O

2N

3A

4R

5R

6I

7V

8A

9L

Declare endless love for Homer over message

1T

2E

3L

4E

5G

6R

7A

8M

Mistakenly using stone for weight with heft

1S

2T

3R

4O

5N

6G

7L

8Y

Couples start union up

1U

2N

3I

4T

5E

6S

Puzzles force John Robins to lose heart

1F

2L

3O

4O

5R

6S

Some float laying around in resort

1Y

2A

3L

4T

5A

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Facts and Figures

• There are a total of 28 clues in the 4 October 2025 The Independent's Cryptic Crossword puzzle.
• The shortest answer is EATAT which contains 5 Characters.
• Now and then have endless distress is the crossword clue of the shortest answer.
• The longest answer is CONSTITUTIONAL which contains 14 Characters.
• Walk through legal framework is the crossword clue of the longest answer.
• The unused letters in 4 October 2025 The Independent's Cryptic Crossword puzzle are J,Q,W,Z