Crossword Challenge Puzzle 28 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 28 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Fix-it folks”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Fix-it folks”, read top to bottom.
Hints and answers, clue by clue
Clues look the way they do in the game. Tap Hint for a nudge or Answer to see the letters. The fully solved grid is below the hints.
Top row
These sit along the top edge and every answer runs down.
FIX-IT FOLKS
1Fix-it folks
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits R _ _ A _ _ M _ _. “Royal mail” crosses it at the sixth square.
REPAIRMEN
HIGHEST POINT
2Highest point
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
APEX
BETWEEN H AND J
3Between h and j
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
The letter that sits between H and J.
I
NATIONAL PARK
4National park
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “National park” to its initials.
NP
SHEEP SOUND
5Sheep sound
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: B _ _. The third square is also part of “Do something”.
BAA
MUSICAL ENSEMBLE
6Musical ensemble
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ H _ _ T _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Long for someone”.
ORCHESTRA
DRAINAGE BASIN
7Drainage basin
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits W _ _ E _ _ H _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Long for someone”.
WATERSHED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
88
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits R _ _ N _ _ W. The fifth square is also part of “Sheep sound”.
RAINBOW
R__EAT
9R__EAT
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “R__EAT” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
EP
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. P _ _. “Fishing gear” crosses it at the third square.
PEN
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Fishing gear”.
AXES
INDEX
12Index
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Index.
I
ROYAL MAIL
13Royal mail
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Royal mail”.
RM
ONE THOUSAND
14One thousand
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits M _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Large amount”.
MIL
1515
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with E. Check the third letter against “Large amount”.
EROS
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with N. The fifth square is also part of “After o”.
NOTEPAD
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
MEDIC PREFIX
17Medic prefix
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with P. Solving “Musical ensemble” first gives you its third letter.
PARA
FISHING GEAR
18Fishing gear
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Fits N _ _. The third square is also part of “Reduce slowly”.
NET
DO SOMETHING
19Do something
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Drainage basin”.
ACT
UNCLE___
20UNCLE___
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “UNCLE___” and enter only the missing part, starting with S.
SAM
PRONOUN FOR MALE
21Pronoun for male
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits H _. Its second letter is shared with “Drainage basin”.
HE
EASY AS ___
22EASY AS ___
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “EASY AS ___”. Shape: P _ _.
PIE
REDUCE SLOWLY
23Reduce slowly
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits T _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Musical ensemble”.
TAPER
JOAN OF ART
24Joan of art
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
MIRO
LONG FOR SOMEONE
25Long for someone
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
M _ _ _. Solving “Musical ensemble” first gives you its third letter.
MISS
LARGE AMOUNT
26Large amount
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Begins with L. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
LOT
ORDINAL SUFFIX
27Ordinal suffix
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Solving “Drainage basin” first gives you its third letter.
ETH
SOUTH-EAST
28South-east
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “South-east”.
SE
PREFIX FOR PLAY
29Prefix for play
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _. “Drainage basin” crosses it at the second square.
RE
AFTER O
30After o
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after O.
P
Crossword Challenge Level 28 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 28 solved
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