Crossword Challenge Puzzle 30 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 30? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 30: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Opposing”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. A _ _ U _ _ N _ _. The sixth square is also part of “First letter”.
AMBULANCE
TOUR LEADER
2Tour leader
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with G. “Upper deck” crosses it at the fourth square.
GUIDE
STAGE PLAY
3Stage play
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: A _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
ACT
INTERS. HIGHWAY
4Inters. highway
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Inters. highway” to its initials.
IH
ma-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Say what the picture shows. “ma-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with N.
N
APPEAR TO BE
6Appear to be
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Greeting word”.
SEEM
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits T _ _. The third square is also part of “Greeting word”.
TOY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
OPPOSING
8Opposing
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits A _ _ I _ _ T. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
AGAINST
"THANK YOU VERY ___"
9"THANK YOU VERY ___"
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “THANK YOU VERY ___”? It fits M _ _ _.
MUCH
rab-
10Atom
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “rab-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with B.
BIT
UPPER DECK
11Upper deck
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
UD
BE STRAIGHT
12Be straight
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ E _. Solving “Fix” first gives you its fourth letter.
LEVEL
FIRST LETTER
13First letter
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “First letter”.
A
MARS ROVER ORG.
14Mars rover org.
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. “Broad” crosses it at the third square.
NASA
LEGAL RESIDENT
15Legal resident
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ I _ _ N. Check the fifth letter against “Zoom in”.
CITIZEN
b-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“b-”). What is left starts with E.
ED
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
EARTH ORBIT
17Earth orbit
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Earth orbit” to its initials.
EO
ASSIST SOMEONE
18Assist someone
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with H. The third square is also part of “Be straight”.
HELP
GREETING WORD
19Greeting word
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits H _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
HEY
FIX
20Fix
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
R _ _ A _ _. Solving “Mars rover org.” first gives you its fourth letter.
REPAIR
___EMBER
21___EMBER
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “___EMBER” go in the grid. First one: R.
REM
BROAD
22Broad
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
V _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Mars rover org.”.
VAST
NOT TELLING TRUTH
23Not telling truth
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Begins with L. “Legal resident” crosses it at the fourth square.
LYING
AFTER K
24After k
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after K.
L
LEGAL CLAIM
25Legal claim
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. The third square is also part of “Legal resident”.
LIEN
PUT ON, AS GLUE
26Put on, as glue
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ L _. Solving “Legal claim” first gives you its fourth letter.
APPLY
SUPPORT
27Support
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: A _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
AID
TWO IN ROMAN
28Two in roman
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits I _. The second square is also part of “Not telling truth”.
II
ZOOM IN
29Zoom in
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
ZI
WEDDING BAND
30Wedding band
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. The third square is also part of “Legal claim”.
RING
Crossword Challenge Level 30 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 30 solved
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