Crossword Challenge Puzzle 31 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 31 is an 8×10 board with 29 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Doubtful feeling”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 31: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Doubtful feeling”. 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.
DOUBTFUL FEELING
1Doubtful feeling
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ P _ _ I _ _. Solving “Concern for others” first gives you its sixth letter.
SUSPICION
EXPERT
2Expert
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with P. “Urgent message” crosses it at the third square.
PRO
3Musical note
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Picture plus words: “MUSICAL NOTE”. The answer opens with A.
A
s--ck
44
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “s--ck” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with T.
TI
BODY WASTE
5Body waste
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits U _ _ N _. Check the fourth letter against “Latin dance”.
URINE
NOT SHORT
6Not short
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. “Lodge” crosses it at the third square.
LONG
SPORTS INTRO-DUCER
7Sports intro-ducer
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ O _ _ C _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Line number”.
ANNOUNCER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
88
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _ T _ _ A. “Body waste” crosses it at the fifth square.
SPATULA
co--t
99
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “cot” gives the answer. First letter: U.
UR
URGENT MESSAGE
10Urgent message
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: S _ _. Check the third letter against “Famous person”.
SOS
AFTER O
11After o
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from O in the alphabet.
P
ICON
12Icon
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits I _ _ G _. The fourth square is also part of “Ancient”.
IMAGE
CONCERN FOR OTHERS
13Concern for others
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with C. “Famous person” crosses it at the third square.
CARE
INTER-NATIONAL UNIT
14Inter-national unit
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits I _. Check the second letter against “Lilac color”.
IU
PRODUCE AN EGG
15Produce an egg
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits O _ _ L _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “COM__NY”.
OVULATE
GEEK
16Geek
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. “FUT__E” crosses it at the third square.
NERD
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
METAL ELEMENT
17Metal element
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Not short”.
IRON
FAMOUS PERSON
18Famous person
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. “Icon” crosses it at the third square.
STAR
LODGE
19Lodge
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits I _ _. Solving “Sports intro-ducer” first gives you its third letter.
INN
ANCIENT
20Ancient
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ O _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Oil grp.”.
AGEOLD
LATIN DANCE
21Latin dance
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits T _ _ G _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not short”.
TANGO
LILAC COLOR
22Lilac color
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ V _. The fourth square is also part of “Produce an egg”.
MAUVE
AFTER T
23After t
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from T in the alphabet.
U
"___ GO!"
24"___ GO!"
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Say “___ GO!” out loud and the blank fills itself: L _ _ _.
LETS
LINE NUMBER
25Line number
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Line number” to its initials.
LN
COM__NY
26COM__NY
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “COM__NY” go in the grid. First one: P.
PA
OIL GRP.
27Oil grp.
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits O _ _ _. Solving “___ GO!” first gives you its third letter.
OPEC
FUT__E
28FUT__E
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “FUT__E”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with U.
UR
SENIOR
29Senior
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: S _. Solving “Sports intro-ducer” first gives you its second letter.
SR
Crossword Challenge Level 31 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 31 solved
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