Crossword Challenge Puzzle 35 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 35, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 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 35: 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 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
Describe the picture in one word that fits A _ _ L _ _ C _ _. Solving “Must-have” first gives you its sixth letter.
AVALANCHE
FROSTY COATING
2Frosty coating
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. Solving “Sailor's yes” first gives you its third letter.
ICY
AFTER Q
3After q
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to Q; the answer is its next letter.
R
PERSONAL FOUL
4Personal foul
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Personal foul” to its initials.
PF
AN ___ BUT A GOODIE
5AN ___ BUT A GOODIE
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
The missing word in “AN ___ BUT A GOODIE” starts with O.
OLDIE
HOUSE-TOP
6House-top
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. Solving “___ATION” first gives you its third letter.
ROOF
10TH
710th
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits T _ _ T _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Blown snow”.
TENTH
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with A. Solving “AN ___ BUT A GOODIE” first gives you its fifth letter.
AIRPORT
VENTURE CAPITAL
9Venture capital
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Venture capital”.
VC
SAILOR'S YES
10Sailor's yes
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. Check the third letter against “Fringe area”.
AYE
LEAGUE
11League
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of League.
L
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: A _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Root vegetable”.
ALGAE
MUST-HAVE
13Must-have
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Fringe area”.
NEED
COMPUTER GRAPHICS
14Computer graphics
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CG
FOR HIS OWN
15For his own
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ S _ _ F. The fifth square is also part of “Diesel engine”.
HIMSELF
CARVE
16Carve
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. Solving “Main char.” first gives you its third letter.
ETCH
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ICE SHEET
17Ice sheet
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits F _ _ _. Solving “House-top” first gives you its third letter.
FLOE
FRINGE AREA
18Fringe area
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
EDGE
___ATION
19___ATION
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“___ATION” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with D.
DON
ROOT VEGETABLE
20Root vegetable
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with R. Solving “Mental image” first gives you its fourth letter.
RADISH
BLOWN SNOW
21Blown snow
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
D _ _ F _. Solving “House-top” first gives you its fourth letter.
DRIFT
FOR REAL
22For real
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits L _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “For his own”.
LEGIT
HARD
23Hard
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Hard.
H
LUNCH SPOT
24Lunch spot
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “For his own”.
DELI
FOURTH LETTER
25Fourth letter
Row 7, col 6 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Fourth letter”.
D
DIESEL ENGINE
26Diesel engine
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Diesel engine”.
DE
cr-
27Ship's rear
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “cr-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
AFT
MENTAL IMAGE
28Mental image
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with I. Solving “Lunch spot” first gives you its third letter.
IDEA
MAIN CHAR.
29Main char.
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
MC
INFO TECH
30Info tech
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Info tech” to its initials.
IT
Crossword Challenge Level 35 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 35 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 35 with us. Puzzle 36 is next, with 31 clues on a 8×10 board.