Crossword Challenge Puzzle 54 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 54 of Crossword Challenge gives you 29 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 5 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 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 2 of them need 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 54: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Like harry potter”. 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.
11
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. M _ _ K _ _ A _ _. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
MILKSHAKE
22
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. A _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
ALE
AFTER F
3After f
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to F; the answer is its next letter.
G
INSTANT MESSAGE
4Instant message
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IM
STOP DOING
5Stop doing
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits C _ _ S _. Check the fourth letter against “Dry and powdery”.
CEASE
SHORT FOR ASSISTANT
6Short for assistant
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Any such zone”.
ASST
SLOTHFUL PERSON
7Slothful person
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with L. Check the sixth letter against “Body odor”.
LAZYBONES
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LIKE HARRY POTTER
8Like harry potter
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with M. Its fifth letter is shared with “Stop doing”.
MAGICAL
V__LAGE
9V__LAGE
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
“V__LAGE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
IL
1010
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. L _ _. The third square is also part of “Norse god”.
LEO
KNOT
11Knot
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Knot starts with the answer.
K
GLOW BRIGHTLY
12Glow brightly
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
S _ _ N _. The fourth square is also part of “Not finished”.
SHINE
1313
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits H _ _ _. “Norse god” crosses it at the third square.
HAND
ARIZONA
14Arizona
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits A _. Check the second letter against “Nut tree”.
AZ
MAIN IDEA
15Main idea
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with K; pattern K _ _ N _ _ E. Solving “__TIVATION” first gives you its fifth letter.
KEYNOTE
IF NOT
16If not
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Yellow springs”.
ELSE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TABLE-LAND
17Table-land
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with M. Solving “Short for assistant” first gives you its third letter.
MESA
NORSE GOD
18Norse god
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. Solving “Glow brightly” first gives you its third letter.
ODIN
ANY SUCH ZONE
19Any such zone
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
ASZ
NOT FINISHED
20Not finished
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits U _ _ O _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Sign”.
UNDONE
DRY AND POWDERY
21Dry and powdery
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ T _. “Short for assistant” crosses it at the fourth square.
DUSTY
NUT TREE
22Nut tree
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits H _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Main idea”.
HAZEL
BEVERAGE
23Beverage
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Beverage.
B
TEST MODEL
24Test model
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: B _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Main idea”.
BETA
BODY ODOR
25Body odor
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
BO
__TIVATION
26__TIVATION
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “__TIVATION” and enter only the missing part, starting with M.
MO
SIGN
27Sign
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ _. “Test model” crosses it at the third square.
OMEN
YELLOW SPRINGS
28Yellow springs
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Yellow springs” to its initials.
YS
m--k
2917
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “m--k”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
AS
Crossword Challenge Level 54 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 54 solved
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