Crossword Challenge Puzzle 78 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 78? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Shoulder ornament”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 78: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Sunset time”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Shoulder ornament”. 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.
SHOULDER ORNAMENT
1Shoulder ornament
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the sixth letter against “Energy”.
EPAULETTE
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits V _ _ L _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
VIOLA
d-
33
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “d-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
ESK
SODIUM
4Sodium
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the second square.
NA
IGNITE
5Ignite
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Ignite, nothing more.
I
MILITARY ALLIANCE
6Military alliance
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. Its third letter is shared with “Daily task achieved”.
NATO
MAKE INTO GRAINS
7Make into grains
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits G _ _ N _ _ A _ _. Check the sixth letter against “To that time”.
GRANULATE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SUNSET TIME
8Sunset time
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the fifth letter against “Ignite”.
EVENING
99
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with P. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
PISA
SWELL
10Swell
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
AOK
sho--der
1111
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “sho--der” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with U.
UL
CHILD-BIRTH
12Child-birth
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with L. “Solitary” crosses it at the fourth square.
LABOR
ENERGY
13Energy
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Energy.
E
1414
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Montana landmark”.
TOTE
___ANIUM
15___ANIUM
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “___ANIUM”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with T.
TIT
LIFT UPWARD
16Lift upward
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
E _ _ V _ _ E. Solving “T__CH” first gives you its fifth letter.
ELEVATE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SM__T
17SM__T
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“SM__T” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
AR
EARTH MATERIAL
18Earth material
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
D _ _ _. Solving “Child-birth” first gives you its third letter.
DIRT
DAILY TASK ACHIEVED
19Daily task achieved
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Daily task achieved” to its initials.
DTA
SOLITARY
20Solitary
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “To that time”.
LONE
SAVANNA PREDATOR
21Savanna predator
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with L. “Military alliance” crosses it at the third square.
LION
MONTANA LANDMARK
22Montana landmark
Row 5, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ T _. Its fourth letter is shared with “___ANIUM”.
BUTTE
AFTER T
23After t
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after T.
U
SPLIT SECOND ABBR.
24Split second abbr.
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ _. Solving “New york time” first gives you its third letter.
INST
TO THAT TIME
25To that time
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
U _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Split second abbr.”.
UNTIL
PALM ___
26PALM ___
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “PALM ___”? It fits O _ _.
OIL
NOT AVAILABLE
27Not available
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Not available”.
NA
T__CH
28T__CH
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “T__CH” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
EA
NEW YORK TIME
29New york time
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Make into grains”.
EST
VICTORY
30Victory
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Victory.
V
Crossword Challenge Level 78 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 78 solved
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