Crossword Challenge Puzzle 100 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 100, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Convert language”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Farm vehicle”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Convert language”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
CONVERT LANGUAGE
1Convert language
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits T _ _ N _ _ A _ _. “Launch event” crosses it at the sixth square.
TRANSLATE
ROLE PLAYING GAME
2Role playing game
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RPG
FIRST LETTER
3First letter
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “First letter”.
A
4Smartphone
Top row 4/7 · 9 letters · down
Both the picture and the text “SMARTPHONE” point to the same word. It begins with C.
CELLPHONE
PALM PHONE
5Palm phone
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Quick”.
TREO
-l
6--l
Top row 6/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-l” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
OI
REFERENCE
7Reference
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Check the third letter against “Musical note”.
REF
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Farm vehicle
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Use the text “FARM VEHICLE” if the picture is unclear. First letter T.
TRACTOR
SU__RISE
9SU__RISE
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “SU__RISE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with R.
RP
QUICK
10Quick
Left column 3/9 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Smartphone”.
AGILE
NITROGEN
11Nitrogen
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Nitrogen, nothing more.
N
STORE
12Store
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “PR___NER”.
SHOP
LAUNCH EVENT
13Launch event
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Launch event”.
LE
14Projectile weapon
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Picture plus words: “PROJECTILE WEAPON”. The answer opens with A.
ARROW
LETTER AFTER S
15Letter after s
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to S; the answer is its next letter.
T
COST
16Cost
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the fifth letter against “Double sibling”.
EXPENSE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
EXP____NCE
17EXP____NCE
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “EXP____NCE” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
ERIE
PR___NER
18PR___NER
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “PR___NER”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
ISO
MUSICAL NOTE
19Musical note
Row 4, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Musical note”.
F
___ORROW
20___ORROW
Row 4, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “___ORROW” go in the grid. First one: T.
TOM
BOOKING TIME
21Booking time
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Palm phone”.
SLOT
NOT HIM
22Not him
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with H. Check the third letter against “Projectile weapon”.
HER
23Seaweed
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Both the picture and the text “SEAWEED” point to the same word. It begins with A.
ALGAE
OCEANIC AREA
24Oceanic area
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OA
DOUBLE SIBLING
25Double sibling
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with T. The third square is also part of “SANTA ___”.
TWIN
WEB CODE
26Web code
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “___ORROW”.
HTML
MUSIC STYLE
27Music style
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Cost”.
RAP
AFTER F
28After f
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after F.
G
TIME SERIES
29Time series
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Time series”.
TS
SANTA ___
30SANTA ___
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Which word finishes “SANTA ___”? It fits A _ _ T _.
ANITA
ROMAN TEN
31Roman ten
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Roman ten”.
X
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Puzzle 100 solved
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