Crossword Challenge Puzzle 119 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 29 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 119, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 29 fit in one or two squares. 4 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Child health-care”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Boxed item”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Child health-care”. 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.
CHILD HEALTH-CARE
1Child health-care
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits P _ _ I _ _ R _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Poi root”.
PEDIATRIC
2Chopping tool
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Both the picture and the text “CHOPPING TOOL” point to the same word. It begins with A.
AXE
ROMAN NUMERAL 100
3Roman numeral 100
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Roman numeral 100”.
C
-ngaroo
4O--y
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “-ngaroo”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with K.
KA
HIGH ANXIETY
5High anxiety
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ S _. Solving “Art stand” first gives you its fourth letter.
ANGST
DEPARTED
6Departed
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits G _ _ _. “Ground symbol” crosses it at the third square.
GONE
FOREVER
7Forever
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ L _ _ S _ _. Solving “Steam-ship” first gives you its sixth letter.
ENDLESSLY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Boxed item
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “BOXED ITEM” point to the same word. It begins with P.
PACKAGE
PAST LOVER
9Past lover
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
E _. Check the second letter against “Chopping tool”.
EX
DAWN DROPS
10Dawn drops
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: D _ _. The third square is also part of “Dress in”.
DEW
IMPALA
11Impala
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Impala starts with the answer.
I
FIT TO NEW
12Fit to new
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ P _. The fourth square is also part of “Orbital high point”.
ADAPT
POI ROOT
13Poi root
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Dress in”.
TARO
-bbon
14P--vate
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-bbon”). What is left starts with R.
RI
AGAINST THE LAW
15Against the law
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ E _ _ L. “Uganda” crosses it at the fifth square.
ILLEGAL
CELL SUFFIX
16Cell suffix
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Lieu-tenant”.
CYTE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
UNKNOWN AUTHOR
17Unknown author
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Departed”.
ANON
DRESS IN
18Dress in
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Fit to new”.
WEAR
GROUND SYMBOL
19Ground symbol
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
G _ _. Solving “Forever” first gives you its third letter.
GND
ORBITAL HIGH POINT
20Orbital high point
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with A. Check the fourth letter against “Courage”.
APOGEE
ART STAND
21Art stand
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Departed”.
EASEL
EVERY 24H
22Every 24h
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
D _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against “Against the law”.
DAILY
FIFTH LETTER
23Fifth letter
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Fifth letter”.
E
IMPALE
24Impale
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Against the law”.
STAB
STEAM-SHIP
25Steam-ship
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SS
UGANDA
26Uganda
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
U _. Check the second letter against “Against the law”.
UG
COURAGE
27Courage
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: G _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Impale”.
GUTS
LIEU-TENANT
28Lieu-tenant
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LT
NEXT TO
29Next to
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
B _. Check the second letter against “Forever”.
BY
Crossword Challenge Level 119 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 119 solved
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