Crossword Challenge Puzzle 139 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 139 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 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 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Guerrilla fighter”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 139: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Look for flaws”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Guerrilla fighter”. 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.
GUERRILLA FIGHTER
1Guerrilla fighter
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
I _ _ U _ _ E _ _. Solving “Dead duck” first gives you its sixth letter.
INSURGENT
NEGATIVE WORD
2Negative word
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
N _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
NOT
33
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
SWAN
PERFECT
4Perfect
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Perfect starts with the answer.
P
st-
55
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “st-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
EP
BREAK OPEN
6Break open
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ C _. The fourth square is also part of “V-shaped cut”.
CRACK
FAIR-HAIRED
7Fair-haired
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ H _ _ D _ _. Solving “First letter” first gives you its sixth letter.
TOWHEADED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LOOK FOR FLAWS
8Look for flaws
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ P _ _ T. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
INSPECT
CURRENT TIME
9Current time
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
N _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
NOW
1010
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
STAR
UNIQUE
11Unique
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Unique.
U
ski-
1212
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“ski-”). What is left starts with R.
RT
DEAD DUCK
13Dead duck
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: G _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “LEARN BY ___”.
GONER
TIME PERIOD
14Time period
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with E. Solving “ORDI____” first gives you its third letter.
ERA
NOT ANY
15Not any
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. Solving “ORDI____” first gives you its third letter.
NARY
NECK GLAND
16Neck gland
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ R _ _ D. “Zero in math” crosses it at the fifth square.
THYROID
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ACE
17Ace
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with P. Solving “Fair-haired” first gives you its third letter.
PRO
LEARN BY ___
18LEARN BY ___
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “LEARN BY ___”? It fits R _ _ _.
ROTE
L__YER
19L__YER
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “L__YER” go in the grid. First one: A.
AW
NEWBIE
20Newbie
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Dead duck”.
TYRO
V-SHAPED CUT
21V-shaped cut
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits N _ _ C _. The fourth square is also part of “Break open”.
NOTCH
HEBREW SCROLL
22Hebrew scroll
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ A _. Solving “Not any” first gives you its fourth letter.
TORAH
TINY TOT
23Tiny tot
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Break open”.
TYKE
ORDI____
24ORDI____
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “ORDI____” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
NARY
FIRST LETTER
25First letter
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “First letter”.
A
DRUNK DRIVING CHARGE
26Drunk driving charge
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. Solving “Neck gland” first gives you its third letter.
DWI
NOT EVEN
27Not even
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
O _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Fair-haired”.
ODD
YOUR
28Your
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Starts with Y; pattern Y _. “Neck gland” crosses it at the second square.
YR
YOU AND I
29You and i
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with W. Check the second letter against “Fair-haired”.
WE
ZERO IN MATH
30Zero in math
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Zero in math”.
O
Crossword Challenge Level 139 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 139 solved
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