Crossword Challenge Puzzle 142 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 142? All 29 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 29 fit in one or two squares. 6 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask 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; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
11
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _ R _ _ R _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the sixth square.
SCARECROW
22
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits A _ _. Solving “Bank machine” first gives you its third letter.
ANT
AFTER L
3After l
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after L.
M
YOU WISH; TEXTING ABBR.
4You wish; texting abbr.
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with U. “Alert” crosses it at the second square.
UW
SPAN
5Span
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ G _. Solving “Should do” first gives you its fourth letter.
RANGE
BRIDGE SUPPORT
6Bridge support
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. “Navy computer system” crosses it at the third square.
ARCH
PROVOKE ACTION
7Provoke action
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits I _ _ T _ _ A _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Attorney general”.
INSTIGATE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
88
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _ U _ _ I. Check the fifth letter against “Span”.
SAMURAI
CREDIT NOTE
9Credit note
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Credit note” to its initials.
CN
BANK MACHINE
10Bank machine
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the third letter against “Dock vessel”.
ATM
-ain
1111
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Say what the picture shows. “-ain” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
R
SNEAK OFF
12Sneak off
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with E. “Promoted pricier option” crosses it at the fourth square.
ELOPE
+s
1313
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“+s”). What is left starts with C.
CARS
DOUBLE R
14Double r
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits R _. Solving “Lash with a whip” first gives you its second letter.
RR
SURVIVE BEYOND
15Survive beyond
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits O _ _ L _ _ T. “O__Y” crosses it at the fifth square.
OUTLAST
FUSE BY HEAT
16Fuse by heat
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
W _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Too long”.
WELD
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ALERT
17Alert
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Bridge support”.
WARN
DOCK VESSEL
18Dock vessel
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits M _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Sneak off”.
MOOR
NAVY COMPUTER SYSTEM
19Navy computer system
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Navy computer system”.
NCS
PROMOTED PRICIER OPTION
20Promoted pricier option
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits U _ _ O _ _. “Kan. neighbor” crosses it at the fourth square.
UPSOLD
SHOULD DO
21Should do
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ H _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Bridge support”.
OUGHT
LASH WITH A WHIP
22Lash with a whip
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ U _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Survive beyond”.
LARUE
INTRO
23Intro
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Intro.
I
LIKEWISE
24Likewise
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Survive beyond”.
ALSO
ATTORNEY GENERAL
25Attorney general
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AG
O__Y
26O__Y
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
“O__Y” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with K.
KA
KAN. NEIGHBOR
27Kan. neighbor
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Likewise”.
OKLA
TOO LONG
28Too long
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TL
sh-
2929
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “sh” gives the answer. First letter: O.
OE
Crossword Challenge Level 142 Solved Grid
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