Crossword Challenge Puzzle 432 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 432, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 31 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; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 432: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Subject matter”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: C _ _ R _ _ G _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Criminal burning”.
CARRIAGES
IN DEBT
2In debt
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
O _ _. The third square is also part of “Cut forage”.
OWE
TIDY
3Tidy
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Cut forage”.
NEAT
TRAVEL
4Travel
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Travel.
T
pr-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“pr-”). What is left starts with E.
EP
NEPHEW'S SISTER
6Nephew's sister
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
N _ _ C _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Flame on a stick”.
NIECE
"T" OF M.I.T.
7"t" of m.i.t.
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “East coast”.
TECH
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SUBJECT MATTER
8Subject matter
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with C. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
CONTENT
GREAT RESPECT
9Great respect
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Check the third letter against “Tidy”.
AWE
CUT FORAGE
10Cut forage
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. Solving “Tidy” first gives you its third letter.
REAP
RAM
11Ram
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Ram.
R
cr-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “cr” gives the answer. First letter: I.
IB
CRIMINAL BURNING
13Criminal burning
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ O _. “Horseback game” crosses it at the fourth square.
ARSON
YOUNG WOMAN
14Young woman
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with G. Its third letter is shared with “Minor mistake”.
GAL
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Minor mistake”.
EVIL
VOICE FROM ON HIGH
16Voice from on high
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ R _ _ O. Solving “Area” first gives you its fifth letter.
SOPRANO
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
EASY AS ___
17EASY AS ___
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say “EASY AS ___” out loud and the blank fills itself: P _ _.
PIE
HORSEBACK GAME
18Horseback game
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Untruth”.
POLO
EAST COAST
19East coast
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EC
ICE SKATING VENUE
20Ice skating venue
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Criminal burning”.
RINK
FLAME ON A STICK
21Flame on a stick
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
T _ _ C _. Check the fourth letter against “Nephew's sister”.
TORCH
WELL DONE!
22Well done!
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ V _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
BRAVO
UNTRUTH
23Untruth
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits L _ _. Solving “Nephew's sister” first gives you its third letter.
LIE
MINOR MISTAKE
24Minor mistake
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
SLIP
LIKING
25Liking
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Begins with I. Solving “Overtime” first gives you its third letter.
INTO
INPUT
26Input
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Input, nothing more.
I
ATOMIC CHARGE
27Atomic charge
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
I _ _. “Voice from on high” crosses it at the third square.
ION
BLOOD RELATIVE
28Blood relative
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: K _ _. Solving “Liking” first gives you its third letter.
KIN
LEFT RIGHT
29Left right
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Left right”.
LR
OVERTIME
30Overtime
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
O _. The second square is also part of “Liking”.
OT
AREA
31Area
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Area.
A
Crossword Challenge Level 432 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 432 solved
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