Crossword Challenge Puzzle 520 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 520 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.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Act on stage”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the top row, read top to bottom.
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
Name the object in the picture. P _ _ T _ _ R _ _. “Add” crosses it at the sixth square.
POSTCARDS
AVOID
2Avoid
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits E _ _ D _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Touch-down”.
EVADE
APPLE COLOR
3Apple color
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
RED
-agile
4__IEND
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-agile” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with F.
FR
AFTER N
5After n
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to N; the answer is its next letter.
O
SAUCE THICKENER
6Sauce thickener
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Bath vessel”.
ROUX
GANGSTER GROUP
7Gangster group
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits M _ _. “Bath vessel” crosses it at the third square.
MOB
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ACT ON STAGE
8Act on stage
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
P _ _ F _ _ M. Solving “After n” first gives you its fifth letter.
PERFORM
ENDED
9Ended
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. Check the third letter against “Apple color”.
OVER
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _. Solving “Apple color” first gives you its third letter.
SAD
TOUCH-DOWN
11Touch-down
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Touch-down”.
TD
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with C. Its fourth letter is shared with “Dental concern”.
CEDAR
ADD
13Add
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Add starts with the answer.
A
MAKE NEW AGAIN
14Make new again
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ T _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Engine booster”.
RESTORE
STATISTICS
15Statistics
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Vacuum's target”.
DATA
STREET ABBR.
16Street abbr.
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits S _. The second square is also part of “Have lunch”.
ST
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
OWNER OPERATOR
17Owner operator
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OO
ENGINE BOOSTER
18Engine booster
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
T _ _ B _. Solving “Not rural” first gives you its fourth letter.
TURBO
BATH VESSEL
19Bath vessel
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Gangster group”.
TUB
DENTAL CONCERN
20Dental concern
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
T _ _ T _ _. Solving “Make new again” first gives you its fourth letter.
TARTAR
TRY USE XTRA
21Try use xtra
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Try use xtra”.
TUX
VACUUM'S TARGET
22Vacuum's target
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Make new again”.
DUST
MASSAGE DOUGH
23Massage dough
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Fits K _ _ A _. “Electro-nic arts” crosses it at the fourth square.
KNEAD
KNOB
24Knob
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Knob starts with the answer.
K
FIELD
25Field
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Electro-nic arts”.
AREA
NOT RURAL
26Not rural
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
U _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Field”.
URBAN
HAVE LUNCH
27Have lunch
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Check the third letter against “Street abbr.”.
EAT
ELECTRO-NIC ARTS
28Electro-nic arts
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits E _. Solving “Massage dough” first gives you its second letter.
EA
MUSICAL NOTE
29Musical note
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Musical note”.
E
PERUSE TEXT
30Peruse text
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. Check the third letter against “Field”.
READ
Crossword Challenge Level 520 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 520 solved
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