Crossword Challenge Puzzle 521 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 521 of Crossword Challenge gives you 31 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
10 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Zoomed in”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Health-related”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Zoomed in”. 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.
ZOOMED IN
1Zoomed in
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
M _ _ N _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Opposite of more”.
MAGNIFIED
SQUEEZE
2Squeeze
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. The third square is also part of “Microbe”.
EKE
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: D _ _ _. “Microbe” crosses it at the third square.
DART
INSTALL
4Install
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Install.
I
COPPER SYMBOL
5Copper symbol
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Shape: C _. Its second letter is shared with “Ultra terrain utility”.
CU
STORAGE AREA
6Storage area
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
A _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Subject matter”.
ATTIC
SCHOOL DINING AREA
7School dining area
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ C _ _ O _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Russet”.
LUNCHROOM
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
HEALTH-RELATED
8Health-related
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ I _ _ L. “Copper symbol” crosses it at the fifth square.
MEDICAL
ALIAS
9Alias
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
AKA
MICROBE
10Microbe
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with G. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
GERM
NORDIC
11Nordic
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Nordic, nothing more.
N
ta-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ta” gives the answer. First letter: I.
IL
OPPOSITE OF MORE
13Opposite of more
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with F. Check the fourth letter against “Highway hotel”.
FEWER
HERO
14Hero
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Solving “Wings of glass” first gives you its third letter.
IDOL
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits E _ _. Solving “Wings of glass” first gives you its third letter.
EGG
-ntist
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ntist”). What is left starts with D.
DE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ULTRA TERRAIN UTILITY
17Ultra terrain utility
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Ultra terrain utility” to its initials.
UTU
HIGHWAY HOTEL
18Highway hotel
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
M _ _ E _. Solving “Opposite of more” first gives you its fourth letter.
MOTEL
TONIGHT
19Tonight
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits T _. “School dining area” crosses it at the second square.
TN
FOR EACH
20For each
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
P _ _. The third square is also part of “Opposite of more”.
PER
SUBJECT MATTER
21Subject matter
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “Storage area”.
TOPIC
CLIFF EDGE
22Cliff edge
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ G _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
LEDGE
"T" OF M.I.T.
23"t" of m.i.t.
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Storage area”.
TECH
WINGS OF GLASS
24Wings of glass
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
WOG
RUSSET
25Russet
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Russet starts with the answer.
R
APNEA-HYPOPNEA INDEX
26Apnea-hypopnea index
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Apnea-hypopnea index”.
AHI
ALPHA OMEGA
27Alpha omega
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Alpha omega” to its initials.
AO
TOOL KIT
28Tool kit
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TK
E'EN IF
29E'en if
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. “School dining area” crosses it at the third square.
THO
SECOND
30Second
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Second.
S
READ QUICKLY
31Read quickly
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. “Apnea-hypopnea index” crosses it at the third square.
SKIM
Crossword Challenge Level 521 Solved Grid
Hide the letters to check your own board against the empty grid.
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Puzzle 521 solved
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