Crossword Challenge Puzzle 531 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 531 of Crossword Challenge gives you 28 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 8 of 28 fit in one or two squares. 4 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; 3 want 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 “Medical device”, 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to I _ _ B _ _ K _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Focal points”.
ICEBUCKET
LADY IN FRANCE
2Lady in france
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ A _ _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
MADAME
PULSE SIGNAL IMPACT
3Pulse signal impact
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Pulse signal impact”.
PSI
NOT ON TIME
4Not on time
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Magazine chiefs”.
LATE
ALPHABET
5Alphabet
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Alphabet.
A
CHILD CARE CENTERS
6Child care centers
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ S _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Focal points”.
NURSERIES
-sue
7___SUE
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “-sue”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with T.
TIS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MEDICAL DEVICE
8Medical device
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits I _ _ L _ _ T. The fifth square is also part of “Alphabet”.
IMPLANT
SPANISH HOME
9Spanish home
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with C. Check the third letter against “Pulse signal impact”.
CASA
MAGAZINE CHIEFS
10Magazine chiefs
Left column 3/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with E. Its fifth letter is shared with “Many times”.
EDITORS
-nk
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-nk”). What is left starts with B.
BA
UNIFIED MEMORY ENGINE
12Unified memory engine
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
UME
FOCAL POINTS
13Focal points
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ T _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “Many times”.
CENTERS
KILO
14Kilo
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Kilo.
K
____NTIAL
15____NTIAL
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Fill the gap in “____NTIAL”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
ESSE
s--ck
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “s--ck” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with T.
TI
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
USER INTERFACE
17User interface
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “User interface” to its initials.
UI
MANY TIMES
18Many times
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ E _. “Focal points” crosses it at the fourth square.
OFTEN
ELASTIC FILE SYSTEM
19Elastic file system
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Elastic file system” to its initials.
EFS
FINISHES
20Finishes
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Actor leary”.
ENDS
FINANCIAL PLUS
21Financial plus
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Double e”.
ASSET
HOT LEAF DRINK
22Hot leaf drink
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Financial plus”.
TEA
YOUTH
23Youth
Row 6, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Solving “____NTIAL” first gives you its third letter.
TEEN
ACTOR LEARY
24Actor leary
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ I _. Solving “Child care centers” first gives you its fourth letter.
DENIS
LATIN FOR 'YES'
25Latin for 'yes'
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its second letter.
SI
DOUBLE E
26Double e
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
E _. Check the second letter against “Financial plus”.
EE
EPSILON
27Epsilon
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Epsilon, nothing more.
E
BIRD PAD
28Bird pad
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. Solving “Child care centers” first gives you its third letter.
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Crossword Challenge Level 531 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 531 solved
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