Crossword Challenge Puzzle 909 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 909 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
13 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 3 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; 5 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Aware”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 909: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Skilled”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Aware”. 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.
AWARE
1Aware
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits C _ _ S _ _ O _ _. Solving “Charged particle” first gives you its sixth letter.
CONSCIOUS
pe-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“pe-”). What is left starts with A.
AR
LIGHT IN COLOR
3Light in color
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ _. “Bank deals” crosses it at the third square.
PALE
SOLO
4Solo
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. The fourth square is also part of “Use money”.
ALONE
BENEFIT
5Benefit
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Benefit starts with the answer.
B
vio-
6VIO___
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “vio-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LIN
IF NOT THIS
7If not this
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Bank deals”.
ELSE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SKILLED
8Skilled
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ A _ _ E. Solving “Benefit” first gives you its fifth letter.
CAPABLE
NOT WRITTEN
9Not written
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits O _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Light in color”.
ORAL
NET
10Net
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Net.
N
USE MONEY
11Use money
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits S _ _ N _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Solo”.
SPEND
COSTA RICA
12Costa rica
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Costa rica”.
CR
CHARGED PARTICLE
13Charged particle
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. The third square is also part of “Nuclear test”.
ION
MANY TIMES
14Many times
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Hearing organ”.
OFTEN
USER INTERFACE
15User interface
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UI
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Allow”.
STAR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CH__D
17CH__D
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “CH__D” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
IL
SUMMING
18Summing
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
A _ _ I _ _. The fourth square is also part of “MONSTERS, ___”.
ADDING
BANK DEALS
19Bank deals
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
L _ _ N _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
LOANS
LOSS'S OPPOSITE
20Loss's opposite
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ F _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Many times”.
PROFIT
EPSILON
21Epsilon
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Epsilon.
E
TIN'S SYMBOL
22Tin's symbol
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _. The second square is also part of “MONSTERS, ___”.
SN
ELECTRO DATA SYSTEMS
23Electro data systems
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Electro data systems”.
EDS
NUCLEAR TEST
24Nuclear test
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Nuclear test”.
NT
MONEY IN HAND
25Money in hand
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Begins with C. Solving “Eons” first gives you its third letter.
CASH
"MONSTERS, ___"
26"MONSTERS, ___"
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “MONSTERS, ___”. Shape: I _ _.
INC
HEARING ORGAN
27Hearing organ
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
EAR
ADO
28Ado
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Ado.
A
CANADIAN VERBAL TIC
29Canadian verbal tic
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
E _. The second square is also part of “Helicopter handler”.
EH
EONS
30Eons
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. “Canadian verbal tic” crosses it at the third square.
AGES
ALLOW
31Allow
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Allow.
A
HELICOPTER HANDLER
32Helicopter handler
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Helicopter handler”.
HH
Crossword Challenge Level 909 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 909 solved
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