Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 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; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Pleased”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 935: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Golden spice”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Pleased”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
Hints and answers, clue by clue
AClues 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.
PLEASED
1Pleased
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ I _ _ I _ _. Solving “After e” first gives you its sixth letter.
SATISFIED
NOT BELOW
2Not below
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ V _. “Number after iii” crosses it at the fourth square.
ABOVE
PET HAIR
3Pet hair
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits F _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
FUR
FIELD SERVICE
4Field service
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
FS
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: R _ _ I _ _. “Good quality” crosses it at the fourth square.
REVIEW
OBSERVE
6Observe
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Observe, nothing more.
O
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “End of avon”.
NINE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
GOLDEN SPICE
8Golden spice
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ F _ _ N. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
SAFFRON
TREAT BADLY
9Treat badly
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ S _. Check the fourth letter against “Field service”.
ABUSE
doc-
10Rocky peak
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“doc-”). What is left starts with T.
TOR
NUMBER AFTER III
11Number after iii
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: I _. The second square is also part of “Not below”.
IV
DIARY TIDBIT
12Diary tidbit
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with S. The fourth square is also part of “Starting point”.
SECRET
AFTER E
13After e
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after E.
F
THING
14Thing
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with I. Check the third letter against “Tidy up”.
ITEM
EPOCH
15Epoch
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. Solving “Tidy up” first gives you its third letter.
ERA
NOT STATIC
16Not static
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
D _ _ A _ _ C. Check the fifth letter against “Field manual”.
DYNAMIC
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
AFTER H
17After h
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to H; the answer is its next letter.
I
C___AINER
18C___AINER
Row 3, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “C___AINER”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with O.
ONT
END OF AVON
19End of avon
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with V. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
VON
STARTING POINT
20Starting point
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with F. Solving “Not high” first gives you its third letter.
FROM
GOOD QUALITY
21Good quality
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: F _ _ _. Solving “C___AINER” first gives you its third letter.
FINE
TIDY UP
22Tidy up
Row 5, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Fits C _ _ A _. “Epoch” crosses it at the fourth square.
CLEAN
23Picture clue
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to Z _ _ _. Solving “Pleasure” first gives you its third letter.
ZINC
NOT HIGH
24Not high
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · across
L _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
LOW
GIVE IT A GO
25Give it a go
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with T. “Not static” crosses it at the third square.
TRY
ZERO
26Zero
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Zero, nothing more.
Z
MOS___TO
27MOS___TO
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
“MOS___TO” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with Q.
QUI
QUALITY INDEX
28Quality index
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Quality index”.
QI
FIELD MANUAL
29Field manual
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Field manual” to its initials.
FM
PLEASURE
30Pleasure
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits F _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the inside the grid.
FUN
_BIDE
31_BIDE
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_BIDE” go in the grid. First one: A.
A
Crossword Challenge Level 935 Solved Grid
Hide the letters to check your own board against the empty grid.