Crossword Challenge Puzzle 938 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 938, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 30 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; 3 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.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 938: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Medical doctor”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _ N _ _ A _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Gas pump number”.
SIGNBOARD
NULLIFY
2Nullify
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits U _ _ _. The third square is also part of “General director”.
UNDO
sha-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“sha-”). What is left starts with R.
RK
_ALAXY
4_ALAXY
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
“_ALAXY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with G.
G
ref---e
5'fore
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“ref---e”). What is left starts with E.
ERE
NOT OFFLINE
6Not offline
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ I _ _. “Number after iii” crosses it at the fourth square.
ONLINE
CHILDLIKE TRUST
7Childlike trust
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ V _. The fourth square is also part of “Number after iii”.
NAIVE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Medical doctor
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “MEDICAL DOCTOR” point to the same word. It begins with S.
SURGEON
PRINTER LIQUID
9Printer liquid
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
I _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
INK
GENERAL DIRECTOR
10General director
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “General director”.
GD
NOTHING AT ALL
11Nothing at all
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. “Written message” crosses it at the third square.
NONE
BENEFIT
12Benefit
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Benefit, nothing more.
B
GAS PUMP NUMBER
13Gas pump number
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ A _ _. Solving “Go away” first gives you its fourth letter.
OCTANE
WARN
14Warn
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving “Go away” first gives you its fourth letter.
ALERT
RUGBY UNION
15Rugby union
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RU
CAVE
16Cave
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
D _ _. Solving “Nature” first gives you its third letter.
DEN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
DNA'S COUSIN
17Dna's cousin
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with R. Its third letter is shared with “Childlike trust”.
RNA
GO AWAY
18Go away
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits D _ _ A _ _. “Gas pump number” crosses it at the fourth square.
DEPART
SANDWICH SHOP
19Sandwich shop
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. “Not offline” crosses it at the third square.
DELI
WRITTEN MESSAGE
20Written message
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Gas pump number”.
NOTE
NUMBER AFTER III
21Number after iii
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits I _. The second square is also part of “Childlike trust”.
IV
BURY
22Bury
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Crew”.
INTER
EXPRESS AN OPINION
23Express an opinion
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with O. “Not offline” crosses it at the fourth square.
OPINE
HINT TO MYSTERY
24Hint to mystery
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with C. The third square is also part of “Rugby union”.
CLUE
VOLUME UNIT
25Volume unit
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Solving “Music style” first gives you its third letter.
AMP
ANTIGEN
26Antigen
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Antigen.
A
AMINO ACID
27Amino acid
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Amino acid” to its initials.
AA
CREW
28Crew
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Amino acid”.
TEAM
NATURE
29Nature
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Nature.
N
MUSIC STYLE
30Music style
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with R. Its third letter is shared with “Volume unit”.
RAP
Crossword Challenge Level 938 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 938 solved
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