10 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 2 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Band members”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 941: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Broad-way show”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Band members”. 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.
BAND MEMBERS
1Band members
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with M. Its sixth letter is shared with “After h”.
MUSICIANS
NORMAL STATE
2Normal state
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Internal audit”.
USUAL
"___YOU LATER!"
3"___YOU LATER!"
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “___YOU LATER!”? It fits S _ _.
SEE
ha-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “ha” gives the answer. First letter: I.
IR
COIN
5Coin
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Coin starts with the answer.
C
NERVE FIBER
6Nerve fiber
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. Solving “Occupation” first gives you its third letter.
AXON
CHEM CLASS
7Chem class
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with L. Solving “Occupation” first gives you its third letter.
LAB
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BROAD-WAY SHOW
8Broad-way show
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
M _ _ I _ _ L. The fifth square is also part of “Coin”.
MUSICAL
SYSTEM LOGIN
9System login
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “___YOU LATER!”.
USER
LEGAL ACTION
10Legal action
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. Its third letter is shared with “___YOU LATER!”.
SUE
INTERNAL AUDIT
11Internal audit
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Internal audit”.
IA
FABRIC MATERIAL
12Fabric material
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ T _. “Thing” crosses it at the fourth square.
CLOTH
AFTER H
13After h
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to H; the answer is its next letter.
I
*COUGH, COUGH*
14*cough, cough*
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Solving “Ended” first gives you its third letter.
AHEM
-th
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “-th”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
NOR
SOUTH WEST
16South west
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SW
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
E__MPLE
17E__MPLE
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “E__MPLE” and enter only the missing part, starting with X.
XA
COMEDIAN MULANEY
18Comedian mulaney
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
J _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Fabric material”.
JOHN
OCCUPATION
19Occupation
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
J _ _. “Chem class” crosses it at the third square.
JOB
THING
20Thing
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ _. Solving “Spider-man foe” first gives you its third letter.
ITEM
ATOMIC CHARGE
21Atomic charge
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Begins with I. The third square is also part of “Nerve fiber”.
ION
ENDED
22Ended
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. “*cough, cough*” crosses it at the third square.
OVER
OPPOSITE OF FULL
23Opposite of full
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
E _ _ T _. The fourth square is also part of “DEFI___ION”.
EMPTY
EDGE
24Edge
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Edge starts with the answer.
E
SKIP OVER
25Skip over
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. “DEFI___ION” crosses it at the third square.
OMIT
SPIDER-MAN FOE
26Spider-man foe
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with V. Its fourth letter is shared with “Skip over”.
VENOM
"___ ABOUT THAT?!"
27"___ ABOUT THAT?!"
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ ABOUT THAT?!”? It fits H _ _.
HOW
MUSIC PRODUCER
28Music producer
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Music producer”.
MP
NORTHERN IRELAND
29Northern ireland
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Northern ireland”.
NI
DEFI___ION
30DEFI___ION
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “DEFI___ION” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
NIT
_ABIN
31_ABIN
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_ABIN” go in the grid. First one: C.
C
METRO-POLIS
32Metro-polis
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits C _ _ _. “Skip over” crosses it at the third square.
CITY
Crossword Challenge Level 941 Solved Grid
Hide the letters to check your own board against the empty grid.