Crossword Challenge Puzzle 949 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 949 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 13 of them only one or two letters. 2 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Paper duplicate”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Release a book”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Paper duplicate”, read top to bottom.
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.
PAPER DUPLICATE
1Paper duplicate
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ T _ _ O _ _. Solving “Blubber” first gives you its sixth letter.
PHOTOCOPY
USER AGENT
2User agent
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “User agent”.
UA
HIDE
3Hide
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Division result”.
BURY
SPITS WHEN ANGRY
4Spits when angry
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ M _. “Culinary herb” crosses it at the fourth square.
LLAMA
AFTER H
5After h
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to H; the answer is its next letter.
I
___ JUMPING (OLYMPIC SPORT)
6___ JUMPING (OLYMPIC SPORT)
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ JUMPING (OLYMPIC SPORT)”? It fits S _ _.
SKI
HORSE'S FOOT
7Horse's foot
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Division result”.
HOOF
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
RELEASE A BOOK
8Release a book
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ L _ _ H. The fifth square is also part of “After h”.
PUBLISH
MOVE WITH EFFORT
9Move with effort
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ _. “Hide” crosses it at the third square.
HAUL
AFTER N
10After n
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from N in the alphabet.
O
CULINARY HERB
11Culinary herb
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ M _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Spits when angry”.
THYME
sh-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “sh-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
OE
BLUBBER
13Blubber
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits C _ _. “Yield index” crosses it at the third square.
CRY
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. O _ _ O _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Aged”.
ONION
3.14, ROUGHLY
153.14, roughly
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits P _. “Medical rupture” crosses it at the second square.
PI
GARDEN SPACE
16Garden space
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits Y _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Right”.
YARD
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
KNOCK-OUT
17Knock-out
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
KO
DANCE MUSIC GENRE
18Dance music genre
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ H _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Pork product”.
TECHNO
DIVISION RESULT
19Division result
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with R. The fourth square is also part of “___ JUMPING (OLYMPIC SPORT)”.
RATIO
MEDICAL RUPTURE
20Medical rupture
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Begins with H. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
HERNIA
FLUORINE SYMBOL
21Fluorine symbol
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Fluorine symbol”.
F
EUROPE & AFRICA
22Europe & africa
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EA
EXPERT
23Expert
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. The third square is also part of “Europe & africa”.
ACE
YIELD INDEX
24Yield index
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
YI
DOCILE
25Docile
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits M _ _ _. Solving “Heart's emotion” first gives you its third letter.
MEEK
PORK PRODUCT
26Pork product
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: H _ _. Solving “Docile” first gives you its third letter.
HAM
AGED
27Aged
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Begins with O. Its third letter is shared with “Garden space”.
OLD
EGO
28Ego
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Ego.
E
VOLUME UNIT
29Volume unit
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
VU
HEART'S EMOTION
30Heart's emotion
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ _. Solving “Volume unit” first gives you its third letter.
LOVE
RIGHT
31Right
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Right.
R
UNITED KINGDOM
32United kingdom
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “United kingdom” to its initials.
UK
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