Crossword Challenge Puzzle 960 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 960? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 13 of them only one or two letters. 2 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 7 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Month after august”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Smart person”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Month after august”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
MONTH AFTER AUGUST
1Month after august
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ T _ _ B _ _. Check the sixth letter against “HO___ORK”.
SEPTEMBER
CONTROL POINT
2Control point
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Control point” to its initials.
CP
SWORD HANDLE
3Sword handle
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits H _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Lawful status”.
HILT
ARCTIC OR ATLANTIC
4Arctic or atlantic
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ A _. “Entire sum” crosses it at the fourth square.
OCEAN
AFTER K
5After k
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after K.
L
ALPHA HYDROXY ACID
6Alpha hydroxy acid
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Alpha hydroxy acid” to its initials.
AHA
COUNT (ON)
7Count (on)
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Lawful status”.
RELY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SMART PERSON
8Smart person
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ O _ _ R. The fifth square is also part of “After k”.
SCHOLAR
GRAND TALE
9Grand tale
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. “Sword handle” crosses it at the third square.
EPIC
PARTY
10Party
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Party.
P
ENTIRE SUM
11Entire sum
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Arctic or atlantic”.
TOTAL
si--e
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “si--e”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
EV
HO___ORK
13HO___ORK
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “HO___ORK”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with M.
MEW
SALTY WATER
14Salty water
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ N _. Solving “S___KEL” first gives you its fourth letter.
BRINE
ECHO DELTA
15Echo delta
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Echo delta”.
ED
LION'S SOUND
16Lion's sound
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Alphabet”.
ROAR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
MALE PRONOUN
17Male pronoun
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: H _. Solving “Count (on)” first gives you its second letter.
HE
WHEAT PROTEIN
18Wheat protein
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Begins with G. “Light touch” crosses it at the fourth square.
GLUTEN
LAWFUL STATUS
19Lawful status
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
L _ _ A _. Solving “Alpha hydroxy acid” first gives you its fourth letter.
LEGAL
GO TOO FAR
20Go too far
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Fits O _ _ R _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Salty water”.
OVERDO
AFTER X
21After x
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from X in the alphabet.
Y
THANKS AGAIN
22Thanks again
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TA
HARD SEED
23Hard seed
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Begins with N. “Thanks again” crosses it at the third square.
NUT
WIRELESS INTERNET
24Wireless internet
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
WI
____ up
25Picture clue
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “____ up” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with P.
PUSH
LIGHT TOUCH
26Light touch
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with T. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the inside the grid.
TAP
S___KEL
27S___KEL
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “S___KEL” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
NOR
UNTIL
28Until
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Until, nothing more.
U
URBAN ZONE
29Urban zone
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UZ
BURDEN OF PROOF
30Burden of proof
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Urban zone”.
ONUS
ALPHABET
31Alphabet
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Alphabet.
A
ZONE HEATING
32Zone heating
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Zone heating” to its initials.
ZH
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