Crossword Challenge Puzzle 967 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 967? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Nation's people”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Include”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Nation's people”. 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.
NATION'S PEOPLE
1Nation's people
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
C _ _ I _ _ N _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Appear”.
CITIZENRY
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Tight end”.
OVEN
BIG APPLE
3Big apple
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
N _. Check the second letter against “Climbing plant”.
NY
TALK
4Talk
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Talk starts with the answer.
T
FLAP
5Flap
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Price tag”.
ADO
NOT OUTSIDE
6Not outside
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits I _ _ I _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “A thing”.
INSIDE
DAPPER
7Dapper
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ T _. Its fourth letter is shared with “A thing”.
NATTY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
INCLUDE
8Include
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with C. Its fifth letter is shared with “Flap”.
CONTAIN
CLIMBING PLANT
9Climbing plant
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with I. Check the third letter against “Big apple”.
IVY
TIGHT END
10Tight end
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TE
KEEN ON
11Keen on
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Wooded plant”.
INTO
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Name the object in the picture. Z.
Z
APPEAR
13Appear
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ R _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Force”.
EMERGE
DAUGHTER OF A SISTER
14Daughter of a sister
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ C _. The fourth square is also part of “Force”.
NIECE
REMOTE CONTROL
15Remote control
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RC
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits Y _ _. Check the third letter against “Menthol”.
YAM
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
RNA'S COUSIN
17Rna's cousin
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with D. Its third letter is shared with “Dapper”.
DNA
FORCE
18Force
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
C _ _ R _ _. Solving “Appear” first gives you its fourth letter.
COERCE
PRICE TAG
19Price tag
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. Solving “Not outside” first gives you its third letter.
COST
WOODED PLANT
20Wooded plant
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
T _ _ _. Solving “Appear” first gives you its third letter.
TREE
A THING
21A thing
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _. Solving “Dapper” first gives you its second letter.
IT
SPY
22Spy
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ N _. “Jealous feeling” crosses it at the fourth square.
AGENT
ALL SET
23All set
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
R _ _ D _. “Not outside” crosses it at the fourth square.
READY
FLAKY ROCK
24Flaky rock
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ _. “Remote control” crosses it at the third square.
MICA
"I AGREE"
25"i agree"
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with “Definite article”.
AYE
ADVENTURE
26Adventure
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Adventure.
A
VERY HIGH
27Very high
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Very high” to its initials.
VH
JEALOUS FEELING
28Jealous feeling
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. Solving “Very high” first gives you its third letter.
ENVY
MENTHOL
29Menthol
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Menthol starts with the answer.
M
DEFINITE ARTICLE
30Definite article
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. The third square is also part of “I agree”.
THE
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