Crossword Challenge Puzzle 970 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 970 of Crossword Challenge gives you 31 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
11 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 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. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Tornado”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Tornado”. 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.
TORNADO
1Tornado
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
W _ _ R _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Detach (from)”.
WHIRLWIND
BE IN PAIN
2Be in pain
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
AIL
AFTER Q
3After q
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after Q.
R
zucchi-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “zucchi-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
NI
UTOPIAN GOAL
5Utopian goal
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with I. Check the fourth letter against “Decrease”.
IDEAL
TIDY
6Tidy
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Consume food”.
NEAT
CASTLE ENTRANCE
7Castle entrance
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ E _ _ U _ _. “Alpha omega” crosses it at the sixth square.
GATEHOUSE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. W _ _ N _ _ G. Solving “Utopian goal” first gives you its fifth letter.
WARNING
OPPOSITE OF BYE
9Opposite of bye
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: H _. The second square is also part of “Be in pain”.
HI
gor---a
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “gora” gives the answer. First letter: I.
ILL
RADICAL
11Radical
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Radical starts with the answer.
R
BE STRAIGHT
12Be straight
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Crooked”.
LEVEL
DETACH (FROM)
13Detach (from)
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
W _ _ _. Solving “___ FLOW” first gives you its third letter.
WEAN
INFRARED LIGHT
14Infrared light
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: I _. “Spooky” crosses it at the second square.
IR
tur-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “tur-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
NIP
NOT ALLOW
16Not allow
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. “Private network” crosses it at the third square.
DENY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
THOUGHT
17Thought
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Tidy”.
IDEA
___ FLOW
18___ FLOW
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ FLOW”? It fits L _ _ _.
LAVA
CONSUME FOOD
19Consume food
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. Check the third letter against “Castle entrance”.
EAT
CROOKED
20Crooked
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ _. Solving “Detach (from)” first gives you its third letter.
BENT
DECREASE
21Decrease
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. Its fourth letter is shared with “Tidy”.
ABATE
SPOOKY
22Spooky
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ I _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
EERIE
HALFWAY
23Halfway
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Halfway starts with the answer.
H
WAY OFF
24Way off
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. Check the third letter against “Fuel type”.
AFAR
ALPHA OMEGA
25Alpha omega
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AO
ORIGINAL GANGSTER
26Original gangster
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OG
SOYBEAN CURD
27Soybean curd
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Way off”.
TOFU
PRIVATE NETWORK
28Private network
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Private network”.
PN
FUEL TYPE
29Fuel type
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with G. Solving “Castle entrance” first gives you its third letter.
GAS
YEN
30Yen
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Yen starts with the answer.
Y
PREFIX FOR WIND
31Prefix for wind
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
R _. Check the second letter against “Castle entrance”.
RE
Crossword Challenge Level 970 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 970 solved
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