Crossword Challenge Puzzle 979 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 979? All 29 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
10 of the 29 answers are one or two letters long. 2 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Joyful state”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 979: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “But”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Joyful state”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
Hints and answers, clue by clue
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Top row
These sit along the top edge and every answer runs down.
JOYFUL STATE
1Joyful state
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: H _ _ P _ _ E _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Nothing at all”.
HAPPINESS
kim-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “kim-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
ONO
WHITE
3White
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
White starts with the answer.
W
ENTRY HALT
4Entry halt
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Entry halt”.
EH
SONG SECTION
5Song section
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with V. Solving “Pointer pen” first gives you its fourth letter.
VERSE
___ CANAL
6___ CANAL
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
The missing word in “___ CANAL” starts with E.
ERIE
ACT FOR
7Act for
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with R. “WOR__HOP” crosses it at the sixth square.
REPRESENT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BUT
8But
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits H _ _ E _ _ R. Check the fifth letter against “Song section”.
HOWEVER
___ APPLE
9___ APPLE
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Say “___ APPLE” out loud and the blank fills itself: A _.
AN
MUSIC GENRE
10Music genre
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with P. Solving “Schedule” first gives you its third letter.
POP
PARKING SYMBOL
11Parking symbol
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Parking symbol”.
P
ICON
12Icon
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
I _ _ G _. Solving “F.b.i. workers” first gives you its fourth letter.
IMAGE
NOTHING AT ALL
13Nothing at all
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. The third square is also part of “Schedule”.
NONE
EXPECTED VALUE
14Expected value
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EV
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with S. Check the fifth letter against “ANC__NT”.
SIXTEEN
OBSERVES
16Observes
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Xenon symbol”.
SEES
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
IN THIS PLACE
17In this place
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
H _ _ _. The third square is also part of “___ CANAL”.
HERE
SCHEDULE
18Schedule
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with P. Solving “Icon” first gives you its third letter.
PLAN
REST IN PEACE
19Rest in peace
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Rest in peace”.
RIP
F.B.I. WORKERS
20F.b.i. workers
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with A. Solving “After 8” first gives you its fourth letter.
AGENTS
POINTER PEN
21Pointer pen
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
L _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “___ CANAL”.
LASER
PICTURE
22Picture
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits M _ _ I _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
MOVIE
AFTER D
23After d
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after D.
E
MIDLEG POINT
24Midleg point
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with K. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
KNEE
WOR__HOP
25WOR__HOP
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “WOR__HOP” and enter only the missing part, starting with K.
KS
ANC__NT
26ANC__NT
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
“ANC__NT” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
IE
AFTER 8
27After 8
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. Solving “Midleg point” first gives you its third letter.
NINE
XENON SYMBOL
28Xenon symbol
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fits X _. “Observes” crosses it at the second square.
XE
EASTERN TIME
29Eastern time
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ET
Crossword Challenge Level 979 Solved Grid
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