Crossword Challenge Puzzle 982 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 982 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.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 3 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Chemical particles”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 982: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Attentive”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Chemical particles”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
CHEMICAL PARTICLES
1Chemical particles
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ E _ _ L _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Beneath”.
MOLECULES
THING ON LIST
2Thing on list
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
ITEM
NITROGEN SYMBOL
3Nitrogen symbol
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Nitrogen symbol”.
N
DRIVE SYSTEM
4Drive system
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Drive system” to its initials.
DS
-der
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-der” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with F.
FOL
CITY-RELATED
6City-related
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Like this”.
URBAN
NOT AS MUCH
7Not as much
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “London business school”.
LESS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ATTENTIVE
8Attentive
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ D _ _ L. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
MINDFUL
OVERTIME
9Overtime
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with O. “Thing on list” crosses it at the second square.
OT
-k
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “-k”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LEA
STONE OF 'LA LA LAND'
11Stone of 'la la land'
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. “Amongst” crosses it at the third square.
EMMA
THIRD LETTER
12Third letter
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Third letter”.
C
BENEATH
13Beneath
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: U _ _ E _. Solving “Zone” first gives you its fourth letter.
UNDER
-bby
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “bby” gives the answer. First letter: L.
LO
ELECTRO DATA SYSTEMS
15Electro data systems
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EDS
ANOTHER HELPING
16Another helping
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
S _ _ O _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “Heart or liver”.
SECONDS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
IN PAIN
17In pain
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. “City-related” crosses it at the third square.
SORE
AMONGST
18Amongst
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Clothes presser”.
AMID
LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL
19London business school
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “London business school” to its initials.
LBS
ZONE
20Zone
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Beneath”.
AREA
LIKE THIS
21Like this
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _. The second square is also part of “Not as much”.
AS
HEART OR LIVER
22Heart or liver
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits O _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Ampersand”.
ORGAN
CLOTHES PRESSER
23Clothes presser
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits I _ _ _. “Heart or liver” crosses it at the third square.
IRON
LUMP
24Lump
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Electro data systems”.
NODE
CHANCES
25Chances
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Begins with O. Solving “Ampersand” first gives you its third letter.
ODDS
OXYGEN
26Oxygen
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Oxygen, nothing more.
O
FINALE
27Finale
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. “Another helping” crosses it at the third square.
END
ELDERLY
28Elderly
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Finale”.
AGED
__ALLION
29__ALLION
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “__ALLION” go in the grid. First one: S.
SC
AMPERSAND
30Ampersand
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. “Chances” crosses it at the third square.
AND
OFF
31Off
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Off.
O
Crossword Challenge Level 982 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 982 solved
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