Crossword Challenge Puzzle 992 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 992 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
9 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks 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 “Township people”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Comments”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Township 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.
TOWNSHIP PEOPLE
1Township people
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ I _ _ N _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
RESIDENTS
HAPPEN-ING
2Happen-ing
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
E _ _ N _. Check the fourth letter against “Word before city or child”.
EVENT
CRUEL
3Cruel
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with M. Check the third letter against “CHRISTMAS ___ (HOLIDAY STAMP)”.
MEAN
ACT
4Act
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Act, nothing more.
A
CAMPER VAN
5Camper van
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with R. “By way of” crosses it at the second square.
RV
CHILD
6Child
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits K _ _. Solving “Digital video” first gives you its third letter.
KID
NOT SPEND
7Not spend
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Digital video”.
SAVE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
COMMENTS
8Comments
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ A _ _ S. Solving “Camper van” first gives you its fifth letter.
REMARKS
cl---r
9Adam's madam
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “cl---r”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
EVE
CHRISTMAS ___ (HOLIDAY STAMP)
10CHRISTMAS ___ (HOLIDAY STAMP)
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Complete the phrase “CHRISTMAS ___ (HOLIDAY STAMP)”. Shape: S _ _ _.
SEAL
WORD BEFORE CITY OR CHILD
11Word before city or child
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ E _. “Pay for monthly” crosses it at the fourth square.
INNER
DOWN-TOWN
12Down-town
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DT
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
One word for the picture, starting with E.
E
ZERO
14Zero
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. Check the third letter against “Single entity”.
NONE
PREFIX WITH CITY
15Prefix with city
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Single entity”.
TRI
BACKDROP
16Backdrop
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
S _ _ T _ _ G. Its fifth letter is shared with “3.14, roughly”.
SETTING
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BY WAY OF
17By way of
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: V _ _. Solving “Not spend” first gives you its third letter.
VIA
PAY FOR MONTHLY
18Pay for monthly
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ S _. Solving “App audience” first gives you its fourth letter.
LEASE
DIGITAL VIDEO
19Digital video
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Digital video”.
DV
BEMOAN
20Bemoan
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Check the third letter against “App audience”.
RUE
EAST
21East
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of East.
E
CORN OR OAT
22Corn or oat
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Fits G _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Map marker”.
GRAIN
MONTH AFTER JULY
23Month after july
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. The third square is also part of “Corn or oat”.
AUG
SINGLE ENTITY
24Single entity
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ _. Solving “Prefix with city” first gives you its third letter.
UNIT
25Melodic piece
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Picture plus words: “MELODIC PIECE”. The answer opens with S.
SONG
APP AUDIENCE
26App audience
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: U _ _ R _. Solving “Corn or oat” first gives you its fourth letter.
USERS
EARTH'S TREASURE
27Earth's treasure
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
O _ _. “Backdrop” crosses it at the third square.
ORE
AIR OFFICER
28Air officer
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AO
3.14, ROUGHLY
293.14, roughly
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shape: P _. Check the second letter against “Backdrop”.
PI
MAP MARKER
30Map marker
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
P _ _. Solving “Melodic piece” first gives you its third letter.
PIN
TEMP
31Temp
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Temp starts with the answer.
T
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