Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1968 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1968 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1968: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Acid-etched art”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: E _ _ S _ _ D _ _. Solving “Abstain” first gives you its sixth letter.
EYESHADOW
FAS_
2FAS_
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “FAS_” and enter only the missing part, starting with T.
T
CAR WITH A METER
3Car with a meter
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with C. “Energy balance base” crosses it at the third square.
CAB
HEALTH LITERACY
4Health literacy
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
HL
SET AFLAME
5Set aflame
Top row 5/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with I. “Be ill” crosses it at the fourth square.
IGNITE
IT'S AT YOUR FINGERTIP
6It's at your fingertip
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. Solving “INFI___E” first gives you its third letter.
NAIL
nug-
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “nug-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with G.
GET
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ACID-ETCHED ART
8Acid-etched art
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits E _ _ H _ _ G. The fifth square is also part of “Set aflame”.
ETCHING
LETTER AFTER X
9Letter after x
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from X in the alphabet.
Y
ENERGY BALANCE BASE
10Energy balance base
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
EBB
-mersault
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-mersault”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SO
CUSTOM
12Custom
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: H _ _ I _. Solving “As-sistant” first gives you its fourth letter.
HABIT
ABSTAIN
13Abstain
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Abstain, nothing more.
A
AWFUL
14Awful
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Caustic comment”.
DIRE
CELESTIAL SPHERE
15Celestial sphere
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: O _ _. Check the third letter against “Caustic comment”.
ORB
COLLECTIVE PRONOUN
16Collective pronoun
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
W _. The second square is also part of “Angry state”.
WE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SEAWEED
17Seaweed
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “It's at your fingertip”.
ALGAE
LARGE SNAKE
18Large snake
Row 3, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: B _ _. Check the third letter against “Custom”.
BOA
INFI___E
19INFI___E
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“INFI___E” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with N.
NIT
AS-SISTANT
20As-sistant
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Pro”.
AIDE
BE ILL
21Be ill
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. “It's at your fingertip” crosses it at the third square.
AIL
CAUSTIC COMMENT
22Caustic comment
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
B _ _ _. “Awful” crosses it at the third square.
BARB
PILE UP
23Pile up
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Fits S _ _ C _. The fourth square is also part of “Doctor”.
STACK
_ALARY
24_ALARY
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_ALARY”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
S
NOT WEALTHY
25Not wealthy
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Doctor”.
POOR
PRO
26Pro
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ P _. Check the fourth letter against “Not wealthy”.
ADEPT
ANGRY STATE
27Angry state
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits I _ _. The third square is also part of “Collective pronoun”.
IRE
OCEANIC AREA
28Oceanic area
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OA
DIRECT OBJECT
29Direct object
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
DO
DOCTOR
30Doctor
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with D. “Pile up” crosses it at the third square.
DOC
WEST
31West
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
West starts with the answer.
W
JOB
32Job
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ _. Solving “Not wealthy” first gives you its third letter.
WORK
Crossword Challenge Level 1968 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1968 solved
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