Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1972 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 29 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1972, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 29 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 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 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Camera lens”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Fitness coach”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Camera lens”, read top to bottom.
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.
CAMERA LENS
1Camera lens
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
T _ _ E _ _ O _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Harmonica”.
TELEPHOTO
SPEED TRAPPER'S DEVICE
2Speed trapper's device
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ A _. Solving “Sound receptor” first gives you its fourth letter.
RADAR
gar--e
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “gare” gives the answer. First letter: A.
AG
VARIETY
4Variety
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
I _ _. Solving “Eager” first gives you its third letter.
ILK
REQUIRE-MENT
5Require-ment
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Eager”.
NEED
AFTER D
6After d
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to D; the answer is its next letter.
E
PERFORMANCE
7Performance
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with R. Check the sixth letter against “Fortune-telling cards”.
RENDITION
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FITNESS COACH
8Fitness coach
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits T _ _ I _ _ R. “Require-ment” crosses it at the fifth square.
TRAINER
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with E. “Variety” crosses it at the fourth square.
EAGLE
LINEAR DENSITY
10Linear density
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Linear density” to its initials.
LD
SOUND RECEPTOR
11Sound receptor
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Fan mechanism”.
EAR
SPRING DANCE
12Spring dance
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Fan mechanism”.
PROM
HARMONICA
13Harmonica
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Harmonica.
H
14Uv shield gas
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Use the text “UV SHIELD GAS” if the picture is unclear. First letter O.
OZONE
SEVERE STORM
15Severe storm
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with T. Solving “Chew (out)” first gives you its fifth letter.
TORNADO
h--p
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“h--p”). What is left starts with O.
OO
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
DR_SS
17DR_SS
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “DR_SS”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
E
CURRENCY WITH 12 STARS
18Currency with 12 stars
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. “Refractive index” crosses it at the third square.
EURO
EAGER
19Eager
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
K _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Currency with 12 stars”.
KEEN
FAN MECHANISM
20Fan mechanism
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
R _ _ O _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Uv shield gas”.
ROTOR
BOMB, SLANGILY
21Bomb, slangily
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits D _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Performance”.
DUD
FOOD IN EXODUS
22Food in exodus
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
M _ _ N _. Check the fourth letter against “Severe storm”.
MANNA
REFRACTIVE INDEX
23Refractive index
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Refractive index”.
RI
CHEW (OUT)
24Chew (out)
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Solving “Severe storm” first gives you its third letter.
REAM
FORTUNE-TELLING CARDS
25Fortune-telling cards
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of “Currency with 12 stars”.
TAROT
EXOTIC ANIMAL SITE
26Exotic animal site
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Z _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
ZOO
IMAGE
27Image
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Image, nothing more.
I
__NTIST
28__NTIST
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “__NTIST” and enter only the missing part, starting with D.
DE
"CAN I GET AN ___?"
29"CAN I GET AN ___?"
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Say “CAN I GET AN ___?” out loud and the blank fills itself: A _ _ _.
AMEN
Crossword Challenge Level 1972 Solved Grid
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