Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1979 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1979 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.
10 of the 32 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; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants 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 “Surround”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Flexible”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Surround”. 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.
SURROUND
1Surround
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits E _ _ O _ _ A _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
ENCOMPASS
BIT OF FAKE NEWS
2Bit of fake news
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Biology 101 subject”.
LIE
POLLEN OR DANDER
3Pollen or dander
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
Fits A _ _ E _ _ E _. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
ALLERGEN
AFTER R
4 after r
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to R; the answer is its next letter.
S
TRUE / FALSE
5True / false
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “True / false”.
TF
TYPE
6Type
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
I _ _. The third square is also part of “Key score”.
ILK
ABNORMAL SAC
7Abnormal sac
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Key score”.
CYST
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FLEXIBLE
8Flexible
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ S _ _ C. Solving “True / false” first gives you its fifth letter.
ELASTIC
IT'S NOTHING AT ALL
9It's nothing at all
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
N _ _. Check the third letter against “Pollen or dander”.
NIL
BIOLOGY 101 SUBJECT
10Biology 101 subject
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with C. Solving “Pollen or dander” first gives you its third letter.
CELL
AFTER N
11After n
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from N in the alphabet.
O
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: M _ _ M _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Getaway”.
MARMOT
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to P _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Pollen or dander”.
PIG
LAND EXTENT
14Land extent
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving “Pollen or dander” first gives you its third letter.
AREA
BEFORE T
15Before t
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to T; the answer is its previous letter.
S
-ile
16Superman
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ile” gives the answer. First letter: S.
SM
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TRAVEL BY AIR
17Travel by air
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits F _ _. “Abnormal sac” crosses it at the third square.
FLY
GETAWAY
18Getaway
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Begins with L. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
LAM
KEY SCORE
19Key score
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Key score” to its initials.
KS
SPOIL
20Spoil
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fits R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Number after one”.
ROT
LISTENER
21Listener
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. “Spoil” crosses it at the third square.
EAR
LUNGFUL
22Lungful
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. The third square is also part of “Land extent”.
AIR
LETTER AFTER S
23Letter after s
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to S; the answer is its next letter.
T
TWO TIMES
24Two times
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ C _. “Daughter of a sister” crosses it at the fourth square.
TWICE
FINISHED WITH
25Finished with
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Begins with O. Its third letter is shared with “Daughter of a sister”.
OVER
NUMBER AFTER ONE
26Number after one
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
T _ _. The third square is also part of “Finished with”.
TWO
HELPING HAND
27Helping hand
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Check the third letter against “Bambi's kind”.
AID
INTERVIEW
28Interview
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: I _. “Finished with” crosses it at the second square.
IV
BETW__N
29BETW__N
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “BETW__N”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
EE
DAUGHTER OF A SISTER
30Daughter of a sister
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
N _ _ C _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Two times”.
NIECE
MUSIC
31Music
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Music.
M
BAMBI'S KIND
32Bambi's kind
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Two times”.
DEER
Crossword Challenge Level 1979 Solved Grid
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