Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1984 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1984, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
12 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 7 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1984: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Loyal”. 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
Look at the picture and fit it to D _ _ D _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of “After k”.
DANDELION
GUIDING BELIEFS
2Guiding beliefs
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of “Toy figure”.
ETHOS
VOICE MAIL
3Voice mail
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Voice mail” to its initials.
VM
OAT
4Oat
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Oat, nothing more.
O
"LITTLE PIGGY" IN A NURSERY RHYME
5"little piggy" in a nursery rhyme
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with T. The third square is also part of “Bell sound”.
TOE
ALLOW TO HAPPEN
6Allow to happen
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
E _ _ B _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Base value”.
ENABLE
SEARCH (INTO)
7Search (into)
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with D. The fourth square is also part of “Base value”.
DELVE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LOYAL
8Loyal
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
D _ _ O _ _ D. Its fifth letter is shared with “Little piggy" in a nursery rhyme”.
DEVOTED
BANK AMENITY, FOR SHORT
9Bank amenity, for short
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. “Voice mail” crosses it at the third square.
ATM
NEW HAMPSHIRE
10New hampshire
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “New hampshire” to its initials.
NH
TOY FIGURE
11Toy figure
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Local”.
DOLL
m--sage
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “m--sage” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
ES
AFTER K
13After k
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to K; the answer is its next letter.
L
LIKE WOOL SWEATERS ON BARE SKIN
14Like wool sweaters on bare skin
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ H _. Check the fourth letter against “Difficult situation”.
ITCHY
gunb--t
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “gunbt” gives the answer. First letter: O.
OA
NANO UNIT NODE
16Nano unit node
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NUN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SOLO NUMBER
17Solo number
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. Check the third letter against “Search (into)”.
ONE
DIFFICULT SITUATION
18Difficult situation
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
P _ _ G _ _. “Mythical giant” crosses it at the fourth square.
PLIGHT
BELL SOUND
19Bell sound
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Allow to happen”.
PEAL
LOCAL
20Local
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Local.
L
BASE VALUE
21Base value
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
BV
WASHER'S PARTNER
22Washer's partner
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with D. Its fourth letter is shared with “School period”.
DRYER
NOT IN USE
23Not in use
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with I. Check the third letter against “Allow to happen”.
IDLE
ORANGE COUNTY
24Orange county
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OC
MYTHICAL GIANT
25Mythical giant
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Washer's partner”.
OGRE
GREEK T
26Greek t
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
T _ _. Check the third letter against “Nano unit node”.
TAU
HIDDEN MARKOV MODEL
27Hidden markov model
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Hidden markov model”.
HMM
HISTORY
28History
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of History.
H
REWARD UNIT
29Reward unit
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Reward unit” to its initials.
RU
SCHOOL PERIOD
30School period
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Reward unit”.
TERM
NITROGEN SYMBOL
31Nitrogen symbol
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Nitrogen symbol”.
N
PIRATE'S QUAFF
32Pirate's quaff
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. Check the third letter against “Hidden markov model”.
RUM
Crossword Challenge Level 1984 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1984 solved
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