Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1995 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1995 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 13 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 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 “Exactly”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “On hold”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Exactly”, 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.
EXACTLY
1Exactly
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
P _ _ C _ _ E _ _. Solving “Decalogue word” first gives you its sixth letter.
PRECISELY
pig-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “pig” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EON
CRUSADES LOCALE
3Crusades locale
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
N _ _ R _ _ S _. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
NEAREAST
AFTER C
4After c
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to C; the answer is its next letter.
D
-ernship
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “-ernship”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
INT
I__IDENT
6I__IDENT
Top row 6/7 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “I__IDENT” go in the grid. First one: N.
NC
POST-PUNK SORT
7Post-punk sort
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits G _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Talent”.
GOTH
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ON HOLD
8On hold
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ D _ _ G. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
PENDING
EGGS OF FISH
9Eggs of fish
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. “Crusades locale” crosses it at the third square.
ROE
PERFORM
10Perform
Left column 3/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with E. “Cord for tv” crosses it at the fourth square.
ENACT
AFTER B
11After b
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after B.
C
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits I _ _ B _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Cord for tv”.
ICEBOX
DECALOGUE WORD
13Decalogue word
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ L _. “Cord for tv” crosses it at the fourth square.
SHALT
EFFORTLESS QUALITY
14Effortless quality
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Crusades locale”.
EASE
ON FIRE
15On fire
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
L _ _. The third square is also part of “Crusades locale”.
LIT
YEMENI RIYAL
16Yemeni riyal
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Yemeni riyal”.
YR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NO CLICK OPTION
17No click option
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “No click option”.
NCO
CORD FOR TV
18Cord for tv
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against “Decalogue word”.
CABLE
TALENT
19Talent
Row 4, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Talent.
T
TOOLB__
20TOOLB__
Row 4, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “TOOLB__” and enter only the missing part, starting with O.
OX
ORCHEST__
21ORCHEST__
Row 5, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “ORCHEST__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with R.
RA
COMMITTEE LEADER
22Committee leader
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “On fire”.
CHAIR
OUTTA HERE
23Outta here
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OH
OFF TOPIC
24Off topic
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Off topic”.
OT
"I DROPPED IT!"
25"i dropped it!"
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Part of the mouth”.
OOPS
ZERO
26Zero
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Zero”.
O
LITTLE DRINK
27Little drink
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits N _ _. Solving “Brewing need” first gives you its third letter.
NIP
NEGATIVE REPLY
28Negative reply
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with N. Its second letter is shared with “I dropped it!”.
NO
LOAN OFFICER
29Loan officer
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Loan officer” to its initials.
LO
PART OF THE MOUTH
30Part of the mouth
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
L _ _. Solving “I dropped it!” first gives you its third letter.
LIP
HAMMOCK
31Hammock
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Hammock.
H
BREWING NEED
32Brewing need
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: H _ _ _. “Little drink” crosses it at the third square.
HOPS
Crossword Challenge Level 1995 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1995 solved
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