Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2006 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2006 of Crossword Challenge gives you 29 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 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; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Worship”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2006: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Bestowed”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Worship”. 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.
WORSHIP
1Worship
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits A _ _ R _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “School period”.
ADORATION
WHAT'S UP?
2What's up?
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
WU
BESIDES
3Besides
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
A _ _. “Calendar entries” crosses it at the third square.
AND
AFTER Q
4 after q
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to Q; the answer is its next letter.
R
OUT OF STYLE
5Out of style
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
D _ _ E _. Solving “Egg holder” first gives you its fourth letter.
DATED
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits E _ _ _. “Calendar entries” crosses it at the third square.
EYES
WRECKED UTTERLY
7Wrecked utterly
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits D _ _ T _ _ Y _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Month”.
DESTROYED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BESTOWED
8Bestowed
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ R _ _ D. “Out of style” crosses it at the fifth square.
AWARDED
-e
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “-e”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with D.
DUN
AFTER N
10After n
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to N; the answer is its next letter.
O
RIGHT ATRIUM
11Right atrium
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RA
DODGE
12Dodge
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Zoo residents”.
AVOID
SCHOOL PERIOD
13School period
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. Solving “PROJECT__” first gives you its third letter.
TERM
bl--k
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“bl--k”). What is left starts with I.
IN
SKETCH BRIEFLY
15Sketch briefly
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
O _ _ L _ _ E. Solving “FOLLO__NG” first gives you its fifth letter.
OUTLINE
"THAT'S ___ TO ME!"
16"THAT'S ___ TO ME!"
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
The missing word in “THAT'S ___ TO ME!” starts with N.
NEWS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SAILOR'S REPLY
17Sailor's reply
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with “Wrecked utterly”.
AYE
ZOO RESIDENTS
18Zoo residents
Row 3, col 5 · 7 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ M _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with “Opposite of home, in sports”.
ANIMALS
CALENDAR ENTRIES
19Calendar entries
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with D. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
DATES
CITY STREET
20City street
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ N _ _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
AVENUE
EGG HOLDER
21Egg holder
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
NEST
PROJECT__
22PROJECT__
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “PROJECT__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with O.
OR
BEFORE S
23Before s
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter back from S in the alphabet.
R
LOTS
24Lots
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with M. “Sketch briefly” crosses it at the third square.
MANY
MONTH
25Month
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
M _. The second square is also part of “Wrecked utterly”.
MO
FOLLO__NG
26FOLLO__NG
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “FOLLO__NG” go in the grid. First one: W.
WI
OPPOSITE OF HOME, IN SPORTS
27Opposite of home, in sports
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Solving “Lots” first gives you its third letter.
AWAY
TAIWAN
28Taiwan
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Begins with T. “THAT'S ___ TO ME!” crosses it at the second square.
TW
YARD SYMBOL
29Yard symbol
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: Y _. Solving “Wrecked utterly” first gives you its second letter.
YD
Crossword Challenge Level 2006 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2006 solved
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