Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2007 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2007? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 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 the picture clue in the top row.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Reached out”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the top row, 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. T _ _ N _ _ O _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
TWENTYONE
AFTER N
2After n
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from N in the alphabet.
O
"WHAT'S THE ___ IN TRYING?"
3"WHAT'S THE ___ IN TRYING?"
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “WHAT'S THE ___ IN TRYING?”. Shape: U _ _.
USE
CHANNEL NOISE
4Channel noise
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CN
EXTREME DISLIKE
5Extreme dislike
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
H _ _ _. “Color of sand” crosses it at the third square.
HATE
BACKSPACE OVER TEXT
6Backspace over text
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
E _ _ S _. Check the fourth letter against “Joke”.
ERASE
RELATED TO TEETH
7Related to teeth
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ T _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Joke”.
DENTAL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
REACHED OUT
8Reached out
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ C _ _ D. Its fifth letter is shared with “Extreme dislike”.
TOUCHED
WARSHIP
9Warship
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Warship.
W
BIG DAY PRECEDER
10Big day preceder
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “WHAT'S THE ___ IN TRYING?”.
EVE
DENIAL
11Denial
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
N _. Check the second letter against “Star trek ship”.
NO
MISPRINT
12Misprint
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. Its third letter is shared with “Computer”.
TYPO
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. Y _ _ H _. “Comedian mulaney” crosses it at the fourth square.
YACHT
OPERATION GROUP
14Operation group
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Operation group” to its initials.
OG
FRESHLY MINTED
15Freshly minted
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: N _ _. “Win” crosses it at the third square.
NEW
ging-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “ging-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
ER
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TRAP FOR ANIMALS
17Trap for animals
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ R _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Backspace over text”.
SNARE
STAR TREK SHIP
18Star trek ship
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
V _ _ A _ _ R. The fifth square is also part of “Operation group”.
VOYAGER
COLOR OF SAND
19Color of sand
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. The third square is also part of “Related to teeth”.
TAN
COMEDIAN MULANEY
20Comedian mulaney
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
J _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
JOHN
JOKE
21Joke
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with J; pattern J _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Backspace over text”.
JEST
COMPUTER
22Computer
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fits P _. Its second letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
PC
ENROLLED AGENT
23Enrolled agent
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EA
PLANE SECTION
24Plane section
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Bit of physics”.
TAIL
LEAVE
25Leave
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Leave.
L
___KWORM
26___KWORM
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
“___KWORM” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with B.
BOO
ARREST SUDDENLY
27Arrest suddenly
Row 8, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. The third square is also part of “___KWORM”.
NAB
WIN
28Win
Row 8, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Win, nothing more.
W
NET CHARGE
29Net charge
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NC
BIT OF PHYSICS
30Bit of physics
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. The third square is also part of “Net charge”.
ION
_INOCULAR
31_INOCULAR
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “_INOCULAR”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with B.
B
ALLIANCE
32Alliance
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ _. Solving “___KWORM” first gives you its third letter.
BLOC
Crossword Challenge Level 2007 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2007 solved
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