Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2011 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2011? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 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; 3 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 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Logical conclusion”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Logical conclusion”. 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.
LOGICAL CONCLUSION
1Logical conclusion
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ E _ _ N _ _. “Allow to happen” crosses it at the sixth square.
INFERENCE
ba-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
The image carries “ba-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
NANA
CARBON HYDROGEN
3Carbon hydrogen
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Carbon hydrogen”.
CH
AFTER D
4After d
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after D.
E
NO VOTE
5No vote
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits N _ _. The third square is also part of “Align”.
NAY
UNMARRIED
6Unmarried
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
S _ _ G _ _. Check the fourth letter against “FIN__R”.
SINGLE
EVENT HOST
7Event host
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ E _. Solving “FIN__R” first gives you its fourth letter.
EMCEE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits I _ _ E _ _ E. “No vote” crosses it at the fifth square.
INCENSE
SLANGY NEGATIVE
9Slangy negative
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with N. Its third letter is shared with “Carbon hydrogen”.
NAH
FOREIGN NATIONAL
10Foreign national
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Foreign national” to its initials.
FN
"IT IS THE ___, AND JULIET IS THE SUN!"
11"IT IS THE ___, AND JULIET IS THE SUN!"
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Say “IT IS THE ___, AND JULIET IS THE SUN!” out loud and the blank fills itself: E _ _ _.
EAST
AFTER Q
12 after q
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after Q.
R
ALLOW TO HAPPEN
13Allow to happen
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ B _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Horse house”.
ENABLE
HIGH-MINDED
14High-minded
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
N _ _ L _. Solving “Horse house” first gives you its fourth letter.
NOBLE
COMP. SCIENCE
15Comp. science
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CS
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits E _ _. The third square is also part of “Engine”.
EYE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TARGET'S CENTER
17Target's center
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. Check the third letter against “Event host”.
AIM
HORSE HOUSE
18Horse house
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits S _ _ B _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Allow to happen”.
STABLE
ALIGN
19Align
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Unmarried”.
SYNC
IMPALE
20Impale
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Solving “Allow to happen” first gives you its third letter.
STAB
FIN__R
21FIN__R
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “FIN__R” go in the grid. First one: G.
GE
MIX
22Mix
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with B. Solving “Jealous feeling” first gives you its fourth letter.
BLEND
DINING SURFACE
23Dining surface
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
T _ _ L _. The fourth square is also part of “Unmarried”.
TABLE
SNOOPY
24Snoopy
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. “Comp. science” crosses it at the third square.
NOSY
"ROGER" IN THE NAVY
25"roger" in the navy
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Check the third letter against “Female deer”.
AYE
ARTISAN
26Artisan
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Artisan.
A
__WEL
27__WEL
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “__WEL” go in the grid. First one: V.
VO
JEALOUS FEELING
28Jealous feeling
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the third letter against “__WEL”.
ENVY
ENGINE
29Engine
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Engine starts with the answer.
E
FEMALE DEER
30Female deer
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: D _ _. The third square is also part of “Roger" in the navy”.
DOE
Crossword Challenge Level 2011 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2011 solved
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