Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2019 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2019 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
11 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Domain”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2019: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Rotating”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Domain”. 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.
DOMAIN
1Domain
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
T _ _ R _ _ O _ _. Solving “Beach bag” first gives you its sixth letter.
TERRITORY
B____UCRAT
2B____UCRAT
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fill the gap in “B____UCRAT”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with U.
UREA
cu--ency
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“cu--ency”). What is left starts with R.
RR
-avy
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-avy”). What is left starts with N.
N
NOT REACTING
5Not reacting
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
I _ _ R _. The fourth square is also part of “Assessor”.
INERT
AGREEING GESTURE
6Agreeing gesture
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
N _ _. The third square is also part of “Fresh start”.
NOD
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits G _ _ U _ _ H _ _. “Notre dame” crosses it at the sixth square.
GROUNDHOG
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ROTATING
8Rotating
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ N _ _ G. Its fifth letter is shared with “Not reacting”.
TURNING
BOBBLE A FLY, SAY
9Bobble a fly, say
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ERR
st--et
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “st--et”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
RE
ASSESSOR
11Assessor
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
R _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Mention”.
RATER
ARCH_TECT
12ARCH_TECT
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “ARCH_TECT” go in the grid. First one: I.
I
BEACH BAG
13Beach bag
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Time on task”.
TOTE
ONE BONUS
14One bonus
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “One bonus”.
OB
STEAL FROM
15Steal from
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. The third square is also part of “British airways”.
ROB
POSITIVE REPLY
16Positive reply
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “British airways”.
YEAH
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
"… FISH ___ FOWL"
17"… FISH ___ FOWL"
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “… FISH ___ FOWL”. Shape: N _ _.
NOR
MENTION
18Mention
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
R _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Beach bag”.
REFER
FRESH START
19Fresh start
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Agreeing gesture”.
REDO
TIME ON TASK
20Time on task
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TOT
BETWEEN T AND V
21Between t and v
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Alphabet check: the single letter between T and V.
U
FOLLOW IN TIME
22Follow in time
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Fits E _ _ U _. “Two” crosses it at the fourth square.
ENSUE
MANY TIMES
23Many times
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Follow in time”.
OFTEN
CLARINET'S KIN
24Clarinet's kin
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. “Steal from” crosses it at the third square.
OBOE
NOTRE DAME
25Notre dame
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ND
ADVER-TISEMENT
26Adver-tisement
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Begins with A. Its second letter is shared with “Two”.
AD
ALLERGY OUTBREAK
27Allergy outbreak
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. “Follow in time” crosses it at the third square.
RASH
BRITISH AIRWAYS
28British airways
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
BA
TWO
29Two
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits D _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
DUO
AFTER G
30After g
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to G; the answer is its next letter.
H
L__ACY
31L__ACY
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “L__ACY” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
EG
Crossword Challenge Level 2019 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2019 solved
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