Crossword Challenge Puzzle 113 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 113 of Crossword Challenge gives you 31 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 6 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Mafia patriarch”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 113: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Eye wear”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Mafia patriarch”. 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.
1Mafia patriarch
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Both the picture and the text “MAFIA PATRIARCH” point to the same word. It begins with G.
GODFATHER
WASTE
2Waste
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. “Dutch state mines” crosses it at the third square.
LOSE
ACE
3Ace
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Ace, nothing more.
A
MU__LE
4MU__LE
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “MU__LE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
SC
FEMALE PRONOUN
5Female pronoun
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits S _ _. Solving “Self” first gives you its third letter.
SHE
6Bird of prey
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Use the text “BIRD OF PREY” if the picture is unclear. First letter E.
EAGLE
7Pause here
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Picture plus words: “PAUSE HERE”. The answer opens with S.
STOP
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Eye wear
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Use the text “EYE WEAR” if the picture is unclear. First letter G.
GLASSES
B__K
9B__K
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “B__K”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with O.
OO
DUTCH STATE MINES
10Dutch state mines
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Dutch state mines”.
DSM
LEG ENDS
11Leg ends
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: F _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Lunch or dinner”.
FEET
MUSICAL NOTE
12Musical note
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Musical note”.
A
COUNTING SCORE
13Counting score
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with T. Solving “Floor unit” first gives you its fourth letter.
TALLY
HIGH LEVEL
14High level
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “High level” to its initials.
HL
DAWN GODDESS
15Dawn goddess
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Solving “Compass point” first gives you its third letter.
EOS
+s
16Benefits received
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Picture word minus “+s” gives the answer. First letter: R.
REWARDS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TALK ONLINE
17Talk online
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits C _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Bird of prey”.
CHAT
LUNCH OR DINNER
18Lunch or dinner
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with M. Its third letter is shared with “Suffix with million”.
MEAL
SELF
19Self
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. Check the third letter against “Pause here”.
EGO
FLOOR UNIT
20Floor unit
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Counting score”.
TILE
LONG PLAY
21Long play
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LP
GOLF CUP NAME
22Golf cup name
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits R _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Ear, nose, throat”.
RYDER
SUFFIX WITH MILLION
23Suffix with million
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Solving “Golf cup name” first gives you its third letter.
AIRE
___ VERA
24___ VERA
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “___ VERA”. Shape: A _ _ _.
ALOE
+s
25Insect workers
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “+s” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
ANTS
AMPERE
26Ampere
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Ampere.
A
INDIANA
27Indiana
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits I _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
IND
PROCE____G
28PROCE____G
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “PROCE____G” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
EDIN
COMPASS POINT
29Compass point
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _. Its second letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
SW
EAR, NOSE, THROAT
30Ear, nose, throat
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
ENT
TOP OF ALPHABET
31Top of alphabet
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Top of alphabet”.
A
Crossword Challenge Level 113 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 113 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 113 with us. Puzzle 114 is next, with 31 clues on a 8×10 board.