Crossword Challenge Puzzle 115 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 115, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 5 clues are pictures; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Astrological forecast”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Autumn yield”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Astrological forecast”, 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.
1Astrological forecast
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Use the text “ASTROLOGICAL FORECAST” if the picture is unclear. First letter H.
HOROSCOPE
LEGALLY TAKE
2Legally take
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ P _. The fourth square is also part of “Oper-ation”.
ADOPT
APPLE COLOR
3Apple color
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits R _ _. “Fishing tool” crosses it at the third square.
RED
VIRTUAL REALITY
4Virtual reality
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
VR
EAST
5East
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of East, nothing more.
E
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with S. The third square is also part of “Fuel type”.
STAR
TELEVISION SETS
7Television sets
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
T _ _. “Fuel type” crosses it at the third square.
TVS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
AUTUMN YIELD
8Autumn yield
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits H _ _ V _ _ T. Its fifth letter is shared with “East”.
HARVEST
___-SPREE CANAL
9___-SPREE CANAL
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “___-SPREE CANAL”? It fits O _ _ _.
ODER
10Fishing tool
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Use the text “FISHING TOOL” if the picture is unclear. First letter R.
ROD
OPER-ATION
11Oper-ation
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: O _. Its second letter is shared with “Legally take”.
OP
ROB
12Rob
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits S _ _ A _. “Reasons” crosses it at the fourth square.
STEAL
MUSICAL NOTE
13Musical note
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Musical note”.
C
BELONGING TO US
14Belonging to us
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “British title holder”.
OURS
15Artist's board
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “ARTIST'S BOARD” point to the same word. It begins with P.
PALETTE
__L FISH
16__L FISH
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Complete the phrase “__L FISH”. Shape: E _.
EE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HOME THEATER
17Home theater
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with T. The second square is also part of “Television sets”.
TV
TOP PRIZE
18Top prize
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with G. “Rob” crosses it at the third square.
GOLD
FUEL TYPE
19Fuel type
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
G _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Television sets”.
GAS
REASONS
20Reasons
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with C. Its fourth letter is shared with “Belonging to us”.
CAUSES
___RECT
21___RECT
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
“___RECT” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with C.
COR
BRITISH TITLE HOLDER
22British title holder
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Belonging to us”.
EARL
HALLEY'S ___
23HALLEY'S ___
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
The missing word in “HALLEY'S ___” starts with C.
COMET
THIRD LETTER
24Third letter
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Third letter”.
C
INTER-NATIONAL
25Inter-national
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Artist's board”.
INTL
SOUND
26Sound
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Inter-national”.
AUDIO
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
27United arab emirates
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “United arab emirates” to its initials.
UAE
NEW MEXICO
28New mexico
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NM
TEACHING ASSISTANT
29Teaching assistant
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TA
30Table condiment
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “TABLE CONDIMENT” point to the same word. It begins with S.
SALT
Crossword Challenge Level 115 Solved Grid
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