Crossword Challenge Puzzle 129 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 129 is an 8×10 board with 29 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 8 of 29 fit in one or two squares. 5 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; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Stubborn person”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Look at”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Stubborn person”. 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.
STUBBORN PERSON
1Stubborn person
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ T _ _ A _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Freshly”.
OBSTINATE
2Trash can
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture plus words: “TRASH CAN”. The answer opens with B.
BIN
3Hygiene item
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Use the text “HYGIENE ITEM” if the picture is unclear. First letter S.
SOAP
EFFORT
4Effort
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Effort.
E
RADIO FREQ.
5Radio freq.
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RF
CAR PARKER
6Car parker
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with V. Solving “Printer's need” first gives you its fourth letter.
VALET
CLEARLY STATED
7Clearly stated
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
E _ _ R _ _ S _ _. “Dollar sign” crosses it at the sixth square.
EXPRESSLY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LOOK AT
8Look at
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits O _ _ E _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Radio freq.”.
OBSERVE
LIFE STORY
9Life story
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: B _ _. The third square is also part of “Hygiene item”.
BIO
finger-
10Quick pic
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Picture word minus “finger” gives the answer. First letter: S.
SNAP
TRAVEL
11Travel
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Travel.
T
INSTANT MESSAGE
12Instant message
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IM
FRESHLY
13Freshly
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “____IAMENT”.
NEWLY
NEG___VE
14NEG___VE
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “NEG___VE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
ATI
15Military vehicle
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “MILITARY VEHICLE” point to the same word. It begins with T.
TANK
AGED, SENIORS
16Aged, seniors
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits E _ _ E _ _ Y. “Kinetic energy” crosses it at the fourth square.
ELDERLY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
COPIER OPTION
17Copier option
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
F _ _. Check the third letter against “Clearly stated”.
FAX
____IAMENT
18____IAMENT
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “____IAMENT” and enter only the missing part, starting with P.
PARL
LONG PLAY
19Long play
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Long play”.
LP
GIVES MONEY
20Gives money
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Freshly”.
PAYS
PRINTER'S NEED
21Printer's need
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with P. Its fourth letter is shared with “Car parker”.
PAPER
MUSIC GENRE
22Music genre
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with M. Solving “Military vehicle” first gives you its fourth letter.
METAL
PRICE
23Price
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Car parker”.
RATE
AIR IN MOTION
24Air in motion
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with W. Its third letter is shared with “Military vehicle”.
WIND
DOLLAR SIGN
25Dollar sign
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Dollar sign”.
S
PALM ___
26PALM ___
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “PALM ___” starts with O.
OIL
H-E-L-P!
27H-e-l-p!
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: S _ _. Solving “Clearly stated” first gives you its third letter.
SOS
KINETIC ENERGY
28Kinetic energy
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
KE
ta-
29Ta--
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“ta-”). What is left starts with I.
IL
Crossword Challenge Level 129 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 129 solved
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