Crossword Challenge Puzzle 135 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 135 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 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; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Potluck dish”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Potluck dish”, 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.
POTLUCK DISH
1Potluck dish
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ S _ _ O _ _. “Fast driver” crosses it at the sixth square.
CASSEROLE
22
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to A _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
ALE
SWEDISH TOAST
3Swedish toast
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
SKAL
HANDFUL
4Handful
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Handful.
H
marr--ge
55
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “marr--ge” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
IA
KICK OUT
6Kick out
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
E _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Long-term inmate”.
EXPEL
HAVING REMORSE
7Having remorse
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ R _ _ F _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Tea”.
REGRETFUL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
88
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits C _ _ H _ _ R. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
CASHIER
CHEMICAL BASE: ABBR.
9Chemical base: abbr.
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. The third square is also part of “Swedish toast”.
ALK
1010
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with S. “Swedish toast” crosses it at the third square.
SEAL
SCHOOL
11School
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
School starts with the answer.
S
che-
1212
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“che-”). What is left starts with E.
EK
FAST DRIVER
13Fast driver
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with R. Its fourth letter is shared with “Defame”.
RACER
DENTIST'S EXAM
14Dentist's exam
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits O _ _ _. “Arrived” crosses it at the third square.
ORAL
TO ESCAPE
15To escape
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with L. “Arrived” crosses it at the third square.
LAM
NEVER-ENDING
16Never-ending
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ R _ _ L. Check the fifth letter against “Foreign national”.
ETERNAL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
WOOD SPLITTER
17Wood splitter
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving “Having remorse” first gives you its third letter.
AXE
DEFAME
18Defame
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Fast driver”.
LIBEL
PARENTAL GUIDANCE
19Parental guidance
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Parental guidance”.
PG
IN FAVOR OF
20In favor of
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shape: F _ _. “Fast driver” crosses it at the third square.
FOR
LONG-TERM INMATE
21Long-term inmate
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Kick out”.
LIFER
PURITY UNIT
22Purity unit
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
K _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “To escape”.
KARAT
TREE TRUNK
23Tree trunk
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with B. Solving “Kick out” first gives you its third letter.
BOLE
ARRIVED
24Arrived
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
C _ _ _. Solving “To escape” first gives you its third letter.
CAME
TEA
25Tea
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Tea starts with the answer.
T
LIKE
26Like
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: A _ _. Solving “Never-ending” first gives you its third letter.
ALA
AIR FORCE
27Air force
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Air force”.
AF
FOREIGN NATIONAL
28Foreign national
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Foreign national”.
FN
VIRUS OUTBREAK
29Virus outbreak
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with F. Its third letter is shared with “Having remorse”.
FLU
AFTER Q
30After q
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to Q; the answer is its next letter.
R
Crossword Challenge Level 135 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 135 solved
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