Crossword Challenge Puzzle 159 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 159 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.
10 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Possible ability”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Post-season game”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Possible ability”, 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.
POSSIBLE ABILITY
1Possible ability
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ E _ _ I _ _. “Bird sound” crosses it at the sixth square.
POTENTIAL
22
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: L.
L
"GOT YA!"
3"got ya!"
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. “To be announ-ced” crosses it at the third square.
AHA
Y TWICE
4Y twice
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Starts with Y; pattern Y _. Its second letter is shared with “Mythical serpent”.
YY
NORSE ZEUS
5Norse zeus
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Atomic charge”.
ODIN
MONK'S WEAR
6Monk's wear
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits F _ _ C _. “Quechua” crosses it at the fourth square.
FROCK
OVERLY ZEALOUS
7Overly zealous
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with F. Check the sixth letter against “Investor”.
FANATICAL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
POST-SEASON GAME
8Post-season game
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
P _ _ Y _ _ F. Solving “Norse zeus” first gives you its fifth letter.
PLAYOFF
ONCE
9Once
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Once.
O
TO BE ANNOUN-CED
10To be announ-ced
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: T _ _. Check the third letter against “Got ya!”.
TBA
mix-
1111
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “mix-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
ER
TIDY
12Tidy
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “__ROBIC”.
NEAT
BIRD SOUND
13Bird sound
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Thing”.
TWEET
cook-
1414
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “cook-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
IE
EXIST
15Exist
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. Check the third letter against “GING__”.
ARE
MELODI-OUS
16Melodi-ous
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with L. The fifth square is also part of “Baby powder”.
LYRICAL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
MYTHICAL SERPENT
17Mythical serpent
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with H. Its fourth letter is shared with “Monk's wear”.
HYDRA
BEER PRODUCER
18Beer producer
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
B _ _ W _ _ Y. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
BREWERY
ATOMIC CHARGE
19Atomic charge
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: I _ _. Solving “Overly zealous” first gives you its third letter.
ION
THING
20Thing
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Bird sound”.
ITEM
QUECHUA
21Quechua
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ _. Solving “Monk's wear” first gives you its third letter.
INCA
__ROBIC
22__ROBIC
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “__ROBIC” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
AE
KITCHEN TABLE
23Kitchen table
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
KT
BABY POWDER
24Baby powder
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Green land”.
TALC
INVESTOR
25Investor
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Investor, nothing more.
I
MARITIME EXPANSE
26Maritime expanse
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
S _ _. The third square is also part of “Melodi-ous”.
SEA
NOT FEM.
27Not fem.
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
M _ _ _. “Maritime expanse” crosses it at the third square.
MASC
GING__
28GING__
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“GING__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
ER
GREEN LAND
29Green land
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: L _ _. The third square is also part of “Overly zealous”.
LEA
ILL
30Ill
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Ill.
I
Crossword Challenge Level 159 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 159 solved
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