Crossword Challenge Puzzle 16 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 16? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 5 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants 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 “Soft-cover book”.
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 “Soft-cover book”, 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.
SOFT-COVER BOOK
1Soft-cover book
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with P. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
PAPERBACK
AFTER T
2After t
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after T.
U
MEDICAL RECORD NUMBER
3Medical record number
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
MRN
ACID SCALE UNIT
4Acid scale unit
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
P _. “Horned animal” crosses it at the second square.
PH
55
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits K _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Oct. follower”.
KING
WORDS ON A DOUBLE DOOR
6Words on a double door
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits I _ _ U _. The fourth square is also part of “Chilling fit”.
INOUT
MINI-NOVEL
7Mini-novel
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ E _ _ T _ _. “East direction” crosses it at the sixth square.
NOVELETTE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
88
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to P _ _ P _ _ N. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
PUMPKIN
FIRST LETTER
9First letter
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “First letter”.
A
10Pin
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Use the text “PIN” if the picture is unclear. First letter P.
PIN
__JOY
11__JOY
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “__JOY” go in the grid. First one: E.
EN
LEASE PAYMENT
12Lease payment
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. The third square is also part of “Opposite of yes”.
RENT
1313
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. B _ _ O _. “Above all” crosses it at the fourth square.
BROOM
c-
1414
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “c-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
AT
SPY'S ORG.
15Spy's org.
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with C. Its third letter is shared with “Arkansas”.
CIA
BAR SING-ALONG
16Bar sing-along
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with K; pattern K _ _ A _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Not stereo”.
KARAOKE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HORNED ANIMAL
17Horned animal
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits R _ _ N _. “Words on a double door” crosses it at the fourth square.
RHINO
PHYSICS PRINCIPLE
18Physics principle
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ R _ _ A. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fifth square.
INERTIA
OCT. FOLLOWER
19Oct. follower
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
N _ _. The third square is also part of “Mini-novel”.
NOV
ABOVE ALL
20Above all
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
ATOP
CHILLING FIT
21Chilling fit
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Words on a double door”.
AGUE
OPPOSITE OF YES
22Opposite of yes
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shape: N _. The second square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
NO
THALLIUM
23Thallium
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
T _. Its second letter is shared with “Mini-novel”.
TL
NOT STEREO
24Not stereo
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “After tax”.
MONO
EAST DIRECTION
25East direction
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “East direction”.
E
W___END
26W___END
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “W___END” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
EEK
VERSE WRITER
27Verse writer
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “W___END”.
POET
ARKANSAS
28Arkansas
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shape: A _. Solving “Bar sing-along” first gives you its second letter.
AR
AFTER TAX
29After tax
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. “Mini-novel” crosses it at the third square.
NET
ANSWER
30Answer
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Answer.
A
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