Crossword Challenge Puzzle 160 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 160 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. 5 clues are pictures, and 4 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 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 “Petite-ness”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 160: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Petite-ness”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
PETITE-NESS
1Petite-ness
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with S. Its sixth letter is shared with “Nose-related”.
SMALLNESS
WARNING
2Warning
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Warning starts with the answer.
W
m-
33
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “m-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
INT
pu-
44
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “pu” gives the answer. First letter: M.
MA
SMALL RODENTS
5Small rodents
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with M. Its third letter is shared with “___HER”.
MICE
WATER CHOICE
6Water choice
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the fourth letter against “Put on”.
EVIAN
WICKED SOUL
7Wicked soul
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits R _ _ R _ _ A _ _. Solving “Blood type” first gives you its sixth letter.
REPROBATE
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 S _ _ M _ _ R. “Small rodents” crosses it at the fifth square.
SWIMMER
AFTER L
9After l
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after L.
M
PRONE (TO)
10Prone (to)
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
APT
koa-
1111
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “koa-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LA
GREEK HARP
12Greek harp
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ _. “Royal society” crosses it at the third square.
LYRE
NOSE-RELATED
13Nose-related
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Detach (from)”.
NASAL
f-
1414
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “f” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EB
FOXY
15Foxy
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. “Yellow cab” crosses it at the third square.
SLY
CONCEAL
16Conceal
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. The fifth square is also part of “Tie, as shoes”.
SECRETE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CHILDLIKE TRUST
17Childlike trust
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ V _. “Water choice” crosses it at the fourth square.
NAIVE
OWED MONEY
18Owed money
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ A _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
PAYABLE
___HER
19___HER
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “___HER”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with C.
CIP
DETACH (FROM)
20Detach (from)
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
W _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Nose-related”.
WEAN
PUT ON
21Put on
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
W _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Water choice”.
WEAR
ROYAL SOCIETY
22Royal society
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RS
OPPOSITE OF YES
23Opposite of yes
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: N _. Check the second letter against “Wicked soul”.
NO
TIE, AS SHOES
24Tie, as shoes
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “FAU___”.
LACE
BLOOD TYPE
25Blood type
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Blood type”.
B
ADJUST
26Adjust
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Conceal”.
SET
ROCKET ORG.
27Rocket org.
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Adjust”.
NASA
YELLOW CAB
28Yellow cab
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Yellow cab”.
YC
FAU___
29FAU___
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“FAU___” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with C.
CET
RAINBOW
30Rainbow
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Rainbow, nothing more.
R
Crossword Challenge Level 160 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 160 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 160 with us. Puzzle 161 is next, with 30 clues on a 8×10 board.