Crossword Challenge Puzzle 164 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 29 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 164, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Move goods”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Stage performance”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Move goods”, 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.
MOVE GOODS
1Move goods
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits T _ _ N _ _ O _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Not wealthy”.
TRANSPORT
STRIKE
2Strike
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: H _ _. Check the third letter against “Four-wheeler”.
HIT
FIFTH LETTER
3Fifth letter
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Fifth letter”.
E
r--or
4R--or
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“r--or”). What is left starts with A.
AZ
FINAL FIGURE
5Final figure
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
T _ _ A _. “BE _ ___ IN THE NECK” crosses it at the fourth square.
TOTAL
RIHANNA, TO FANS
6Rihanna, to fans
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. Check the third letter against “Military unit”.
RIRI
FINANCIAL ANALYST
7Financial analyst
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits E _ _ N _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “I am”.
ECONOMIST
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Stage performance
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “STAGE PERFORMANCE” point to the same word. It begins with T.
THEATRE
b--dge
9B--dge
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “b--dge”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
RI
10Four-wheeler
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture plus words: “FOUR-WHEELER”. The answer opens with A.
ATV
NORTH
11North
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of North, nothing more.
N
SALES PITCH
12Sales pitch
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Official approval”.
SPIEL
NOT WEALTHY
13Not wealthy
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with P. The third square is also part of “Sony laptop”.
POOR
INJURY CRY
14Injury cry
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
O _. Its second letter is shared with “Energy source”.
OW
FOOD FORMULAS
15Food formulas
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with R. “Internet protocol” crosses it at the fifth square.
RECIPES
WASTE ALLOW-ANCE
16Waste allow-ance
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Common era”.
TRET
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ERA NAMES ENDING
17Era names ending
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: Z _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Rihanna, to fans”.
ZOIC
SONY LAPTOP
18Sony laptop
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits V _ _ _. “Sales pitch” crosses it at the third square.
VAIO
MILITARY UNIT
19Military unit
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with T. Its third letter is shared with “Financial analyst”.
TRO
OFFICIAL APPROVAL
20Official approval
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ M _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Skirt style”.
PERMIT
BE _ ___ IN THE NECK
21BE _ ___ IN THE NECK
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Say “BE _ ___ IN THE NECK” out loud and the blank fills itself: A _ _ I _.
APAIN
ENERGY SOURCE
22Energy source
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ E _. Solving “Food formulas” first gives you its fourth letter.
POWER
ZERO
23Zero
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Zero”.
O
THOUGHT
24Thought
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Food formulas”.
IDEA
I AM
25I am
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with I. Its second letter is shared with “Financial analyst”.
IM
INTERNET PROTOCOL
26Internet protocol
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IP
SKIRT STYLE
27Skirt style
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Thought”.
MIDI
COMMON ERA
28Common era
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Common era”.
CE
h-
29H--
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“h-”). What is left starts with A.
AT
Crossword Challenge Level 164 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 164 solved
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