Crossword Challenge Puzzle 168 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 29 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 168, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 29 answers are one or two letters long. 6 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Show viewer”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 168: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Grilled treat”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Show viewer”. 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.
SHOW VIEWER
1Show viewer
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
S _ _ C _ _ T _ _. Solving “Musical note” first gives you its sixth letter.
SPECTATOR
2Archery tool
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Picture plus words: “ARCHERY TOOL”. The answer opens with A.
ARROW
USER INTERFACE
3User interface
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UI
FEMALE PIG
4Female pig
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: S _ _. Solving “Among” first gives you its third letter.
SOW
WATER-LESS AREA
5Water-less area
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. “Among” crosses it at the third square.
ARID
ba-
6Ba-
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
The image carries “ba-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with G.
G
STUDY OF CULTURES
7Study of cultures
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ N _ _ O _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Up to”.
ETHNOLOGY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Grilled treat
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Use the text “GRILLED TREAT” if the picture is unclear. First letter S.
SAUSAGE
BEFORE NOW
9Before now
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits P _ _ O _. “Female pig” crosses it at the fourth square.
PRIOR
ladd-
10Ladd--
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“ladd-”). What is left starts with E.
ER
SHY, EVASIVE
11Shy, evasive
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _. Check the third letter against “Not old”.
COY
AFTER ONES
12After ones
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. Solving “Not old” first gives you its third letter.
TWOS
MUSICAL NOTE
13Musical note
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Musical note”.
A
HIGH MALE VOICE
14High male voice
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of “Nose around”.
TENOR
IN PROG-RESS
15In prog-ress
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with O. Solving “Group of three” first gives you its fifth letter.
ONGOING
bea-
16Bea--
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “bea” gives the answer. First letter: R.
RD
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TRACER
17Tracer
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Tracer.
T
CONICAL TENT
18Conical tent
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Post office”.
TIPI
AMONG
19Among
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ _. “Conical tent” crosses it at the third square.
WITH
NOT OLD
20Not old
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Fits Y _ _ N _. Solving “High male voice” first gives you its fourth letter.
YOUNG
LOUD NOISE
21Loud noise
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits D _ _. Check the third letter against “Study of cultures”.
DIN
NOSE AROUND
22Nose around
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ O _. Its fourth letter is shared with “In prog-ress”.
SNOOP
POST OFFICE
23Post office
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
PO
GROUP OF THREE
24Group of three
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with T. The third square is also part of “In prog-ress”.
TRIO
UP TO
25Up to
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
U _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “Conical tent”.
UNTIL
FINISH POINT
26Finish point
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: E _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
END
AFTER N
27After n
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from N in the alphabet.
O
NO NAME
28No name
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NN
29Small horse
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Picture plus words: “SMALL HORSE”. The answer opens with P.
PONY
Crossword Challenge Level 168 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 168 solved
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