Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1909 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1909? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
11 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
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 the picture clue in the top row, 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits H _ _ V _ _ T _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Starting price”.
HARVESTER
YIELD ENERGY ARMOR
2Yield energy armor
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Yield energy armor”.
YEA
AFTER C
3After c
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after C.
D
ACOUSTIC QUALITY
4Acoustic quality
Top row 4/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits R _ _ O _ _ N _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Car”.
RESONANCE
GREW OLD
5Grew old
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. Check the third letter against “Lift up”.
AGED
spo--e
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“spo--e”). What is left starts with N.
NG
TEXAS STATE POLICE
7Texas state police
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Texas state police”.
TSP
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with H. Its fifth letter is shared with “Grew old”.
HYDRANT
ASCENT ENTRY
9Ascent entry
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AE
LIFT UP
10Lift up
Left column 3/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ S _. Check the fourth letter against “Acoustic quality”.
RAISE
AFTER U
11After u
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to U; the answer is its next letter.
V
STUDY OF MARKETS
12Study of markets
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “In the office”.
ECON
STARTING PRICE
13Starting price
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Starting price”.
SP
CHANGES DIRECTION OR COLOR
14Changes direction or color
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits T _ _ N _. Solving “Acoustic quality” first gives you its fourth letter.
TURNS
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Name the object in the picture. E.
E
SAVE FOR LATER
16Save for later
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
R _ _ E _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “___ MANUAL”.
RESERVE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
COOP FINDS
17Coop finds
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
EGGS
IN THE OFFICE
18In the office
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “In the office”.
ITO
PARTY
19Party
Row 4, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Party starts with the answer.
P
___ERGENT
20___ERGENT
Row 4, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “___ERGENT” go in the grid. First one: D.
DET
ABE'S MARY
21Abe's mary
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. Check the third letter against “Grew old”.
TODD
PC'S "BRAIN"
22Pc's "brain"
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: C _ _. Check the third letter against “Changes direction or color”.
CPU
CARRIED
23Carried
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
B _ _ N _. The fourth square is also part of “Huge sea”.
BORNE
ELECTRON BEAM
24Electron beam
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Electron beam”.
EB
___ MANUAL
25___ MANUAL
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ MANUAL”? It fits U _ _ _.
USER
CAR
26Car
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving “___ERGENT” first gives you its third letter.
AUTO
ALBAT___S
27ALBAT___S
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “ALBAT___S” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
ROS
AFTER Q
28 after q
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
BR__E
29BR__E
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “BR__E” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
AV
HUGE SEA
30Huge sea
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ A _. Solving “BR__E” first gives you its fourth letter.
OCEAN
ENERGY
31Energy
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Energy, nothing more.
E
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