Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1916 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1916? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
10 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Worthy of respect”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Worthy of respect”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
WORTHY OF RESPECT
1Worthy of respect
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with H. Its sixth letter is shared with “Flap”.
HONORABLE
BIG SLICE OF HISTORY
2Big slice of history
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the third letter against “Abbr. for national”.
ERA
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits A _ _ E _ _ I _. Check the fifth letter against “Almost never”.
ASTEROID
BETWEEN 'S' AND 'U'
4Between 's' and 'u'
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Between 's' and 'u'”.
T
INSTANT ACTION
5Instant action
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Instant action”.
IA
-igator
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-igator” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with N.
NAV
OPENINGS
7Openings
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with G. The third square is also part of “Vice president”.
GAPS
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. “Instant action” crosses it at the fifth square.
HEATING
OFFICE RESEARCH SERVICES
9Office research services
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ORS
ABBR. FOR NATIONAL
10Abbr. for national
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
NATL
OAT
11Oat
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Oat starts with the answer.
O
ALMOST NEVER
12Almost never
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits R _ _ E _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Eye burner”.
RARELY
FLAP
13Flap
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
ADO
IT MAY BE SKIPPED OR JUMPED
14It may be skipped or jumped
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
B _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
BAIL
AFTER K
15After k
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to K; the answer is its next letter.
L
G__GRAPHY
16G__GRAPHY
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
“G__GRAPHY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
EO
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TRIPLE A
17Triple a
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with A. “Openings” crosses it at the third square.
AAA
EYE BURNER
18Eye burner
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Fits L _ _. The third square is also part of “Almost never”.
LYE
VICE PRESIDENT
19Vice president
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
VP
TREE SPECIES
20Tree species
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. “Driver's aid” crosses it at the third square.
ELM
GAZE POINT
21Gaze point
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Check the third letter against “Tree species”.
EYE
GR___TION
22GR___TION
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “GR___TION” go in the grid. First one: A.
ADA
SON
23Son
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Son starts with the answer.
S
GRIDIRON GAINS
24Gridiron gains
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: Y _ _ D _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Monopoly cards”.
YARDS
MAIL DELIVERY
25Mail delivery
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
P _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Monopoly cards”.
POST
DRIVER'S AID
26Driver's aid
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
M _ _. The third square is also part of “Mail delivery”.
MAP
WREATH
27Wreath
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Split second abbr.”.
LEI
ROYAL ORDER
28Royal order
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Royal order”.
RO
ENTRY NUMBER
29Entry number
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Entry number” to its initials.
EN
MONOPOLY CARDS
30Monopoly cards
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
D _ _ D _. Check the fourth letter against “Gridiron gains”.
DEEDS
ARTICH_KE
31ARTICH_KE
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “ARTICH_KE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with O.
O
SPLIT SECOND ABBR.
32Split second abbr.
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
I _ _ _. Solving “Gridiron gains” first gives you its third letter.
INST
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