Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1927 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1927 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 4 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants 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 “Locale for a pioneer family”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Free giveaway”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Locale for a pioneer family”, 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.
LOCALE FOR A PIONEER FAMILY
1Locale for a pioneer family
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
H _ _ E _ _ E _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Fiber strand”.
HOMESTEAD
ZONE
2Zone
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
AREA
sli-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “sli” gives the answer. First letter: N.
NG
AFTER C
4After c
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to C; the answer is its next letter.
D
g-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “g-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
OAT
______ STATES
6______ STATES
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
The missing word in “______ STATES” starts with U.
UNITED
NEEDING REST
7Needing rest
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ E _. Solving “__CHNIQUE” first gives you its fourth letter.
TIRED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FREE GIVEAWAY
8Free giveaway
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with H. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
HANDOUT
ORGANIZATION ABBR
9Organization abbr
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits O _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ORG
-eting
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-eting” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with M.
ME
EVERY
11Every
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “____IAGE”.
EACH
AFTER R
12After r
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after R.
S
FIBER STRAND
13Fiber strand
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits T _ _ E _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Defensive barrier”.
THREAD
SOON IN THE DAY
14Soon in the day
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
E _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against “Defensive barrier”.
EARLY
ALABAMA ABBR.
15Alabama abbr.
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits A _. Check the second letter against “Robust, healthy”.
AL
LAST MONTH
16Last month
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with D. Its third letter is shared with “Cockpit”.
DEC
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___MATION
17___MATION
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “___MATION” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
ANI
DEFENSIVE BARRIER
18Defensive barrier
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ E _ _. Solving “Fiber strand” first gives you its fourth letter.
SHIELD
MIX GENTLY
19Mix gently
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “______ STATES”.
STIR
____IAGE
20____IAGE
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “____IAGE” and enter only the missing part, starting with C.
CARR
__CHNIQUE
21__CHNIQUE
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “__CHNIQUE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with T.
TE
CITY LEADER
22City leader
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with M. Its fourth letter is shared with “Medicinal unit”.
MAYOR
FOCUSED
23Focused
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “______ STATES”.
AIMED
ROBUST, HEALTHY
24Robust, healthy
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
H _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Alabama abbr.”.
HALE
cof-
25A.t.m. charge
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “cof-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with F.
FEE
FAX
26Fax
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fax starts with the answer.
F
SOUTH YORKSHIRE
27South yorkshire
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SY
MEDICINAL UNIT
28Medicinal unit
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “South yorkshire”.
DOSE
COCKPIT
29Cockpit
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Cockpit.
C
DELI LOAF
30Deli loaf
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with R. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the inside the grid.
RYE
Crossword Challenge Level 1927 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1927 solved
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