Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1929 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1929, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask 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; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Doctor's title”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1929: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Field for newton or einstein”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Doctor's title”. 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.
DOCTOR'S TITLE
1Doctor's title
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ S _ _ I _ _. “Dairy source” crosses it at the sixth square.
PHYSICIAN
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with H. The third square is also part of “You all”.
HEAT
YEAR
3Year
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with Y. The second square is also part of “Him's partner”.
YR
-ecret
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ecret”). What is left starts with S.
S
INITIAL DATA ANALYSIS
5Initial data analysis
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
IDA
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. C _ _ F _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Focal point”.
COFFEE
DANCE MOVES
7Dance moves
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ P _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Focal point”.
STEPS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FIELD FOR NEWTON OR EINSTEIN
8Field for newton or einstein
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ S _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “Initial data analysis”.
PHYSICS
HIM'S PARTNER
9Him's partner
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with H. “Year” crosses it at the third square.
HER
YOU ALL
10You all
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “You all” to its initials.
YA
DATA POINT
11Data point
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Solving “Plays a role” first gives you its third letter.
STAT
BEG_NNER
12BEG_NNER
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “BEG_NNER” go in the grid. First one: I.
I
DAIRY SOURCE
13Dairy source
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
C _ _ T _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Position”.
CATTLE
CONCERN
14Concern
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
I _ _ U _. Solving “Position” first gives you its fourth letter.
ISSUE
ACTIVE INTEL
15Active intel
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Active intel”.
AI
ba---a
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “ba---a” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with N.
NAN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
PRECEDER OF "COM"
17Preceder of "com"
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with D. Solving “Dance moves” first gives you its third letter.
DOT
POSITION
18Position
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits S _ _ T _ _. “Dairy source” crosses it at the fourth square.
STATUS
RISK-FREE
19Risk-free
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
SAFE
PLAYS A ROLE
20Plays a role
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. Check the third letter against “Dairy source”.
ACTS
FOCAL POINT
21Focal point
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
FP
SLUMBER
22Slumber
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. Check the fourth letter against “Official mark”.
SLEEP
LEGAL MATTERS
23Legal matters
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
CASES
KOREA'S CONTINENT
24Korea's continent
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Active intel”.
ASIA
GETTING ON IN YEARS
25Getting on in years
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Fits O _ _. Solving “Sleeper's easer” first gives you its third letter.
OLD
OPTIMAL
26Optimal
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Optimal starts with the answer.
O
ANTI-AIRCRAFT
27Anti-aircraft
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AA
OFFICIAL MARK
28Official mark
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Anti-aircraft”.
SEAL
NOW
29Now
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Now.
N
SLEEPER'S EASER
30Sleeper's easer
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _. Solving “Getting on in years” first gives you its third letter.
PAD
Crossword Challenge Level 1929 Solved Grid
Hide the letters to check your own board against the empty grid.
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Puzzle 1929 solved
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