Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1936 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 29 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1936, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 29 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “State equivalents”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1936: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Sharply critical”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “State equivalents”. 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.
STATE EQUIVALENTS
1State equivalents
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
P _ _ V _ _ C _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the sixth square.
PROVINCES
FREQUENT, IN POETRY
2Frequent, in poetry
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits O _ _. Solving “Over the counter” first gives you its third letter.
OFT
ANT_C
3ANT_C
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “ANT_C”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
I
NEW MEXICO
4New mexico
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “New mexico” to its initials.
NM
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to T _ _ E _. Solving “Social gathering” first gives you its fourth letter.
TOWER
ALL PAID UP
6All paid up
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “NORTH___T”.
EVEN
WRECKED UTTERLY
7Wrecked utterly
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits D _ _ T _ _ Y _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Info object”.
DESTROYED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SHARPLY CRITICAL
8Sharply critical
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ N _ _ D. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
POINTED
tu-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “tu” gives the answer. First letter: R.
RF
OVER THE COUNTER
10Over the counter
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Over the counter” to its initials.
OTC
AFTER U
11After u
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after U.
V
INSIDE LAYER
12Inside layer
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. Check the fourth letter against “Having a stake”.
INNER
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “1/100 of a euro”.
NUTS
COUNTRY CODE FOR COSTA RICA
14Country code for costa rica
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
C _. Check the second letter against “Health worker”.
CR
CORE NATURE
15Core nature
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ E _ _ E. Solving “Not off” first gives you its fifth letter.
ESSENCE
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “NO__”.
SEED
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TURN
17Turn
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ _. “All paid up” crosses it at the third square.
MOVE
1/100 OF A EURO
181/100 of a euro
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. “Inside layer” crosses it at the third square.
CENT
NORTH___T
19NORTH___T
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“NORTH___T” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with W.
WES
HAVING A STAKE
20Having a stake
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with V; pattern V _ _ T _ _. “Family patriarch on the sopranos” crosses it at the fourth square.
VESTED
SOCIAL GATHERING
21Social gathering
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with E. “All paid up” crosses it at the fourth square.
EVENT
HEALTH WORKER
22Health worker
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ S _. Check the fourth letter against “Core nature”.
NURSE
_ETOUCH
23_ETOUCH
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “_ETOUCH” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
R
1/12 OF A FOOT
241/12 of a foot
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ _. “Core nature” crosses it at the third square.
INCH
INFO OBJECT
25Info object
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Info object”.
IO
NOT OFF
26Not off
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _. Solving “Core nature” first gives you its second letter.
ON
FAMILY PATRIARCH ON THE SOPRANOS
27Family patriarch on the sopranos
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. “1/12 of a foot” crosses it at the third square.
TONY
NO__
28NO__
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“NO__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
SE
HIGH DEF.
29High def.
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
HD
Crossword Challenge Level 1936 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1936 solved
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