9 of the 30 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; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 4 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 “Animal stalking”, 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
AClues 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 _ _ R _ _ A _ _. The sixth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
HOURGLASS
IMPULSE
2Impulse
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with U. The third square is also part of “User guide”.
URGE
NORTH SOUTH
3North south
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “North south” to its initials.
NS
_WINE
4_WINE
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
“_WINE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with T.
T
IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA
5Iron deficiency anemia
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IDA
ANXIETY
6Anxiety
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with N. The fourth square is also part of “Versus”.
NERVES
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with G. “Versus” crosses it at the fourth square.
GRASS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ANIMAL STALKING
8Animal stalking
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with H. The fifth square is also part of “Iron deficiency anemia”.
HUNTING
sciss-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “sciss-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
ORS
USER GUIDE
10User guide
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “User guide” to its initials.
UG
BACK
11Back
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “____EMIC”.
REAR
GALLON
12Gallon
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Gallon.
G
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: L _ _ V _ _. Solving “Shown correct” first gives you its fourth letter.
LEAVES
TACKED ON
14Tacked on
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Shown correct”.
ADDED
SINGAPORE
15Singapore
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits S _. Check the second letter against “Fringe”.
SG
SKILL EFFICIENCY INDEX
16Skill efficiency index
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SEI
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
REMIN___
17REMIN___
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “REMIN___” go in the grid. First one: D.
DER
SHOWN CORRECT
18Shown correct
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ V _ _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
PROVED
MEDIC PREFIX
19Medic prefix
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Anxiety”.
PARA
____EMIC
20____EMIC
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
“____EMIC” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
ACAD
VERSUS
21Versus
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
V _. The second square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
VS
PRESS
22Press
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits M _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Cd part”.
MEDIA
ARRIVES
23Arrives
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Anxiety”.
COMES
FRINGE
24Fringe
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Solving “Singapore” first gives you its third letter.
EDGE
DIRECT CURRENT AMPLIFIER
25Direct current amplifier
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DCA
DAD
26Dad
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Dad.
D
I__AND
27I__AND
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
“I__AND” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
SL
CD PART
28Cd part
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “I__AND”.
DISC
IRONICAL
29Ironical
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Ironical, nothing more.
I
___ MORT (DISPIRITED)
30___ MORT (DISPIRITED)
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ MORT (DISPIRITED)”. Shape: A _ _.
ALA
Crossword Challenge Level 1937 Solved Grid
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