Crossword Challenge Puzzle 195 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 195, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Qualified”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits C _ _ E _ _ M _ _. Solving “Onward” first gives you its sixth letter.
CAMERAMAN
gar-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “gar-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
AGE
VERSE WRITER
3Verse writer
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Gather together”.
POET
ACT
4Act
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Act, nothing more.
A
BLUE-TOOTH
5Blue-tooth
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
BT
RENT
6Rent
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with L. The fourth square is also part of “This and this”.
LEASE
TOO MUCH
7Too much
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ E _ _ I _ _. Solving “Ship” first gives you its sixth letter.
EXCESSIVE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
QUALIFIED
8Qualified
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits C _ _ A _ _ E. “Blue-tooth” crosses it at the fifth square.
CAPABLE
"A LONG TIME ___"
9"A LONG TIME ___"
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “A LONG TIME ___”. Shape: A _ _.
AGO
GATHER TOGETHER
10Gather together
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Verse writer”.
MEET
EAST
11East
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
East starts with the answer.
E
REMOTE CONTROL
12Remote control
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RC
ONWARD
13Onward
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. The fourth square is also part of “Be gracious to”.
ALONG
TARGET'S CENTER
14Target's center
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
M _ _ _. “Mining product” crosses it at the third square.
MARK
-na
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “-na”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
ARE
NORTH KOREA
16North korea
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NK
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CON___T
17CON___T
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “CON___T” and enter only the missing part, starting with T.
TEX
BE GRACIOUS TO
18Be gracious to
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
T _ _ N _. “Onward” crosses it at the fourth square.
THANK
ATLANTIC CITY
19Atlantic city
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AC
OMELET NEED
20Omelet need
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Onward”.
EGG
THIS AND THIS
21This and this
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with T. Check the fourth letter against “Rent”.
THESE
_____ KENT SUPERMAN
22_____ KENT SUPERMAN
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
The missing word in “_____ KENT SUPERMAN” starts with C.
CLARK
EONS
23Eons
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with “Rent”.
AGES
MINING PRODUCT
24Mining product
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · down
O _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
ORE
SHIP
25Ship
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Ship.
S
FEMALE CHICKEN
26Female chicken
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _. Check the third letter against “Dna element”.
HEN
SHORT HELLO
27Short hello
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _. The second square is also part of “Too much”.
HI
STO__
28STO__
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “STO__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with R.
RE
FIRE UP
29Fire up
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. Solving “Too much” first gives you its third letter.
REV
GOLF
30Golf
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Golf, nothing more.
G
DNA ELEMENT
31Dna element
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: G _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Female chicken”.
GENE
Crossword Challenge Level 195 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 195 solved
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