Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1952 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1952 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 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; 4 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 “Providing”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Adept”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Providing”, 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.
PROVIDING
1Providing
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits S _ _ P _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Yellow”.
SUPPLYING
KINGDOM
2Kingdom
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Kingdom, nothing more.
K
negat-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “negat-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
IVE
LUMINOUS INTENSITY
4Luminous intensity
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LI
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 6 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. L _ _ K _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “___ OUT (BARELY MAKE)”.
LOCKER
IF NOT
6If not
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “Chicago standard time” first gives you its third letter.
ELSE
vali---ion
7Not dis
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“vali---ion”). What is left starts with D.
DAT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ADEPT
8Adept
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ L _ _ D. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
SKILLED
BETWEEN T AND V
9Between t and v
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Alphabet check: the single letter between T and V.
U
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: P _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
PIE
CU__AKE
11CU__AKE
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “CU__AKE” go in the grid. First one: P.
PC
FLOOD BARRIER
12Flood barrier
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
L _ _ E _. Solving “Spine-tingling: var.” first gives you its fourth letter.
LEVEE
YELLOW
13Yellow
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Yellow starts with the answer.
Y
LAZILY
14Lazily
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with I. Check the third letter against “Lowland”.
IDLY
NET ENERGY EXCHANGE
15Net energy exchange
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Net energy exchange”.
NEE
JUD__ENT
16JUD__ENT
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “JUD__ENT” go in the grid. First one: G.
GM
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ALTO VIOLIN
17Alto violin
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with V; pattern V _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against “If not”.
VIOLA
COOLER IN GLASSES
18Cooler in glasses
Row 3, col 3 · 3 letters · down
I _ _. The third square is also part of “Flood barrier”.
ICE
CHICAGO STANDARD TIME
19Chicago standard time
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CST
SPINE-TINGLING: VAR.
20Spine-tingling: var.
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Assembly”.
EERY
___ OUT (BARELY MAKE)
21___ OUT (BARELY MAKE)
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ OUT (BARELY MAKE)” starts with E.
EKE
LOWLAND
22Lowland
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
V _ _ _. “Lazily” crosses it at the third square.
VALE
HEAT-RESISTANT GLASS
23Heat-resistant glass
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ E _. Solving “Bitter beer” first gives you its fourth letter.
PYREX
POLARIS
24Polaris
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Polaris starts with the answer.
P
WITH A SURE HAND
25With a sure hand
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Bitter beer”.
ABLY
ASSEMBLY
26Assembly
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ A _. Solving “With a sure hand” first gives you its fourth letter.
ARRAY
DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL
27Digital elevation model
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Digital elevation model” to its initials.
DEM
BEST REGARDS
28Best regards
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Best regards”.
BR
M__IFESTO
29M__IFESTO
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
“M__IFESTO” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
AN
BITTER BEER
30Bitter beer
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. The third square is also part of “Heat-resistant glass”.
ALE
OFFICE
31Office
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Office, nothing more.
O
CAMEO STONE
32Cameo stone
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. The third square is also part of “With a sure hand”.
ONYX
Crossword Challenge Level 1952 Solved Grid
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