Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1954 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1954? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants 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 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 “Rule out”, 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
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
Name the object in the picture. E _ _ L _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Female sibling”.
EXPLOSIVE
ROMAN 13
2Roman 13
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits X _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
XIII
CULINARY INSTITUTE
3Culinary institute
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CI
AFTER K
4After k
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after K.
L
BIG ___ (PRAISE, SLANGILY)
5BIG ___ (PRAISE, SLANGILY)
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “BIG ___ (PRAISE, SLANGILY)”. Shape: U _ _.
UPS
MORE PROFOUND
6More profound
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits D _ _ P _ _. Solving “PA__RWORK” first gives you its fourth letter.
DEEPER
FINISHED
7Finished
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ E _. “PA__RWORK” crosses it at the fourth square.
ENDED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
RULE OUT
8Rule out
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ L _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “BIG ___ (PRAISE, SLANGILY)”.
EXCLUDE
ROMAN 12
9Roman 12
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
X _ _. Check the third letter against “Culinary institute”.
XII
-nch
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-nch”). What is left starts with P.
PI
LEGAL CLAIM
11Legal claim
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits L _ _ _. Solving “Direction of the sunrise” first gives you its third letter.
LIEN
CIRCLE-SHAPED LETTER
12Circle-shaped letter
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Circle-shaped letter”.
O
FEMALE SIBLING
13Female sibling
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ T _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Together”.
SISTER
BURY
14Bury
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. “Together” crosses it at the fourth square.
INTER
VERSUS
15Versus
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
V _. Check the second letter against “Split second abbr.”.
VS
PLAN___RY
16PLAN___RY
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
“PLAN___RY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
ETA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
WRITING TOOL
17Writing tool
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
P _ _. Solving “Finished” first gives you its third letter.
PEN
TOGETHER
18Together
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
U _ _ T _ _. Solving “Female sibling” first gives you its fourth letter.
UNITED
PRE-OWNED
19Pre-owned
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with U. Its third letter is shared with “More profound”.
USED
DIRECTION OF THE SUNRISE
20Direction of the sunrise
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Female sibling”.
EAST
PA__RWORK
21PA__RWORK
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“PA__RWORK” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with P.
PE
DESERVE
22Deserve
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
M _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Food course”.
MERIT
FOCUSED
23Focused
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “More profound”.
AIMED
SPLIT SECOND ABBR.
24Split second abbr.
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Versus”.
INST
-tdown
25MOO ___ BEEF
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-tdown”). What is left starts with S.
SHU
AFTER R
26 after r
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from R in the alphabet.
S
MIMO__
27MIMO__
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
“MIMO__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
SA
FOOD COURSE
28Food course
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits D _ _ _. “MIMO__” crosses it at the third square.
DISH
ACT
29Act
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Act, nothing more.
A
TIME ALLOCATION UNIT
30Time allocation unit
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TAU
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