Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1964 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1964, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 5 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 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 “Center-focused”, 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. C _ _ T _ _ I _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
COSTARICA
ALL'S PARTNER
2All's partner
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Smart choice habit”.
EACH
ABBR. FOR NORTH
3Abbr. for north
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Abbr. for north”.
N
TRACKING NUMBER
4Tracking number
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Tracking number”.
TN
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits R _ _. The third square is also part of “Medical school student”.
RAM
CONCERN
6Concern
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ U _. The fourth square is also part of “C__TLEFISH”.
ISSUE
THROW
7Throw
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Medical school student”.
CAST
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CENTER-FOCUSED
8Center-focused
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
C _ _ T _ _ C. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
CENTRIC
-th
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-th”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
OA
SMART CHOICE HABIT
10Smart choice habit
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Smart choice habit”.
SCH
NOT US
11Not us
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. The third square is also part of “Kept in hand”.
THEM
B_CKUP
12B_CKUP
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “B_CKUP” go in the grid. First one: A.
A
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with R. Its fourth letter is shared with “Postal delivery”.
RADIO
ION CURRENT
14Ion current
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
IC
-adel
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “adel” gives the answer. First letter: C.
CIT
HOUSE NUMBER AND STREET
16House number and street
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits A _ _ R _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against “Clamor”.
ADDRESS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ROCKET ORG.
17Rocket org.
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Concern”.
NASA
KEPT IN HAND
18Kept in hand
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Road division”.
HELD
MEDICAL SCHOOL STUDENT
19Medical school student
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Medical school student” to its initials.
MSS
POSTAL DELIVERY
20Postal delivery
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
M _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
MAIL
C__TLEFISH
21C__TLEFISH
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“C__TLEFISH” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with U.
UT
CLAMOR
22Clamor
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
N _ _ S _. “Get comfy” crosses it at the fourth square.
NOISE
ROAD DIVISION
23Road division
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Clamor”.
LANE
___ REFLUX
24___ REFLUX
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ REFLUX”? It fits A _ _ _.
ACID
"SMOKE _____ IN YOUR EYES"
25"SMOKE _____ IN YOUR EYES"
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
The missing word in “SMOKE _____ IN YOUR EYES” starts with G.
GETS
GOLD
26Gold
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Gold.
G
AD___OR
27AD___OR
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
“AD___OR” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with V.
VIS
NOT TAPED
28Not taped
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. “AD___OR” crosses it at the third square.
LIVE
TOUCH DOWN
29Touch down
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Touch down” to its initials.
TD
"GET COMFY"
30"get comfy"
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “SMOKE _____ IN YOUR EYES”.
SIT
RUSTLE
31Rustle
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Rustle, nothing more.
R
Crossword Challenge Level 1964 Solved Grid
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