Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1965 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1965, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 4 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; 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.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Elevate status”, 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
What is shown in the image? Shape: E _ _ T _ _ E _ _. “Recoil” crosses it at the sixth square.
EASTEREGG
TIME FOR SLEEP
2Time for sleep
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits N _ _ H _. Its fourth letter is shared with “NO ___ TRAFFIC”.
NIGHT
HIT RATE
3Hit rate
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
HR
ACTIVATION
4Activation
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Activation starts with the answer.
A
gui--- pig
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “gui--- pig”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
NEA
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with C. Check the fourth letter against “__CKTIE”.
CLINIC
POMPEO OF "GREY'S ANATOMY"
7Pompeo of "grey's anatomy"
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
E _ _ E _. “__CKTIE” crosses it at the fourth square.
ELLEN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ELEVATE STATUS
8Elevate status
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ A _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
ENHANCE
THING YOU BREATHE
9Thing you breathe
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with A. The third square is also part of “Hit rate”.
AIR
SINGAPORE
10Singapore
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with S. “Time for sleep” crosses it at the second square.
SG
"NO ___ TRAFFIC"
11"NO ___ TRAFFIC"
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “NO ___ TRAFFIC”? It fits T _ _ _.
THRU
ENERGY TRANSFER
12Energy transfer
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
ET
RECOIL
13Recoil
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Recoil, nothing more.
R
BORDERS
14Borders
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Below the surface”.
EDGES
GAME CONSOLE
15Game console
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Game console”.
GC
JOKE
16Joke
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: G _ _. Check the third letter against “Gas”.
GAG
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ADDITION OF SORTS
17Addition of sorts
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. “Pompeo of "grey's anatomy” crosses it at the third square.
ELL
BELOW THE SURFACE
18Below the surface
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: B _ _ I _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Catchall: abbr.”.
BURIED
RELEASE MONEY
19Release money
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: B _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
BAIL
BA_
20BA_
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “BA_” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
R
__CKTIE
21__CKTIE
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “__CKTIE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with N.
NE
VALUABLE RESOURCE
22Valuable resource
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Consider”.
ASSET
WET WEATHER
23Wet weather
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
RAIN
MILLIGRAM
24Milligram
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Begins with M. Check the second letter against “Borders”.
MG
CATCHALL: ABBR.
25Catchall: abbr.
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits M _ _ _. “Valuable resource” crosses it at the third square.
MISC
DIRECT CURRENT AMPLIFIER
26Direct current amplifier
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
DCA
macr-
27French soul
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “macr” gives the answer. First letter: A.
AME
AMENITY
28Amenity
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Amenity.
A
P__KABOO
29P__KABOO
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “P__KABOO” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
EE
CONSIDER
30Consider
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. The third square is also part of “P__KABOO”.
DEEM
GAS
31Gas
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Gas.
G
___ TIME (GOLF COURSE SLOT)
32___ TIME (GOLF COURSE SLOT)
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ TIME (GOLF COURSE SLOT)”? It fits T _ _.
TEE
Crossword Challenge Level 1965 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1965 solved
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