Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1966 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1966, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 8 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 6 clues are fill-ins, and 5 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 “Colored”, 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
Look at the picture and fit it to P _ _ L _ _ B _ _. “Displease” crosses it at the sixth square.
POOLTABLE
-itor
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-itor” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
AUD
A MAGNET ATTRACTS IT
3A magnet attracts it
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
I _ _ _. “Ammonia has a strong one” crosses it at the third square.
IRON
BETWEEN M AND O
4Between m and o
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Alphabet check: the single letter between M and O.
N
S__IRCASE
5S__IRCASE
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “S__IRCASE” and enter only the missing part, starting with T.
TA
ARRIVE ON THE SCENE
6Arrive on the scene
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Fictional book”.
ENTER
DAY-TO-DAY
7Day-to-day
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
D _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against “Fictional book”.
DAILY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
COLORED
8Colored
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
P _ _ N _ _ D. Check the fifth letter against “S__IRCASE”.
PAINTED
"___ MUTUAL FRIEND"
9"___ MUTUAL FRIEND"
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ MUTUAL FRIEND”? It fits O _ _.
OUR
AMMONIA HAS A STRONG ONE
10Ammonia has a strong one
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. “A magnet attracts it” crosses it at the third square.
ODOR
BASI_ICA
11BASI_ICA
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “BASI_ICA” and enter only the missing part, starting with L.
L
-be
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-be” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with T.
TU
DISPLEASE
13Displease
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. The fourth square is also part of “Capital of italy”.
ANGER
LIFE STORY
14Life story
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
B _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Departed”.
BIO
NOT SHORT
15Not short
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with L. Check the third letter against “Departed”.
LONG
FOES
16Foes
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
E _ _ M _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “ANALYT_C”.
ENEMIES
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NIRV___
17NIRV___
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “NIRV___” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
ANA
CAPITAL OF ITALY
18Capital of italy
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
R _ _ _. “Queen of scots” crosses it at the third square.
ROME
TITANIUM SYMBOL
19Titanium symbol
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
T _. Its second letter is shared with “Day-to-day”.
TI
DIFFER
20Differ
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with V. Check the third letter against “Displease”.
VARY
FICTIONAL BOOK
21Fictional book
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Arrive on the scene”.
NOVEL
MARRIAGE BOND
22Marriage bond
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
U _ _ O _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not short”.
UNION
QUEEN OF SCOTS
23Queen of scots
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with M. Check the third letter against “Arrive on the scene”.
MARY
DEPARTED
24Departed
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
G _ _ _. “Not short” crosses it at the third square.
GONE
au---nce
25Fade out
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “au---nce” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with D.
DIE
SAME DAY SLEEP
26Same day sleep
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Same day sleep” to its initials.
SDS
YOU DON'T SAY
27You don't say
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
YDS
GOOD MORNING
28Good morning
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Good morning” to its initials.
GM
SEAS__E
29SEAS__E
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “SEAS__E”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
ID
ANALYT_C
30ANALYT_C
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
“ANALYT_C” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
I
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