Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1982 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1982, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 12 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Samples”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Snake”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Samples”. 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.
SAMPLES
1Samples
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits S _ _ C _ _ E _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Macrame”.
SPECIMENS
CODE ISSUE
2Code issue
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ O _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Central part”.
ERROR
-ller
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-ller” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RO
AFTER O
4After o
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from O in the alphabet.
P
ECONOMIC VALUE ADDED
5Economic value added
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Economic value added”.
EVA
NATURAL WORLD
6Natural world
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits N _ _ U _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “J__ICIOUS”.
NATURE
BUY-SELL ACTIVITY
7Buy-sell activity
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ D _. “J__ICIOUS” crosses it at the fourth square.
TRADE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SNAKE
8Snake
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. Solving “Economic value added” first gives you its fifth letter.
SERPENT
ACE
9Ace
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: P _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
PRO
FIGHT__
10FIGHT__
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “FIGHT__” go in the grid. First one: E.
ER
CENTRAL PART
11Central part
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits C _ _ _. Solving “Before s” first gives you its third letter.
CORE
ha-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ha” gives the answer. First letter: I.
IR
MACRAME
13Macrame
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Macrame starts with the answer.
M
CALENDAR LISTING
14Calendar listing
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ N _. Check the fourth letter against “Rely on”.
EVENT
NOISE INTENSITY
15Noise intensity
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NI
uncle –
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“uncle -”). What is left starts with S.
SAM
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
VIBES ARE REAL
17Vibes are real
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
VAR
RELY ON
18Rely on
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ E _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Hereditary unit”.
DEPEND
FACTS
19Facts
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. Check the third letter against “Natural world”.
DATA
BEFORE S
20Before s
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter back from S in the alphabet.
R
J__ICIOUS
21J__ICIOUS
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “J__ICIOUS” go in the grid. First one: U.
UD
STORE HOURS WORD
22Store hours word
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with U. Its fourth letter is shared with “Health-focused eating”.
UNTIL
CHASTE
23Chaste
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits P _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Natural world”.
PURE
GAS ENGINE
24Gas engine
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Gas engine” to its initials.
GE
HEREDITARY UNIT
25Hereditary unit
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. “Store hours word” crosses it at the third square.
GENE
BY WAY OF
26By way of
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits V _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
VIA
HAD A MEAL
27Had a meal
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Fits A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “False claim”.
ATE
_BSURD
28_BSURD
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“_BSURD” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
A
EAST INDIAN
29East indian
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EI
HEALTH-FOCUSED EATING
30Health-focused eating
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “East indian”.
DIET
MEMBER
31Member
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Member starts with the answer.
M
FALSE CLAIM
32False claim
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with L. Its third letter is shared with “Had a meal”.
LIE
Crossword Challenge Level 1982 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1982 solved
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