Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1985 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1985 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
11 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks 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; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Trip schedule”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Slight idea”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Trip schedule”. 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.
TRIP SCHEDULE
1Trip schedule
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with I. Its sixth letter is shared with “After q”.
ITINERARY
NEW RELEASE
2New release
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “New release”.
NR
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: K _ _ O _ _ A _. Check the fifth letter against “Easter decoration”.
KILOGRAM
CARGO WEIGHT
4Cargo weight
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Backslide”.
LOAD
AFTER H
5After h
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to H; the answer is its next letter.
I
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with N. Its third letter is shared with “Backslide”.
NOSE
GO ENJOY EVERYTHING
7Go enjoy everything
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
GEE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SLIGHT IDEA
8Slight idea
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with I. Its fifth letter is shared with “After h”.
INKLING
GROUP OF THREE
9Group of three
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
TRIO
ICECAP
10Icecap
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Icecap.
I
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 6 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. N _ _ D _ _. Solving “Cargo weight” first gives you its fourth letter.
NOODLE
EASTER DECORATION
12Easter decoration
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits E _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
EGG
AFTER Q
13 after q
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
COLLEGE ATHLETE
14College athlete
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ T _ _ R. Solving “Inactive pill, maybe” first gives you its fifth letter.
AMATEUR
d---mer
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“d---mer”). What is left starts with R.
RUM
YARD SYMBOL
16Yard symbol
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: Y _. The second square is also part of “Dirt after rain”.
YD
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
MISTLET__
17MISTLET__
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “MISTLET__” go in the grid. First one: O.
OE
INACTIVE PILL, MAYBE
18Inactive pill, maybe
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
P _ _ C _ _ O. The fifth square is also part of “College athlete”.
PLACEBO
BACKSLIDE
19Backslide
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits L _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
LAPSE
OLD GUARD
20Old guard
Row 4, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Old guard” to its initials.
OG
BOBBLE
21Bobble
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ O _. Solving “Dude!” first gives you its fourth letter.
ERROR
AMPERE
22Ampere
Row 6, col 5 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Ampere.
A
AIR TRAFFIC
23Air traffic
Row 6, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AT
EAT
24Eat
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Eat.
E
COIN WITH 12 STARS ON IT
25Coin with 12 stars on it
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Dude!”.
EURO
FAST DRIVER
26Fast driver
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits R _ _ E _. “Coin with 12 stars on it” crosses it at the fourth square.
RACER
DIRT AFTER RAIN
27Dirt after rain
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with M. Solving “Yard symbol” first gives you its third letter.
MUD
"DUDE!"
28"dude!"
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits B _ _. The third square is also part of “Bobble”.
BRO
PLANET
29Planet
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Planet.
P
NOT AFFLUENT
30Not affluent
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Coin with 12 stars on it”.
POOR
Crossword Challenge Level 1985 Solved Grid
Hide the letters to check your own board against the empty grid.
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Puzzle 1985 solved
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