Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1991 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1991 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 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; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 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 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 “Sparkle briefly”, 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
Look at the picture and fit it to T _ _ E _ _ O _ _. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
TOTEMPOLE
BATTLE
2Battle
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
W _ _. Check the third letter against “Walked”.
WAR
PRONE TO SARCASM
3Prone to sarcasm
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ N _ _ A _. Its fifth letter is shared with “Half”.
IRONICAL
NORTH DIRECTION
4North direction
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “North direction”.
N
KEY YIELD
5Key yield
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
KY
-se
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “-se”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LEA
IT'S RIGHT ON THE MAP
7It's right on the map
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. Solving “Airspeed” first gives you its third letter.
EAST
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SPARKLE BRIEFLY
8Sparkle briefly
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with T. The fifth square is also part of “Key yield”.
TWINKLE
BLADE IN SPORTS
9Blade in sports
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
O _ _. Check the third letter against “Prone to sarcasm”.
OAR
WALKED
10Walked
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. The third square is also part of “Prone to sarcasm”.
TROD
BETWEEN D AND F
11Between d and f
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The letter that sits between D and F.
E
HALF
12Half
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ E _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “To pass away”.
MOIETY
com---tor
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “com---tor” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with P.
PAC
ALL RIGHT
14All right
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Prone to sarcasm”.
OKAY
AFTER K
15After k
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from K in the alphabet.
L
-gplant
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-gplant” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EG
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
YIELD ENERGY ARMOR
17Yield energy armor
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
YEA
TO PASS AWAY
18To pass away
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · down
D _ _. The third square is also part of “Half”.
DIE
AIRSPEED
19Airspeed
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
A _. Check the second letter against “It's right on the map”.
AS
PARENT-TEACHER ASSOC
20Parent-teacher assoc
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
PTA
CHILL IN THE AIR
21Chill in the air
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Fits N _ _. Solving “Parent-teacher assoc” first gives you its third letter.
NIP
ACORN PRODUCER
22Acorn producer
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits O _ _. Solving “All right” first gives you its third letter.
OAK
TURN
23Turn
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Turn.
T
ALPINE CALL
24Alpine call
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: Y _ _ E _. “Defame” crosses it at the fourth square.
YODEL
SMOOTHIE GREEN
25Smoothie green
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: K _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Defame”.
KALE
SWELL
26Swell
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Smoothie green”.
AOK
TINY BARK
27Tiny bark
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Begins with Y. “Barber's emblem” crosses it at the third square.
YIP
MON__Y
28MON__Y
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “MON__Y” and enter only the missing part, starting with D.
DA
BODY ODOR
29Body odor
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Body odor”.
BO
DEFAME
30Defame
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with L. Check the fourth letter against “Alpine call”.
LIBEL
GAZETTE
31Gazette
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Gazette, nothing more.
G
BARBER'S EMBLEM
32Barber's emblem
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. “Alpine call” crosses it at the third square.
POLE
Crossword Challenge Level 1991 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1991 solved
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