Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2004 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2004 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.
13 of the 32 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; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Smooth white stone”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Cordial”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Smooth white stone”, 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.
SMOOTH WHITE STONE
1Smooth white stone
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits A _ _ B _ _ T _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Hit with force”.
ALABASTER
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits F _ _. The third square is also part of “Consent”.
FOG
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. F _ _ E _ _ S _. Its fifth letter is shared with “Mountain climber's climb”.
FORECAST
HIGH GRADE
4High grade
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “High grade”.
A
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to B _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Consent”.
BEE
LEFT RIGHT
6Left right
Top row 6/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Left right”.
LR
ALL'S PARTNER
7All's partner
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Corolla”.
EACH
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CORDIAL
8Cordial
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ A _ _ E. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
AFFABLE
SA___N
9SA___N
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
“SA___N” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with L.
LOO
CONSENT
10Consent
Left column 3/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving “Chosen” first gives you its fourth letter.
AGREE
BEFORE C
11Before c
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to C; the answer is its previous letter.
B
MOUNTAIN CLIMBER'S CLIMB
12Mountain climber's climb
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
A _ _ E _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Chosen”.
ASCENT
HIT WITH FORCE
13Hit with force
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with S. The fourth square is also part of “Chosen”.
SMACK
MIDTERM, E.G.
14Midterm, e.g.
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
TEST
ABSORB, AS A COST
15Absorb, as a cost
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
EAT
che--y
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “chey” gives the answer. First letter: R.
RR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BASEBALL STAT
17Baseball stat
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. “All's partner” crosses it at the third square.
ERA
CHOSEN
18Chosen
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ C _. The fourth square is also part of “Hit with force”.
ELECT
COROLLA
19Corolla
Row 4, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Corolla starts with the answer.
C
GRAN TURISMO
20Gran turismo
Row 4, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
GT
D__IVER
21D__IVER
Row 5, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “D__IVER” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
EL
SLANDER
22Slander
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. The fourth square is also part of “Absorb, as a cost”.
SMEAR
GENERAL HOSPITAL
23General hospital
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “General hospital” to its initials.
GH
NORTH KOREA
24North korea
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “North korea” to its initials.
NK
A LITTLE OFF
25A little off
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Pub or tavern”.
AWRY
_RRIVE
26_RRIVE
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“_RRIVE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
A
ANIMAL'S MOUTH
27Animal's mouth
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Like wet grass”.
MAW
MICRO WAVE
28Micro wave
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Micro wave”.
MW
TO OCCUR
29To occur
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Begins with B. Its second letter is shared with “Like wet grass”.
BE
PUB OR TAVERN
30Pub or tavern
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: B _ _. The third square is also part of “A little off”.
BAR
VITAMIN __
31VITAMIN __
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Which word finishes “VITAMIN __”? It fits D.
D
LIKE WET GRASS
32Like wet grass
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
D _ _ _. Solving “Animal's mouth” first gives you its third letter.
DEWY
Crossword Challenge Level 2004 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2004 solved
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