Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2015 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2015? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 8 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Icy land-mass”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Give a hand”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Icy land-mass”, 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.
ICY LAND-MASS
1Icy land-mass
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ A _ _ T _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
ANTARCTIC
-t
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “t” gives the answer. First letter: P.
POR
DELIVERY SERVICE
3Delivery service
Top row 3/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with P. Solving “Cry drop” first gives you its fourth letter.
POSTAL
ki-
4Line number
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “ki” gives the answer. First letter: L.
LN
GRADE OPTION
5Grade option
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Grade option”.
A
LOGIN ID
6Login id
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with U. Solving “Unit of measure” first gives you its third letter.
USER
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: D _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Unit of measure”.
DIG
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
GIVE A HAND
8Give a hand
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ L _ _ D. Its fifth letter is shared with “Grade option”.
APPLAUD
CLOCK'S TWELVE
9Clock's twelve
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Delivery service”.
NOON
TIP-RING-SLEEVE
10Tip-ring-sleeve
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Tip-ring-sleeve” to its initials.
TRS
ADJOINING
11Adjoining
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Adjoining.
A
AREA
12Area
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ L _. The fourth square is also part of “Juno" actress page”.
REALM
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Delivery service”.
CALL
THERMAL RESISTANCE
14Thermal resistance
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Thermal resistance”.
TR
SICKNESS
15Sickness
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits I _ _ N _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against “INNO___T”.
ILLNESS
CHANGE YOUR CONCEPT
16Change your concept
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
CYC
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SYSTEM INPUT
17System input
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “System input” to its initials.
SI
GLEN CANYON ___
18GLEN CANYON ___
Row 3, col 6 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “GLEN CANYON ___” starts with D.
DAM
UNIT OF MEASURE
19Unit of measure
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
DEG
"JUNO" ACTRESS PAGE
20"juno" actress page
Row 4, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ E _. “Economy class, for short” crosses it at the fourth square.
ELLEN
CRY DROP
21Cry drop
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. “GLEN CANYON ___” crosses it at the third square.
TEAR
BEFORE SUNRISE
22Before sunrise
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Sickness”.
EARLY
THICK
23Thick
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Fits D _ _ S _. Solving “Sickness” first gives you its fourth letter.
DENSE
ROMAN 500
24Roman 500
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Roman 500”.
D
LAWN WATERER
25Lawn waterer
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with H. “Sickness” crosses it at the third square.
HOSE
NOT SHE
26Not she
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: H _. The second square is also part of “Thick”.
HE
INNO___T
27INNO___T
Row 7, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “INNO___T” go in the grid. First one: C.
CEN
ECONOMY CLASS, FOR SHORT
28Economy class, for short
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. Solving “Lawn waterer” first gives you its third letter.
ECON
LOCAL CURRENCY
29Local currency
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Local currency” to its initials.
LC
ENGI___R
30ENGI___R
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“ENGI___R” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with N.
NEE
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