Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2028 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2028? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 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 “Social groups”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Conducts polls”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Social groups”, 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.
SOCIAL GROUPS
1Social groups
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ I _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “NEW YORK _____”.
SOCIETIES
SINGLE ENTITY
2Single entity
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
UNIT
AFTER Q
3 after q
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to Q; the answer is its next letter.
R
VIEWPORT WIDTH
4Viewport width
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Viewport width” to its initials.
VW
"PLEASE, HAVE SOME!"
5"please, have some!"
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “4:00 english drink”.
EAT
GIVE WAY
6Give way
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with Y. Solving “A__IGHT” first gives you its fourth letter.
YIELD
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. S _ _ _. “4:00 english drink” crosses it at the third square.
STAR
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CONDUCTS POLLS
8Conducts polls
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ V _ _ S. “Please, have some!” crosses it at the fifth square.
SURVEYS
NOT UNDER
9Not under
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
O _. The second square is also part of “Single entity”.
ON
-adel
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-adel”). What is left starts with C.
CIT
ANY OBJECT
11Any object
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits I _ _ _. Solving “School period” first gives you its third letter.
ITEM
BETWEEN D AND F
12Between d and f
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The letter that sits between D and F.
E
NEW YORK _____
13NEW YORK _____
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Complete the phrase “NEW YORK _____”. Shape: T _ _ E _.
TIMES
muff-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“muff-”). What is left starts with I.
IN
ABBR. AFTER A COMMA
15Abbr. after a comma
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with E. Solving “Closed circuit” first gives you its third letter.
ETC
SOCIAL GROUP
16Social group
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. Its fifth letter is shared with “Stage whisper”.
SOCIETY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HOLD ON
17Hold on
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Give way”.
WAIT
SCHOOL PERIOD
18School period
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Peruse text”.
TERM
4:00 ENGLISH DRINK
194:00 english drink
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with T. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
TEA
GET TOGETHER
20Get together
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “NEW YORK _____”.
MEET
A__IGHT
21A__IGHT
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“A__IGHT” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with L.
LR
STAGE WHISPER
22Stage whisper
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
A _ _ D _. The fourth square is also part of “CONFI___T”.
ASIDE
PERUSE TEXT
23Peruse text
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Stage whisper”.
READ
ABSORBED BY
24Absorbed by
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ _. Solving “Abbr. after a comma” first gives you its third letter.
INTO
NOT ALLOW
25Not allow
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Begins with D. Solving “CONFI___T” first gives you its third letter.
DENY
ROMAN NUMERAL 500
26Roman numeral 500
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Roman numeral 500”.
D
YOGA BASE
27Yoga base
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: M _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Social group”.
MAT
USE A STOP CLOCK ON
28Use a stop clock on
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. “Yoga base” crosses it at the third square.
TIME
CLOSED CIRCUIT
29Closed circuit
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Closed circuit”.
CC
CONFI___T
30CONFI___T
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “CONFI___T”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with D.
DAN
IBID
31Ibid
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Ibid, nothing more.
I
Crossword Challenge Level 2028 Solved Grid
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