Crossword Challenge Puzzle 26 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 26 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Vital”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Against the law”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Vital”. 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.
VITAL
1Vital
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ O _ _ A _ _. Solving “After s” first gives you its sixth letter.
IMPORTANT
TO GO OUT
2To go out
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits L _ _ V _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Olympic venue”.
LEAVE
LEGAL SYSTEM
3Legal system
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
L _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Animal foot”.
LAW
4Alien from space
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Use the text “ALIEN FROM SPACE” if the picture is unclear. First letter E.
ET
MUSICAL NOTE
5Musical note
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Musical note”.
G
6Smallest particle
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Picture plus words: “SMALLEST PARTICLE”. The answer opens with A.
ATOM
PART OF A RACE
7Part of a race
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits L _ _. “Peak position” crosses it at the third square.
LAP
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
AGAINST THE LAW
8Against the law
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ E _ _ L. “Musical note” crosses it at the fifth square.
ILLEGAL
9Animal protein
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Use the text “ANIMAL PROTEIN” if the picture is unclear. First letter M.
MEAT
10Animal foot
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “ANIMAL FOOT” point to the same word. It begins with P.
PAW
OLYMPIC VENUE
11Olympic venue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Olympic venue” to its initials.
OV
CALM DOWN
12Calm down
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ A _. “Desert plant” crosses it at the fourth square.
RELAX
AFTER S
13After s
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to S; the answer is its next letter.
T
SISTER OF PARENT
14Sister of parent
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with “Fabric fluff”.
AUNT
NOT ARTIFICIAL
15Not artificial
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with N. Its fifth letter is shared with “Russia”.
NATURAL
TOO LONG
16Too long
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TEACHING ASSISTANT
17Teaching assistant
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TA
YELLOW CAB
18Yellow cab
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Calm down”.
TAXI
PEAK POSITION
19Peak position
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with T. Solving “Part of a race” first gives you its third letter.
TOP
DESERT PLANT
20Desert plant
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits C _ _ T _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Sister of parent”.
CACTUS
CAMERA
21Camera
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
C _ _. Check the third letter against “Smallest particle”.
CAM
FABRIC FLUFF
22Fabric fluff
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits L _ _ _. Solving “Sister of parent” first gives you its third letter.
LINT
QUICK
23Quick
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. Solving “Not artificial” first gives you its fourth letter.
AGILE
GRADE OPTION
24Grade option
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Grade option”.
A
CLOSE BY
25Close by
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. Solving “Not artificial” first gives you its third letter.
NEAR
CAKE TOPPING
26Cake topping
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
I _ _ N _. Check the fourth letter against “Close by”.
ICING
UNITED AIRLINES
27United airlines
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: U _ _. Solving “Too long” first gives you its third letter.
UAL
__GHTY
28__GHTY
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “__GHTY” go in the grid. First one: E.
EI
RUSSIA
29Russia
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
R _. “Okay!” crosses it at the second square.
RU
"OKAY!"
30"okay!"
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Solving “Close by” first gives you its third letter.
SURE
Crossword Challenge Level 26 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 26 solved
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