Crossword Challenge Puzzle 27 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 27 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 9 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; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Extra amount”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ T _ _ G _ _. “Prone to scratch” crosses it at the sixth square.
SPOTLIGHT
t---ip
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “t---ip” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with U.
URN
DICE ACTION
3Dice action
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Just”.
ROLL
AFTER O
4 after o
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from O in the alphabet.
P
koa-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “koa” gives the answer. First letter: L.
LA
SEAT GUIDE
6Seat guide
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
U _ _ E _. “Moving day sticker” crosses it at the fourth square.
USHER
SEAFOOD CATEGORY
7Seafood category
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits S _ _ L _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Fan”.
SHELLFISH
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
EXTRA AMOUNT
8Extra amount
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ P _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
SURPLUS
SHORT FOR PROFESSIONAL
9Short for professional
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: P _ _. The third square is also part of “Dice action”.
PRO
JUST
10Just
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits O _ _ _. Solving “Dice action” first gives you its third letter.
ONLY
TALK
11Talk
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Talk.
T
LOCAL SERVER
12Local server
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Local server” to its initials.
LS
PRONE TO SCRATCH
13Prone to scratch
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
I _ _ H _. Check the fourth letter against “Luxury boat”.
ITCHY
SAND
14Sand
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with G. Solving “Mention as example” first gives you its third letter.
GRIT
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits H _ _. “Mention as example” crosses it at the third square.
HAT
12TH
1612th
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
T _ _ L _ _ H. Its fifth letter is shared with “Disk format”.
TWELFTH
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FIREPLACE POWDER
17Fireplace powder
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with A. The third square is also part of “Seafood category”.
ASH
LUXURY BOAT
18Luxury boat
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Y _ _ H _. Solving “Prone to scratch” first gives you its fourth letter.
YACHT
MALE PRONOUN
19Male pronoun
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
H _. The second square is also part of “Seafood category”.
HE
SELL'S OPPOSITE
20Sell's opposite
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shape: B _ _. Solving “Prone to scratch” first gives you its third letter.
BUY
MOVING DAY STICKER
21Moving day sticker
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits L _ _ E _. “Seat guide” crosses it at the fourth square.
LABEL
DRINKING TUBE
22Drinking tube
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ A _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
STRAW
HAIR SPIRAL
23Hair spiral
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Seat guide”.
CURL
MENTION AS EXAMPLE
24Mention as example
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
C _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
CITE
FAN
25Fan
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Fan, nothing more.
F
FUR___URE
26FUR___URE
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “FUR___URE” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
NIT
NET INCOME
27Net income
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Net income” to its initials.
NI
DISK FORMAT
28Disk format
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
DF
PARA___E
29PARA___E
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “PARA___E” go in the grid. First one: D.
DIS
LABOR
30Labor
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Labor, nothing more.
L
Crossword Challenge Level 27 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 27 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 27 with us. Puzzle 28 is next, with 30 clues on a 8×10 board.