Crossword Challenge Puzzle 34 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 34? All 29 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 29 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 34: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Best in sport”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
11
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to A _ _ R _ _ A _ _. Solving “Not e'en once” first gives you its sixth letter.
ASTRONAUT
LIMITED EDITION
2Limited edition
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Limited edition” to its initials.
LE
choco---e
33
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “choco---e”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LAT
AFTER R
4After r
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from R in the alphabet.
S
ANIMAL TRAINER
5Animal trainer
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with T. Its fourth letter is shared with “Wasp's home”.
TAMER
66
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to A _ _ _. Solving “New york newspaper” first gives you its third letter.
AXES
SELF-CONTROL
7Self-control
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ T _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of “B__CH”.
RESTRAINT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BEST IN SPORT
8Best in sport
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with A. Its fifth letter is shared with “Animal trainer”.
ALLSTAR
99
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
SEA
TIME
10Time
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Time, nothing more.
T
RIGHT SIDE
11Right side
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Right side”.
RS
DIFFERENT OPTION
12Different option
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with O. The fourth square is also part of “In a sluggish way”.
OTHER
NOT E'EN ONCE
13Not e'en once
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ _. “Element #2” crosses it at the third square.
NEER
bo--d
1414
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “bod” gives the answer. First letter: A.
AR
NOT HYGIENIC
15Not hygienic
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
U _ _ L _ _ N. “Atomic energy” crosses it at the fifth square.
UNCLEAN
LOYALIST
16Loyalist
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. Solving “Costa rica” first gives you its third letter.
TORY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CUT
17Cut
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. The third square is also part of “Self-control”.
AXE
IN A SLUGGISH WAY
18In a sluggish way
Row 3, col 5 · 7 letters · down
Fits I _ _ R _ _ Y. “Yellow cab” crosses it at the fifth square.
INERTLY
NEW YORK NEWSPAPER
19New york newspaper
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with T. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
TIMES
CHAFING DISH FUEL
20Chafing dish fuel
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
S _ _ R _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
STERNO
WASP'S HOME
21Wasp's home
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
NEST
ELEMENT #2
22Element #2
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
H _. The second square is also part of “Not e'en once”.
HE
ROAD
23Road
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Road.
R
ACADEMIC TEST
24Academic test
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. “Not hygienic” crosses it at the third square.
EXAM
B__CH
25B__CH
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “B__CH”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
EA
ATOMIC ENERGY
26Atomic energy
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Atomic energy” to its initials.
AE
YELLOW CAB
27Yellow cab
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. Check the third letter against “Academic test”.
TAXI
COSTA RICA
28Costa rica
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Costa rica” to its initials.
CR
MONTANA
29Montana
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: M _. Solving “Self-control” first gives you its second letter.
MT
Crossword Challenge Level 34 Solved Grid
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