Crossword Challenge Puzzle 38 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 38 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
10 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 3 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 “Book steward”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 38: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Book steward”. 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.
BOOK STEWARD
1Book steward
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with L. Its sixth letter is shared with “Recovery center”.
LIBRARIAN
OBEY
2Obey
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Obey, nothing more.
O
-berry
33
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-berry” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with B.
BAY
-eigh
44
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-eigh”). What is left starts with S.
SL
NEAT
5Neat
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Last month”.
TIDY
IN EACH CASE
6In each case
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ R _. Check the fourth letter against “Meat on pita”.
EVERY
MAKE PEACE
7Make peace
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with R. The sixth square is also part of “Third letter”.
RECONCILE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
88
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: L _ _ S _ _ R. The fifth square is also part of “Neat”.
LOBSTER
IMITATE
9Imitate
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Imitate.
I
HARBOR AREA
10Harbor area
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
BAY
ROAD ABBR.
11Road abbr.
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
R _. The second square is also part of “Hostile situation”.
RD
STATE FIRMLY
12State firmly
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. “B__IND” crosses it at the third square.
AVER
RECOVERY CENTER
13Recovery center
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ A _. “Diploma holder abbr.” crosses it at the fourth square.
REHAB
th--ty
1414
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “thty” gives the answer. First letter: I.
IR
NILE SNAKE
15Nile snake
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. “Personal computer” crosses it at the third square.
ASP
1616
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with N. “Sugar source” crosses it at the fifth square.
NECKTIE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NOT DEAD
17Not dead
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ V _. Its fourth letter is shared with “In each case”.
ALIVE
HOSTILE SITUATION
18Hostile situation
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Fits A _ _ E _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
ADVERSE
LAST MONTH
19Last month
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
D _ _. Solving “Make peace” first gives you its third letter.
DEC
DIPLOMA HOLDER ABBR.
20Diploma holder abbr.
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Recovery center”.
GRAD
MEAT ON PITA
21Meat on pita
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits G _ _ _. “In each case” crosses it at the third square.
GYRO
B__IND
22B__IND
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “B__IND” go in the grid. First one: E.
EH
YES/NO
23Yes/no
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
YN
SUGAR SOURCE
24Sugar source
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with B. Check the third letter against “Thin fish”.
BEET
THIRD LETTER
25Third letter
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Third letter”.
C
FLORAL RING
26Floral ring
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
L _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
LEI
BAGEL SHOP
27Bagel shop
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Floral ring”.
DELI
PERSONAL COMPUTER
28Personal computer
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Personal computer”.
PC
THIN FISH
29Thin fish
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. The third square is also part of “Make peace”.
EEL
KNOW
30Know
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Know, nothing more.
K
Crossword Challenge Level 38 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 38 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 38 with us. Puzzle 39 is next, with 30 clues on a 8×10 board.