Crossword Challenge Puzzle 4 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 26 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 4, a 7×9 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 26 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures; 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 8 letters and belongs to “Diamond sport”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 6 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Panda food”, and the first letters of the 8 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Diamond sport”. 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.
1Diamond sport
Top row 1/6 · 8 letters · down
Both the picture and the text “DIAMOND SPORT” point to the same word. It begins with B.
BASEBALL
ACTIVE LAYER
2Active layer
Top row 2/6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AL
MIDDLE
3Middle
Top row 3/6 · 1 letter · down
Middle starts with the answer.
M
4Farm building
Top row 4/6 · 4 letters · down
Use the text “FARM BUILDING” if the picture is unclear. First letter B.
BARN
SUGAR SUFFIX
5Sugar suffix
Top row 5/6 · 3 letters · down
Fits O _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Zone”.
OSE
6Allow
Top row 6/6 · 4 letters · down
Both the picture and the text “ALLOW” point to the same word. It begins with O.
OKAY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
7Panda food
Left column 1/8 · 6 letters · across
Use the text “PANDA FOOD” if the picture is unclear. First letter B.
BAMBOO
AT LARGE
8At large
Left column 2/8 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AL
9Speaker
Left column 3/8 · 1 letter · across
Use the text “SPEAKER” if the picture is unclear. First letter S.
S
MAKE MONEY
10Make money
Left column 4/8 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “Art creator”.
EARN
GAMBLE ON
11Gamble on
Left column 5/8 · 3 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _. Solving “Art creator” first gives you its third letter.
BET
MUSICAL NOTE
12Musical note
Left column 6/8 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Musical note”.
A
WHAT A TEACHER GIVES
13What a teacher gives
Left column 7/8 · 6 letters · across
L _ _ S _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Dual screen”.
LESSON
PARKING AREA
14Parking area
Left column 8/8 · 3 letters · across
Begins with L. Its third letter is shared with “Art creator”.
LOT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
QUIZ
15Quiz
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. Solving “Allow” first gives you its third letter.
ASK
ART CREATOR
16Art creator
Row 3, col 4 · 6 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ I _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Doing nothing”.
ARTIST
ZONE
17Zone
Row 4, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Sugar suffix”.
AREA
A DIPH-THONG
18A diph-thong
Row 4, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Fits A _. Solving “Gamble on” first gives you its second letter.
AE
AFTER X
19After x
Row 5, col 6 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from X in the alphabet.
Y
MOVE LIKE WATER
20Move like water
Row 5, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ _. Solving “What a teacher gives” first gives you its third letter.
FLOW
FLUORINE
21Fluorine
Row 6, col 5 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Fluorine.
F
DUAL SCREEN
22Dual screen
Row 6, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Dual screen” to its initials.
DS
FINISH POINT
23Finish point
Row 6, col 7 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. The third square is also part of “PO__ER”.
END
DOING NOTHING
24Doing nothing
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Move like water”.
IDLE
EARTH ORBIT
25Earth orbit
Row 7, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Earth orbit” to its initials.
EO
PO__ER
26PO__ER
Row 9, col 5 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “PO__ER”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with W.
WD
Crossword Challenge Level 4 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 4 solved
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