Crossword Challenge Puzzle 41 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 41 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
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; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 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 41: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Brother or sister”. 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
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _ R _ _ C _ _. Solving “Rug fiber” first gives you its sixth letter.
SPORTSCAR
ANNOY
2Annoy
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: I _ _. “Ok state” crosses it at the third square.
IRK
33
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits B _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Ok state”.
BOLT
LAUNCH
4Launch
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Launch starts with the answer.
L
-y
55
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-y” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
IV
LOSE-LOSE
6Lose-lose
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
N _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Julius caesar's outfit”.
NOWIN
SOAP INGRE-DIENT
7Soap ingre-dient
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
G _ _ C _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Runoff”.
GLYCERINE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BROTHER OR SISTER
8Brother or sister
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
SIBLING
ACE
9Ace
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
PRO
OK STATE
10Ok state
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
OKLA
RUNNER
11Runner
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Runner.
R
TOUCH DOWN
12Touch down
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Touch down” to its initials.
TD
RUG FIBER
13Rug fiber
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with S. The fourth square is also part of “Vibe”.
SISAL
-osseum
1414
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-osseum”). What is left starts with C.
COL
EVE'S HUSBAND
15Eve's husband
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. “Czech or serb” crosses it at the third square.
ADAM
EARNINGS
16Earnings
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ E _ _ E. “New” crosses it at the fifth square.
REVENUE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
VOLUME ABBR.
17Volume abbr.
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with V. The third square is also part of “Soap ingre-dient”.
VOL
VIBE
18Vibe
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Viking letter”.
AURA
WYOMING
19Wyoming
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _. “Soap ingre-dient” crosses it at the second square.
WY
EMPTY
20Empty
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Rug fiber”.
NULL
JULIUS CAESAR'S OUTFIT
21Julius caesar's outfit
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits T _ _ I _. Solving “Lose-lose” first gives you its fourth letter.
TUNIC
PART OF LED
22Part of led
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits D _ _ D _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Eve's husband”.
DIODE
VIKING LETTER
23Viking letter
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. Solving “Lose-lose” first gives you its third letter.
RUNE
CZECH OR SERB
24Czech or serb
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. The third square is also part of “Eve's husband”.
SLAV
RUNOFF
25Runoff
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Runoff.
R
AUSSIE BIRD
26Aussie bird
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Earnings”.
EMU
FLORAL RING
27Floral ring
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
L _ _. The third square is also part of “Soap ingre-dient”.
LEI
__AN
28__AN
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
“__AN” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with M.
ME
MAGNETIC NORTH
29Magnetic north
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
MN
NEW
30New
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of New, nothing more.
N
Crossword Challenge Level 41 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 41 solved
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