Crossword Challenge Puzzle 43 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 29 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 43, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 29 answers are one or two letters long. 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 “Predicted future”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Mind reader”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Predicted future”, read top to bottom.
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.
PREDICTED FUTURE
1Predicted future
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ J _ _ T _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Ceo”.
PROJECTED
HOSPITAL FLUID
2Hospital fluid
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
S _ _ U _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Stick out”.
SERUM
YOUTUBE
3Youtube
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Fits Y _. Its second letter is shared with “Vintage look”.
YT
44
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. C _ _. Check the third letter against “Class with mats”.
CRY
OWL'S SOUND
5Owl's sound
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with H. Check the third letter against “Class with mats”.
HOOT
INTERNAL
6Internal
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Internal starts with the answer.
I
DISPUTE
7Dispute
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with C. Solving “Combine together” first gives you its sixth letter.
CHALLENGE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MIND READER
8Mind reader
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ C _ _ C. The fifth square is also part of “Owl's sound”.
PSYCHIC
VINTAGE LOOK
9Vintage look
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits R _ _ R _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
RETRO
mirr-
1010
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “mirr” gives the answer. First letter: O.
OR
STICK OUT
11Stick out
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with J. Its third letter is shared with “Stop-watch”.
JUT
SEND OUT
12Send out
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. Solving “Stop-watch” first gives you its third letter.
EMIT
CEO
13Ceo
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Ceo.
C
MAIN CONCEPT
14Main concept
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits T _ _ M _. Solving “Entice, lure” first gives you its fourth letter.
THEME
1515
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with E. Its fifth letter is shared with “Lean (on)”.
EARPLUG
stu-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “stu-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with D.
DY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HEY
17Hey
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Hey starts with the answer.
H
CRIMINAL GROUP
18Criminal group
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits G _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Northern lights”.
GANG
CLASS WITH MATS
19Class with mats
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Y _ _ _. Solving “Criminal group” first gives you its third letter.
YOGA
STOP-WATCH
20Stop-watch
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Main concept”.
TIMER
___ENT
21___ENT
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “___ENT” and enter only the missing part, starting with T.
TAL
ENTICE, LURE
22Entice, lure
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ P _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
TEMPT
NORTHERN LIGHTS
23Northern lights
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Northern lights” to its initials.
NL
LEAN (ON)
24Lean (on)
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
RELY
COMBINE TOGETHER
25Combine together
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ G _. Check the fourth letter against “Criminal group”.
MERGE
COW CHOW
26Cow chow
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with H. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
HAY
NUT
27Nut
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Nut starts with the answer.
N
UNITED KINGDOM
28United kingdom
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UK
SMALL CHILD
29Small child
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “United kingdom”.
TYKE
Crossword Challenge Level 43 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 43 solved
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