Crossword Challenge Puzzle 431 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 431? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures; 4 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. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Carnivals and fairs”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 431: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Style trend”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Carnivals and fairs”. 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.
CARNIVALS AND FAIRS
1Carnivals and fairs
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: F _ _ T _ _ A _ _. Solving “Song section” first gives you its sixth letter.
FESTIVALS
ENTIRETY
2Entirety
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits A _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
ALL
COMEDY ROUTINE
3Comedy routine
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
SKIT
HARD
4Hard
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Hard, nothing more.
H
INTER UNIT
5Inter unit
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Inter unit” to its initials.
IU
PROPOSAL TO MAKE
6Proposal to make
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Emblem”.
OFFER
OUTSIDE THE CLUB
7Outside the club
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ M _ _ B _ _. “Mobile” crosses it at the sixth square.
NONMEMBER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
STYLE TREND
8Style trend
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
F _ _ H _ _ N. Its fifth letter is shared with “Inter unit”.
FASHION
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: E _ _. Check the third letter against “Comedy routine”.
ELK
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ _. “Comedy routine” crosses it at the third square.
SLIP
TEAM
11Team
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Team, nothing more.
T
INTERFACE
12Interface
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with I. “Prisoner” crosses it at the second square.
IF
SONG SECTION
13Song section
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: V _ _ S _. “Group of friends” crosses it at the fourth square.
VERSE
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to A _ _ _. Solving “Tied cord” first gives you its third letter.
ALOE
CUT
15Cut
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. Check the third letter against “Tied cord”.
LOP
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ A _ _ R. Its fifth letter is shared with “Free kick”.
SNEAKER
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ALIEN SHIP
17Alien ship
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with U. Check the third letter against “Outside the club”.
UFO
GROUP OF FRIENDS
18Group of friends
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
P _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of “Song section”.
POSSE
FOREIGN NATIONAL
19Foreign national
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
FN
CRAVAT
20Cravat
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fits T _ _. “Song section” crosses it at the third square.
TIE
EMBLEM
21Emblem
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits T _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Proposal to make”.
TOTEM
PRISONER
22Prisoner
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
F _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against “Cut”.
FELON
FATHER
23Father
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Proposal to make”.
SIRE
TIED CORD
24Tied cord
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Cut”.
ROPE
MOBILE
25Mobile
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Mobile, nothing more.
M
"___-YEW!"
26"___-YEW!"
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Say “___-YEW!” out loud and the blank fills itself: P _ _.
PEE
PEANUT BUTTER
27Peanut butter
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Peanut butter” to its initials.
PB
FREE KICK
28Free kick
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
FK
COST
29Cost
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with F; pattern F _ _. Solving “Outside the club” first gives you its third letter.
FEE
FIRST LETTER
30First letter
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “First letter”.
A
Crossword Challenge Level 431 Solved Grid
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