Crossword Challenge Puzzle 437 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 437 of Crossword Challenge gives you 31 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 31 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Plant science”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 437: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Show of courage”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Plant science”. 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.
PLANT SCIENCE
1Plant science
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits B _ _ A _ _ C _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Furious”.
BOTANICAL
UN-COOKED
2Un-cooked
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
R _ _. “Dual birth” crosses it at the third square.
RAW
SIMILAR
3Similar
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. “Dual birth” crosses it at the third square.
AKIN
ROMAN FIVE
4Roman five
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Roman five”.
V
AIR FORCE
5Air force
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AF
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with D. Solving “Nephew's sister” first gives you its fourth letter.
DISCO
7Clarinet cousin
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Both the picture and the text “CLARINET COUSIN” point to the same word. It begins with O.
OBOE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SHOW OF COURAGE
8Show of courage
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
B _ _ V _ _ O. Check the fifth letter against “Air force”.
BRAVADO
ACORN TREE
9Acorn tree
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
O _ _. Solving “Similar” first gives you its third letter.
OAK
DUAL BIRTH
10Dual birth
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Similar”.
TWIN
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Look at the picture and fit it to A.
A
NO PROBLEM
12No problem
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NP
FURIOUS
13Furious
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ T _. Solving “Cool” first gives you its fourth letter.
IRATE
URBAN AREA
14Urban area
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits C _ _ _. Solving “Tiny part” first gives you its third letter.
CITY
FLAP
15Flap
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. Check the third letter against “Tiny part”.
ADO
SMALL ARCTIC RODENT
16Small arctic rodent
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ M _ _ G. Solving “Circle ratio” first gives you its fifth letter.
LEMMING
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
WHITE LIE
17White lie
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits F _ _. “Clarinet cousin” crosses it at the third square.
FIB
COOL
18Cool
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ T _. The fourth square is also part of “Furious”.
NIFTY
SALES ORDER
19Sales order
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Sales order”.
SO
BEFORE
20Before
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. “Furious” crosses it at the third square.
ERE
NEPHEW'S SISTER
21Nephew's sister
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ C _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
NIECE
GROUP OF LIONS
22Group of lions
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ D _. The fourth square is also part of “Flap”.
PRIDE
___ZEN
23___ZEN
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “___ZEN” and enter only the missing part, starting with F.
FRO
TINY PART
24Tiny part
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Flap”.
ATOM
25Picture clue
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to W _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Frying tool”.
WING
WASHING
26Washing
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Washing.
W
ADMIRER
27Admirer
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: F _ _. Solving “Small arctic rodent” first gives you its third letter.
FAN
SCI-__ MOVIE
28SCI-__ MOVIE
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Say “SCI-__ MOVIE” out loud and the blank fills itself: F _.
FI
CIRCLE RATIO
29Circle ratio
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Begins with P. Check the second letter against “Small arctic rodent”.
PI
FRYING TOOL
30Frying tool
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with P. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the inside the grid.
PAN
MOMENT
31Moment
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Moment.
M
Crossword Challenge Level 437 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 437 solved
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