Crossword Challenge Puzzle 441 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 441? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Penance”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Written piece”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Penance”, 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.
PENANCE
1Penance
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
A _ _ N _ _ E _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
ATONEMENT
CHANGE NAME
2Change name
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ A _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Dapper”.
RENAME
NOT SLACK
3Not slack
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Big burden”.
TAUT
INSTALL
4Install
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Install starts with the answer.
I
CENTI-METER
5Centi-meter
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Centi-meter”.
CM
OPPOSITE OF HIGH
6Opposite of high
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits L _ _. Solving “Pronoun for us” first gives you its third letter.
LOW
WATER PITCHER
7Water pitcher
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. “Pronoun for us” crosses it at the third square.
EWER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
WRITTEN PIECE
8Written piece
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the fifth letter against “Centi-meter”.
ARTICLE
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. T _ _. Check the third letter against “Not slack”.
TEA
BIG BURDEN
10Big burden
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Not slack”.
ONUS
DAPPER
11Dapper
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ T _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Squash with foot”.
NATTY
g-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “g-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EM
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. M _ _ M _ _ D. Check the fifth letter against “___R”.
MERMAID
FIFTH LETTER
14Fifth letter
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Fifth letter”.
E
AGREEING GESTURE
15Agreeing gesture
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with N. Solving “Impolite” first gives you its third letter.
NOD
SPEAKER PART
16Speaker part
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ E _ _ R. Its fifth letter is shared with “DON__”.
TWEETER
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CUT THE GRASS
17Cut the grass
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with M. “Water pitcher” crosses it at the third square.
MOW
SQUASH WITH FOOT
18Squash with foot
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ M _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
STOMP
PRONOUN FOR US
19Pronoun for us
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: W _. Solving “Water pitcher” first gives you its second letter.
WE
___R
20___R
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “___R” go in the grid. First one: Y.
YEA
RIVER
21River
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
River starts with the answer.
R
REMOVE SOAP
22Remove soap
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of “___ YOUR HEAD”.
RINSE
NOT 'NEATH
23Not 'neath
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
O _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Remove soap”.
OER
IMPOLITE
24Impolite
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
R _ _ _. “Agreeing gesture” crosses it at the third square.
RUDE
25Hair colorer
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Both the picture and the text “HAIR COLORER” point to the same word. It begins with D.
DYER
OPPOSITE OF DOWN
26Opposite of down
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _. “Squash with foot” crosses it at the second square.
UP
INJURY CRY
27Injury cry
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Shape: O _. The second square is also part of “Speaker part”.
OW
BIG APPLE
28Big apple
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with N. The second square is also part of “Hair colorer”.
NY
DON__
29DON__
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “DON__” go in the grid. First one: U.
UT
"___ YOUR HEAD"
30"___ YOUR HEAD"
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ YOUR HEAD”. Shape: U _ _.
USE
EDIT
31Edit
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Edit.
E
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