Crossword Challenge Puzzle 5 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 5 is a 7×9 board with 23 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 8 of 23 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 8 letters and belongs to “Date tracker”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 5: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Lucky plant”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Date tracker”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 13 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.
DATE TRACKER
1Date tracker
Top row 1/6 · 8 letters · down
Begins with C. Its fifth letter is shared with “-urse”.
CALENDAR
2Wildcat
Top row 2/6 · 4 letters · down
Use the text “WILDCAT” if the picture is unclear. First letter L.
LYNX
SH__
3SH__
Top row 3/6 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “SH__” and enter only the missing part, starting with O.
OE
ROMAN NUMERAL FIVE
4Roman numeral five
Top row 4/6 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Roman numeral five”.
V
5Famous physicist
Top row 5/6 · 8 letters · down
Use the text “FAMOUS PHYSICIST” if the picture is unclear. First letter E.
EINSTEIN
ACADEMIC INQUIRY
6Academic inquiry
Top row 6/6 · 8 letters · down
Fits R _ _ E _ _ C _. Its fifth letter is shared with “ADV____GE”.
RESEARCH
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
7Lucky plant
Left column 1/8 · 6 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “LUCKY PLANT” point to the same word. It begins with C.
CLOVER
YES VOTE
8Yes vote
Left column 2/8 · 3 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving “SH__” first gives you its third letter.
AYE
LINE NUMBER
9Line number
Left column 3/8 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LN
UNMASK
10Unmask
Left column 4/8 · 6 letters · across
Fits E _ _ O _ _. “____ESTION” crosses it at the fourth square.
EXPOSE
11-urse
Left column 5/8 · 1 letter · across
Both the picture and the text “-URSE” point to the same word. It begins with N.
N
12Risk of harm
Left column 6/8 · 6 letters · across
Picture plus words: “RISK OF HARM”. The answer opens with D.
DANGER
YEARS LIVED
13Years lived
Left column 7/8 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. “Window unit” crosses it at the third square.
AGE
RETWEET
14Retweet
Left column 8/8 · 2 letters · across
Begins with R. “Actor's rep.” crosses it at the second square.
RT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
INTERNET EXPLORER
15Internet explorer
Row 3, col 5 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Internet explorer”.
IE
____ESTION
16____ESTION
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “____ESTION” and enter only the missing part, starting with C.
CONG
CENT. NERV. SYS.
17Cent. nerv. sys.
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Cent. nerv. sys.” to its initials.
CNS
WINDOW UNIT
18Window unit
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
P _ _ _. “Risk of harm” crosses it at the third square.
PANE
ADV____GE
19ADV____GE
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “ADV____GE” go in the grid. First one: A.
ANTA
ACTOR'S REP.
20Actor's rep.
Row 6, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits A _ _. “Retweet” crosses it at the third square.
AGT
IN CHARGE
21In charge
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “In charge” to its initials.
IC
AFTER T
22After t
Row 8, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from T in the alphabet.
U
___APPY
23___APPY
Row 9, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “___APPY”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with U.
UNH
Crossword Challenge Level 5 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 5 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 5 with us. Puzzle 6 is next, with 25 clues on a 7×9 board.