Crossword Challenge Puzzle 50 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 50, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 7 clues are pictures, and 4 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “October 31 event”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 50: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Purse”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “October 31 event”. 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.
OCTOBER 31 EVENT
1October 31 event
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ L _ _ E _ _. Solving “Bread base” first gives you its sixth letter.
HALLOWEEN
av-
2AV____
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“av-”). What is left starts with A.
ATAR
LAST DEGREE
3Last degree
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
N _ _. Its third letter is shared with “___-DI-DAH”.
NTH
-sk
4--sk
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “-sk”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with D.
DE
BLOOD TYPE
5Blood type
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Blood type”.
B
WEBSITE OVERSEER
6Website overseer
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
A _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Mix”.
ADMIN
7Tactical equipment
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Use the text “TACTICAL EQUIPMENT” if the picture is unclear. First letter G.
GEAR
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Purse
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Picture plus words: “PURSE”. The answer opens with H.
HANDBAG
l-
9Short for 'attestation'
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “l-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
ATTE
___-DI-DAH
10___-DI-DAH
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Say “___-DI-DAH” out loud and the blank fills itself: L _ _.
LAH
LEFT RIGHT
11Left right
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LR
OXYGEN
12Oxygen
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Oxygen starts with the answer.
O
13Bread base
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Picture plus words: “BREAD BASE”. The answer opens with W.
WHEAT
EARTH ORBIT
14Earth orbit
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Earth orbit” to its initials.
EO
WITHOUT END
15Without end
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ L _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with “Sculpted figure”.
ENDLESS
WHE____R
16WHE____R
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
“WHE____R” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with N.
NEVE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
THE FIRST STATE
17The first state
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: D _. Solving “Tactical equipment” first gives you its second letter.
DE
SCULPTED FIGURE
18Sculpted figure
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Fits S _ _ T _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Bread base”.
STATUE
___RT
19___RT
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “___RT” go in the grid. First one: S.
SMA
HORSE HOUSE
20Horse house
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ B _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “OSSO ___”.
STABLE
MIX
21Mix
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Website overseer”.
STIR
SOUTH-EAST
22South-east
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SE
OBSESSIVE FAN
23Obsessive fan
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. “Sculpted figure” crosses it at the third square.
STAN
SHARPEN A BLADE
24Sharpen a blade
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
H _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Without end”.
HONE
COMPANY LEADER
25Company leader
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Begins with B. “Without end” crosses it at the third square.
BOSS
SECOND LETTER
26Second letter
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Second letter”.
B
CIVIL WAR FACTION
27Civil war faction
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the inside the grid.
CSA
OSSO ___
28OSSO ___
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
The missing word in “OSSO ___” starts with B.
BUCO
DIGITAL VIDEO
29Digital video
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Digital video”.
DV
b--ket
30B__KET
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “b--ket”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
AS
Crossword Challenge Level 50 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 50 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 50 with us. Puzzle 51 is next, with 29 clues on a 8×10 board.