Crossword Challenge Puzzle 527 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 527, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
11 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 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, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 527: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
+s
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “+s” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with H.
HEDGEHOGS
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. E _ _. The third square is also part of “Evening wear”.
EAR
STATE FIRMLY
3State firmly
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with “Evening wear”.
AVER
WANT STRONGLY
4Want strongly
Top row 4/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits D _ _ I _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Remove soap”.
DESIRE
AFTER R
5After r
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after R.
S
EARLY WARNING
6Early warning
Top row 6/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EW
MIND READING
7Mind reading
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ E _ _ T _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Add”.
TELEPATHY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits H _ _ D _ _ T. “After r” crosses it at the fifth square.
HEADSET
ROOF EDGE
9Roof edge
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “State firmly”.
EAVE
10Evening wear
Left column 3/9 · 5 letters · across
Picture plus words: “EVENING WEAR”. The answer opens with D.
DRESS
GRADE
11Grade
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Grade.
G
EAST INDIAN
12East indian
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EI
LONG BALL
13Long ball
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ E _. Solving “Want strongly” first gives you its fourth letter.
HOMER
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. O _ _. Check the third letter against “Only”.
ONE
OPPOSITE OF BOY
15Opposite of boy
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: G _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Only”.
GIRL
STAGE BACK-GROUND
16Stage back-ground
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ N _ _ Y. The fifth square is also part of “Musical note”.
SCENERY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
PRONOUN FOR US
17Pronoun for us
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with W. “Mind reading” crosses it at the second square.
WE
TRAP FOR ANIMALS
18Trap for animals
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
S _ _ R _. The fourth square is also part of “Long ball”.
SNARE
LOAD
19Load
Row 4, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Load.
L
ACCE__
20ACCE__
Row 4, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “ACCE__” and enter only the missing part, starting with S.
SS
REMOVE SOAP
21Remove soap
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits R _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with “ACCE__”.
RINSE
CHARGED
22Charged
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
I _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Opposite of boy”.
IONIC
FILE
23File
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “ACCE__”.
RASP
ONLY
24Only
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. “Opposite of boy” crosses it at the third square.
MERE
ADD
25Add
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Add.
A
BREATH GAS
26Breath gas
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: A _ _. Check the third letter against “Stage back-ground”.
AIR
DINE ON
27Dine on
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. “Mind reading” crosses it at the third square.
EAT
LINE NUMBER
28Line number
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Line number” to its initials.
LN
IN-HOUSE
29In-house
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IH
MUSICAL NOTE
30Musical note
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Musical note”.
E
Crossword Challenge Level 527 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 527 solved
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