Crossword Challenge Puzzle 528 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 528 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 528: 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 C.
CAMPFIRES
ACCOUNT HOLDER
2Account holder
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ _. “Medical” crosses it at the third square.
USER
AFTER O
3After o
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after O.
P
CENTI-METER
4Centi-meter
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Centi-meter” to its initials.
CM
FEEL BAD
5Feel bad
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Kicker”.
AIL
MIDLEG
6Midleg
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with K. The third square is also part of “Kicker”.
KNEE
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits E _ _ H _. Solving “Entry halt” first gives you its fourth letter.
EIGHT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with C. The fifth square is also part of “Feel bad”.
CUPCAKE
AIRSPEED
9Airspeed
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits A _. Check the second letter against “Account holder”.
AS
MEDICAL
10Medical
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits M _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Statistics”.
MED
TALK TO GOD
11Talk to god
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Statistics”.
PRAY
FAIL
12Fail
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Fail, nothing more.
F
LEANING LETTERS
13Leaning letters
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ L _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Cry out”.
ITALIC
cana-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“cana-”). What is left starts with R.
RY
SQUEEZE
15Squeeze
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “East coast”.
EKE
RELIGIOUS GROUP
16Religious group
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “East coast”.
SECT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TINY MODEL
17Tiny model
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with M. “Midleg” crosses it at the third square.
MINI
STATISTICS
18Statistics
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Beverage leaf”.
DATA
KICKER
19Kicker
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with L. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
LEG
CRY OUT
20Cry out
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: Y _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Leaning letters”.
YELP
ENTRY HALT
21Entry halt
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EH
FULL OF AIR
22Full of air
Row 5, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. “Poke gently” crosses it at the third square.
AIRY
BEVERAGE LEAF
23Beverage leaf
Row 6, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Fits T _ _. Solving “Full of air” first gives you its third letter.
TEA
TINY TOT
24Tiny tot
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with T. Solving “Squeeze” first gives you its third letter.
TYKE
TAPE
25Tape
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Tape, nothing more.
T
WATER BIRD
26Water bird
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with C. Check the third letter against “Not hither”.
COOT
GENETIC MATERIAL
27Genetic material
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. The third square is also part of “Thanks again”.
DNA
POKE GENTLY
28Poke gently
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits P _ _ _. Solving “Water bird” first gives you its third letter.
PROD
EAST COAST
29East coast
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “East coast”.
EC
NOT HITHER
30Not hither
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _. The third square is also part of “Genetic material”.
YON
TRAVEL
31Travel
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Travel.
T
THANKS AGAIN
32Thanks again
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TA
Crossword Challenge Level 528 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 528 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 528 with us. Puzzle 529 is next, with 30 clues on a 8×10 board.