Crossword Challenge Puzzle 529 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 529 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 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. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Earth science”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to the picture clue in the top row. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to G _ _ D _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Memory”.
GOLDSMITH
FOE
2Foe
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ M _. “Direct message” crosses it at the fourth square.
ENEMY
WOOD SORREL
3Wood sorrel
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. The third square is also part of “Green land”.
OCA
smi-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “smi-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with L.
LE
AFTER N
5After n
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to N; the answer is its next letter.
O
WALKING STYLE
6Walking style
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits G _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Men in black”.
GAIT
YEAR OF BIRTH
7Year of birth
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Year of birth” to its initials.
YOB
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
EARTH SCIENCE
8Earth science
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: G _ _ L _ _ Y. “After n” crosses it at the fifth square.
GEOLOGY
ONE TIME
9One time
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Wood sorrel”.
ONCE
GREEN LAND
10Green land
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits L _ _. “Wood sorrel” crosses it at the third square.
LEA
DIRECT MESSAGE
11Direct message
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Direct message”.
DM
CHURCH MEETING
12Church meeting
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with S. Solving “Town citizens” first gives you its fourth letter.
SYNOD
MEMORY
13Memory
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Memory starts with the answer.
M
VOID OR NULL
14Void or null
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
I _ _ A _ _ D. Check the fifth letter against “Fashion figure”.
INVALID
s-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“s-”). What is left starts with T.
TEAL
HIGH DEFINITION
16High definition
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “High definition” to its initials.
HD
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ALPHA OMEGA
17Alpha omega
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Alpha omega” to its initials.
AO
FASHION FIGURE
18Fashion figure
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with M. The fourth square is also part of “Vast blue”.
MODEL
MEN IN BLACK
19Men in black
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Men in black” to its initials.
MIB
TOWN CITIZENS
20Town citizens
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ A _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Void or null”.
LOCALS
PARKING AREA
21Parking area
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Walking style”.
LOT
BIG STAR
22Big star
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. “Void or null” crosses it at the third square.
NOVA
TAJ MAHAL'S HOME
23Taj mahal's home
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ I _. Solving “Direct input” first gives you its fourth letter.
INDIA
IDEAL
24Ideal
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Ideal.
I
HELPER
25Helper
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Direct input”.
AIDE
VAST BLUE
26Vast blue
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ A _. Solving “Helper” first gives you its fourth letter.
OCEAN
ARYA'S FATHER ON "GOT"
27Arya's father on "got"
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
N _ _. The third square is also part of “High definition”.
NED
DIRECT INPUT
28Direct input
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
DI
HOTEL
29Hotel
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Hotel starts with the answer.
H
___ BUTTER (MOISTURIZER)
30___ BUTTER (MOISTURIZER)
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ BUTTER (MOISTURIZER)”? It fits S _ _ _.
SHEA
Crossword Challenge Level 529 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 529 solved
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