Crossword Challenge Puzzle 535 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 535? All 29 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
10 of the 29 answers are one or two letters long. 6 clues are pictures, and 4 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Mature life stage”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Mature life stage”, read top to bottom.
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.
MATURE LIFE STAGE
1Mature life stage
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits A _ _ L _ _ O _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
ADULTHOOD
-ender
2___ENDER
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “ender” gives the answer. First letter: L.
LAV
MENTHOL
3Menthol
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Menthol.
M
j-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “j” gives the answer. First letter: O.
OG
STUDYING AID
5Studying aid
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Visitor at home”.
NOTES
UNION PAYMENTS
6Union payments
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Hot drink”.
DUES
ACROSS THE STATE
7Across the state
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with S. Its sixth letter is shared with “Short wave”.
STATEWIDE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. A _ _ O _ _ S. “Studying aid” crosses it at the fifth square.
ALMONDS
-nger
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-nger”). What is left starts with D.
DA
UNIVERSAL VORTEX ARRAY
10Universal vortex array
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Universal vortex array” to its initials.
UVA
AFTER K
11After k
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from K in the alphabet.
L
_____LATE
12_____LATE
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “_____LATE” and enter only the missing part, starting with T.
TRANS
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with H. “Lab gel” crosses it at the third square.
HARP
OVER BRIDGE
14Over bridge
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Over bridge”.
OB
GRATEFUL
15Grateful
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits O _ _ I _ _ D. The fifth square is also part of “Not great”.
OBLIGED
PASSED AWAY
16Passed away
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. Solving “Launch event” first gives you its third letter.
DIED
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FOOT AILMENT
17Foot ailment
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
G _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Union payments”.
GOUT
LAB GEL
18Lab gel
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. “_____LATE” crosses it at the third square.
AGAR
HOT DRINK
19Hot drink
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: T _ _. Solving “Across the state” first gives you its third letter.
TEA
NOT YET PAID
20Not yet paid
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ A _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Opposer”.
UNPAID
VISITOR AT HOME
21Visitor at home
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with G. The fourth square is also part of “Union payments”.
GUEST
JEWISH LEADER
22Jewish leader
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ B _. The fourth square is also part of “Grateful”.
RABBI
_AGLE
23_AGLE
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “_AGLE” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
E
STAIR PART
24Stair part
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. Its third letter is shared with “Grateful”.
STEP
SHORT WAVE
25Short wave
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Short wave”.
SW
NOT GREAT
26Not great
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Not great”.
NG
OPPOSER
27Opposer
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. “Stair part” crosses it at the third square.
ANTI
LAUNCH EVENT
28Launch event
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LE
-dal
29__RFUME
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-dal”). What is left starts with P.
PE
Crossword Challenge Level 535 Solved Grid
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