Crossword Challenge Puzzle 549 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 549? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 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.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Drinking glass”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the top row, 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits T _ _ T _ _ S _ _. The sixth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
TORTOISES
MARRIAGE BOND
2Marriage bond
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with U. The fourth square is also part of “Towards”.
UNION
CERAMIC CUP
3Ceramic cup
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: M _ _. Check the third letter against “Fix”.
MUG
BASIC SKILLS
4Basic skills
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
BS
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Name the object in the picture. L.
L
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to E _ _ _. “Hint” crosses it at the third square.
EXIT
REST IN PEACE
7Rest in peace
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Rest in peace”.
RIP
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
DRINKING GLASS
8Drinking glass
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with T. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
TUMBLER
BURDEN
9Burden
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Solving “Ceramic cup” first gives you its third letter.
ONUS
FIX
10Fix
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with R. Its third letter is shared with “Ceramic cup”.
RIG
TOWARDS
11Towards
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with T. Check the second letter against “Marriage bond”.
TO
ATTACK START
12Attack start
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ E _. Solving “Fine as can be” first gives you its fourth letter.
ONSET
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits I.
I
BIOLOGICAL GROUP
14Biological group
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. Its fifth letter is shared with “East african people”.
SPECIES
PER
15Per
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. Solving “Blueprint detail” first gives you its third letter.
EACH
SENIOR
16Senior
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits S _. Solving “Average” first gives you its second letter.
SR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TA__
17TA__
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “TA__” go in the grid. First one: X.
XI
EAST AFRICAN PEOPLE
18East african people
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with T. “Old-fashioned” crosses it at the fourth square.
TUTSI
HINT
19Hint
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: T _ _. Check the third letter against “Rest in peace”.
TIP
FINE AS CAN BE
20Fine as can be
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ C _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Biological group”.
PEACHY
PLACE DOWN
21Place down
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits P _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
PUT
BLUEPRINT DETAIL
22Blueprint detail
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Biological group”.
SPEC
MAKE DRUNK
23Make drunk
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Begins with B. “Anti-oxidant” crosses it at the fourth square.
BESOT
BENEFIT
24Benefit
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Benefit.
B
SCORCH
25Scorch
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. Solving “Anti-oxidant” first gives you its third letter.
SEAR
OLD-FASHIONED
26Old-fashioned
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ S _. Check the fourth letter against “Scorch”.
PASSE
AVERAGE
27Average
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits P _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Senior”.
PAR
ANTI-OXIDANT
28Anti-oxidant
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Anti-oxidant” to its initials.
AO
UNIT
29Unit
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Unit.
U
CIRCULAR DWELLING
30Circular dwelling
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: Y _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Scorch”.
YURT
Crossword Challenge Level 549 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 549 solved
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