Crossword Challenge Puzzle 56 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 56 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.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Large storage”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 56: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Using as clothing”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Large storage”. 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.
LARGE STORAGE
1Large storage
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: W _ _ E _ _ U _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Not inner”.
WAREHOUSE
ONESELF
2Oneself
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
EGO
RIDING ON
3Riding on
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
ATOP
doo-
4Doo-
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Picture word minus “doo” gives the answer. First letter: R.
R
ol--e
5Ol--e
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “ole” gives the answer. First letter: I.
IV
NEPHEW'S SISTER
6Nephew's sister
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with N. Its fourth letter is shared with “Part of whole”.
NIECE
BY AND LARGE
7By and large
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ E _ _ L _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Musical note”.
GENERALLY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
USING AS CLOTHING
8Using as clothing
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with W. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
WEARING
ACTOR'S REP: ABBR.
9Actor's rep: abbr.
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. Check the third letter against “Riding on”.
AGT
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with R. Its third letter is shared with “Riding on”.
ROOF
sho-
11Sho-
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Say what the picture shows. “sho-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
E
HOME MADE
12Home made
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Home made” to its initials.
HM
NOT INNER
13Not inner
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ E _. “Textile material” crosses it at the fourth square.
OUTER
CLIENT
14Client
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: U _ _ _. Check the third letter against “CHOLES-____L”.
USER
MISTER
15Mister
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “CHOLES-____L”.
SIR
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
16Financial system
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ N _ _ Y. “Video output” crosses it at the fifth square.
ECONOMY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
COMPETE FIERCELY
17Compete fiercely
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: V _ _. Check the third letter against “By and large”.
VIE
TEXTILE MATERIAL
18Textile material
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Not inner”.
FIBER
ENGLISH
19English
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits E _. Solving “By and large” first gives you its second letter.
EN
ROCKET SUFFIX
20Rocket suffix
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “Not inner” first gives you its third letter.
EER
PART OF WHOLE
21Part of whole
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with P. Its fourth letter is shared with “Nephew's sister”.
PIECE
AUDIO ART
22Audio art
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ I _. “Mister” crosses it at the fourth square.
MUSIC
PUB FAVORITE
23Pub favorite
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with B. Its third letter is shared with “Nephew's sister”.
BEER
CHOLES-____L
24CHOLES-____L
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “CHOLES-____L” and enter only the missing part, starting with T.
TERO
MUSICAL NOTE
25Musical note
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Musical note”.
A
MOTHER
26Mother
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits M _ _. The third square is also part of “Financial system”.
MOM
MACHINE LEARNING
27Machine learning
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Machine learning” to its initials.
ML
VIDEO OUTPUT
28Video output
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Video output”.
VO
VOLUME
29Volume
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits V _ _. “By and large” crosses it at the third square.
VOL
BEFORE O
30Before o
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to O; the answer is its previous letter.
N
Crossword Challenge Level 56 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 56 solved
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