Crossword Challenge Puzzle 57 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 57, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
10 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 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. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Home”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Reuse materials”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Home”, 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.
HOME
1Home
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ I _ _ N _ _. “Happen-ing” crosses it at the sixth square.
RESIDENCE
2Way out
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Use the text “WAY OUT” if the picture is unclear. First letter E.
EXIT
AUTO
3Auto
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
C _ _. “Mister” crosses it at the third square.
CAR
g-
4G__
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “g-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with Y.
YM
MUSICAL NOTE
5Musical note
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Musical note”.
C
HA-HA-HA
6Ha-ha-ha
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits L _ _ G _. “Bouncing stick” crosses it at the fourth square.
LAUGH
TRADE SHOW
7Trade show
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Drinking vessel”.
EXPO
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Reuse materials
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Picture plus words: “REUSE MATERIALS”. The answer opens with R.
RECYCLE
QUIZ OR TEST
9Quiz or test
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Solving “Auto” first gives you its third letter.
EXAM
MISTER
10Mister
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. Check the third letter against “Auto”.
SIR
TECH DEPART-MENT
11Tech depart-ment
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
I _. Check the second letter against “Way out”.
IT
FOURTH LETTER
12Fourth letter
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Fourth letter”.
D
HAPPEN-ING
13Happen-ing
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ N _. Solving “Writing tool” first gives you its fourth letter.
EVENT
NORTHERN LIGHTS
14Northern lights
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Northern lights” to its initials.
NL
15Storage furniture
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “STORAGE FURNITURE” point to the same word. It begins with C.
CABINET
-and
16____AND
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Picture word minus “and” gives the answer. First letter: E.
ENGL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CUTTING TOOL
17Cutting tool
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _. Check the second letter against “Trade show”.
AX
SOFT FABRIC
18Soft fabric
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ T _ _. “Happen-ing” crosses it at the fourth square.
COTTON
DRINKING VESSEL
19Drinking vessel
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
C _ _. Check the third letter against “Trade show”.
CUP
WRITING TOOL
20Writing tool
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ C _ _. Solving “Arrive” first gives you its fourth letter.
PENCIL
BOUNCING STICK
21Bouncing stick
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with P. Its third letter is shared with “Ha-ha-ha”.
POGO
SOUTH-EAST
22South-east
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SE
ACTOR ROGEN
23Actor rogen
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Solving “Soft fabric” first gives you its third letter.
SETH
VIRTUAL NETWORK
24Virtual network
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with V; pattern V _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Storage furniture”.
VLAN
FORBID ACTION
25Forbid action
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
V _ _ _. “Storage furniture” crosses it at the third square.
VETO
VICTORY SYMBOL
26Victory symbol
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Victory symbol”.
V
MEDICAL
27Medical
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits M _ _. Solving “Perform an action” first gives you its third letter.
MED
ARRIVE
28Arrive
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Medical”.
COME
BACK-GROUND
29Back-ground
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
BG
PERFORM AN ACTION
30Perform an action
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
D _. “Forbid action” crosses it at the second square.
DO
Crossword Challenge Level 57 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 57 solved
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