Crossword Challenge Puzzle 61 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 61? All 29 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 29 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 7 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Stargazing tool”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Giant wave”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Stargazing tool”, 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.
1Stargazing tool
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Both the picture and the text “STARGAZING TOOL” point to the same word. It begins with T.
TELESCOPE
-oter
2___OTER
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-oter”). What is left starts with S.
SCO
AFTER T
3After t
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after T.
U
NORTH SOUTH
4North south
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NS
APPLI-CATIONS
5Appli-cations
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Pacific standard time”.
APPS
6Art of sound
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Both the picture and the text “ART OF SOUND” point to the same word. It begins with M.
MUSIC
JOB DISCUSS-ION
7Job discuss-ion
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits I _ _ E _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “_ICTORY”.
INTERVIEW
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
GIANT WAVE
8Giant wave
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with T. Check the fifth letter against “Appli-cations”.
TSUNAMI
EAST COAST
9East coast
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EC
LAUGHING OUT LOUD
10Laughing out loud
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
LOL
MUSICAL NOTE
11Musical note
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Musical note”.
E
QUICK HIT
12Quick hit
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Cargo weight”.
SLAP
13Tree type
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Picture plus words: “TREE TYPE”. The answer opens with C.
CEDAR
OCEANIC AREA
14Oceanic area
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OA
OATH
15Oath
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ M _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Heyer-dahl raft”.
PROMISE
FINISHES
16Finishes
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Solving “Old dominion” first gives you its third letter.
ENDS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LIKE YARN
17Like yarn
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Solving “Art of sound” first gives you its third letter.
SPUN
CARGO WEIGHT
18Cargo weight
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
L _ _ _. Solving “Quick hit” first gives you its third letter.
LOAD
PACIFIC STANDARD TIME
19Pacific standard time
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
PST
MUSCLE TICS
20Muscle tics
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving “____TARY” first gives you its fourth letter.
SPASMS
HOLLYWOOD'S DAVIS
21Hollywood's davis
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits O _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Art of sound”.
OSSIE
STUDY A SUBJECT
22Study a subject
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ R _. “Oath” crosses it at the fourth square.
LEARN
CHROMIUM
23Chromium
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
C _. “Job discuss-ion” crosses it at the second square.
CR
HEYER-DAHL RAFT
24Heyer-dahl raft
Row 6, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shape: R _ _. The third square is also part of “Oath”.
RAI
_ICTORY
25_ICTORY
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_ICTORY”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with V.
V
NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY
26National security agency
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “National security agency”.
NSA
____TARY
27____TARY
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
“____TARY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
SANI
OLD DOMINION
28Old dominion
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OD
S-
29S__
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “S-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
AW
Crossword Challenge Level 61 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 61 solved
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