Crossword Challenge Puzzle 62 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 29 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 62, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
10 of the 29 answers are one or two letters long. 4 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Word origin”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 62: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Nick name”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Word origin”. 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.
WORD ORIGIN
1Word origin
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ M _ _ O _ _. Solving “Legal claim” first gives you its sixth letter.
ETYMOLOGY
2Baked pastry
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture plus words: “BAKED PASTRY”. The answer opens with P.
PIE
IDEA
3Idea
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Idea starts with the answer.
I
TELE TYPE
4Tele type
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Tele type”.
TT
CEASES MOVING
5Ceases moving
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with H. Check the fourth letter against “Trap-door”.
HALTS
BOARD MEMBER
6Board member
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. “Kicker” crosses it at the third square.
EXEC
MADE FIRMER
7Made firmer
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with T. Check the sixth letter against “Selenium”.
TIGHTENED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NICK NAME
8Nick name
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits E _ _ T _ _ T. Its fifth letter is shared with “Ceases moving”.
EPITHET
-cket
9--cket
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-cket”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with T.
TI
UNTIL NOW
10Until now
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Archaic you”.
YET
AFTER L
11After l
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after L.
M
UNLOCKS
12Unlocks
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
O _ _ N _. Solving “Year-book” first gives you its fourth letter.
OPENS
LEGAL CLAIM
13Legal claim
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
L _ _ _. Solving “Archaic you” first gives you its third letter.
LIEN
f-
14F--
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“f-”). What is left starts with O.
OX
15Tall animal
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “TALL ANIMAL” point to the same word. It begins with G.
GIRAFFE
SHOUT
16Shout
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Y _ _ _. Solving “Real life” first gives you its third letter.
YELL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CAB SERVICE
17Cab service
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Board member”.
TAXI
ARCHAIC YOU
18Archaic you
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
T _ _ _. “Unlocks” crosses it at the third square.
THEE
KICKER
19Kicker
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with L. Solving “Made firmer” first gives you its third letter.
LEG
YEAR-BOOK
20Year-book
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ U _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Very soon after”.
ANNUAL
TRAP-DOOR
21Trap-door
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits H _ _ C _. Check the fourth letter against “Board member”.
HATCH
PLAYFUL SPRITE
22Playful sprite
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
P _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Tall animal”.
PIXIE
TRUE
23True
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
True starts with the answer.
T
COUCH
24Couch
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Tall animal”.
SOFA
SELENIUM
25Selenium
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits S _. “Made firmer” crosses it at the second square.
SE
PERSONAL FOUL
26Personal foul
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
PF
VERY SOON AFTER
27Very soon after
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with U. Its third letter is shared with “Couch”.
UPON
REAL LIFE
28Real life
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RL
ADVER-TISEMENT
29Adver-tisement
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _. Solving “Made firmer” first gives you its second letter.
AD
Crossword Challenge Level 62 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 62 solved
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