Crossword Challenge Puzzle 70 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 70 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
8 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Urgent need”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Winter's touch”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Urgent need”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
URGENT NEED
1Urgent need
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ E _ _ A _ _. “One person” crosses it at the sixth square.
IMMEDIATE
CUT UP
2Cut up
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
C _ _ V _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
CARVE
"___ BEEN REAL"
3"___ BEEN REAL"
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “___ BEEN REAL”. Shape: I _ _.
ITS
NEW HAMPSHIRE
4New hampshire
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NH
55
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Name the object in the picture. E.
E
FAMILY BOYS
6Family boys
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. The third square is also part of “Some”.
SONS
CLOUD LOCALE
7Cloud locale
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits S _ _. “Some” crosses it at the third square.
SKY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
WINTER'S TOUCH
8Winter's touch
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
I _ _ N _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ICINESS
9Numerical science
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “NUMERICAL SCIENCE” point to the same word. It begins with M.
MATH
MARRIED WOMAN'S TITLE
10Married woman's title
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
M _ _. Check the third letter against “___ BEEN REAL”.
MRS
s--en
1111
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “sen” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EV
DIS-TRACTION TACTIC
12Dis-traction tactic
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits D _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against “Shoe's resident”.
DECOY
ONE PERSON
13One person
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “One person”.
I
BODY STUDY
14Body study
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ T _ _ Y. The fifth square is also part of “No longer”.
ANATOMY
KIDDIE
15Kiddie
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: T _ _. “Online discussion” crosses it at the third square.
TOT
YUCK
16Yuck
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits E _. “At once” crosses it at the second square.
EW
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
OKAY
17Okay
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _. “Cloud locale” crosses it at the second square.
OK
NO LONGER
18No longer
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Begins with A. Check the fifth letter against “Body study”.
ANYMORE
SOME
19Some
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. Check the third letter against “Cloud locale”.
ANY
SHOE'S RESIDENT
20Shoe's resident
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits F _ _ _. Solving “Long ball” first gives you its third letter.
FOOT
FILE NAMING SYSTEM
21File naming system
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “File naming system” to its initials.
FNS
ONLINE DISCUSSION
22Online discussion
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. “Body study” crosses it at the third square.
CHAT
2323
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits D _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Relative mean error”.
DRYER
FOURTH LETTER
24Fourth letter
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Fourth letter”.
D
ACTRESS WATSON
25Actress watson
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. “Relative mean error” crosses it at the third square.
EMMA
LONG BALL
26Long ball
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Actress watson”.
HOMER
AT ONCE
27At once
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. The third square is also part of “Yuck”.
NOW
RELATIVE MEAN ERROR
28Relative mean error
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Relative mean error” to its initials.
RME
NEWTON
29Newton
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Newton starts with the answer.
N
NOT FAR
30Not far
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Actress watson”.
NEAR
Crossword Challenge Level 70 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 70 solved
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