Crossword Challenge Puzzle 80 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 80? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 6 clues are pictures, and 4 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 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Room decor”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Meteorological state”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Room decor”. 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.
ROOM DECOR
1Room decor
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
W _ _ L _ _ P _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Fourth month”.
WALLPAPER
MUSICAL NOTE
2Musical note
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Musical note”.
E
CORE MUSCLES
3Core muscles
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits A _ _. Check the third letter against “Bygone vinyl”.
ABS
-ain
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-ain” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with T.
TR
____ five
5___ FIVE
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “____ five” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with H.
HIGH
SINGER PIAF
6Singer piaf
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ T _. Check the fourth letter against “Archaic greeting”.
EDITH
SOURCE OF INFORMA-TION
7Source of informa-tion
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ E _ _ N _ _. The sixth square is also part of “_DUCATE”.
REFERENCE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Meteorological state
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “METEOROLOGICAL STATE” point to the same word. It begins with W.
WEATHER
FIRST LETTER
9First letter
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “First letter”.
A
BYGONE VINYL
10Bygone vinyl
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: L _ _. Check the third letter against “Core muscles”.
LPS
-ggage
11__GGAGE
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ggage” gives the answer. First letter: L.
LU
SPRING DANCE
12Spring dance
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with P. Check the third letter against “Either one”.
PROM
13Fourth month
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Use the text “FOURTH MONTH” if the picture is unclear. First letter A.
APRIL
-tion
14__TION
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-tion” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with P.
PO
EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
15European space agency
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ESA
COMFORT SOMEONE
16Comfort someone
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits R _ _ I _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “Headline summary”.
RELIEVE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
GROOM'S PARTNER
17Groom's partner
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: B _ _ D _. “Singer piaf” crosses it at the fourth square.
BRIDE
REASON
18Reason
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
P _ _ P _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
PURPOSE
BITMAP IMAGE
19Bitmap image
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: G _ _. “Source of informa-tion” crosses it at the third square.
GIF
SKIP
20Skip
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Fourth month”.
OMIT
ARCHAIC GREETING
21Archaic greeting
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Singer piaf”.
OHTE
EITHER ONE
22Either one
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _. Check the second letter against “Fourth month”.
OR
HUMAN RESOURCE
23Human resource
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Human resource”.
HR
HEADLINE SUMMARY
24Headline summary
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Do not contact”.
LEDE
_DUCATE
25_DUCATE
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_DUCATE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
E
ENVIRON-MENT
26Environ-ment
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “Comfort someone”.
ENV
YOUNG PERSON
27Young person
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Environ-ment”.
TEEN
ANIM__
28ANIM__
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “ANIM__” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
AL
DO NOT CONTACT
29Do not contact
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Do not contact” to its initials.
DNC
ROMAN ONE
30Roman one
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Roman one”.
I
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