Crossword Challenge Puzzle 88 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 88 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Product list”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the top row, 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.
11
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. C _ _ P _ _ T _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Exalted”.
CARPENTER
pack-
22
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “pack-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
AGE
HARD LABOR
3Hard labor
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Jockey's strap”.
TOIL
AFTER
4After
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of After, nothing more.
A
LOYALTY JUDGE
5Loyalty judge
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Loyalty judge”.
LJ
OF DURABLE WOOD
6Of durable wood
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits O _ _ E _. Solving “Filled (with)” first gives you its fourth letter.
OAKEN
MAJESTIC QUALITY
7Majestic quality
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with G. The sixth square is also part of “Neural”.
GRANDNESS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PRODUCT LIST
8Product list
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
C _ _ A _ _ G. “Loyalty judge” crosses it at the fifth square.
CATALOG
PAST
9Past
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. Check the third letter against “Hard labor”.
AGO
JOCKEY'S STRAP
10Jockey's strap
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. “Hard labor” crosses it at the third square.
REIN
PAY
11Pay
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Pay.
P
cl-
1212
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“cl-”). What is left starts with E.
EF
EXALTED
13Exalted
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits N _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Abrr. for national”.
NOBLE
-e
1414
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “-e”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with T.
TRE
BEIGE HUE
15Beige hue
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “TITANIC'S PROBLEM ICE ____”.
ECRU
GO IN REVERSE
16Go in reverse
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with R. “Musical note” crosses it at the fifth square.
REGRESS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
JAM BOTTLE
17Jam bottle
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with J. Its third letter is shared with “Majestic quality”.
JAR
ABRR. FOR NATIONAL
18Abrr. for national
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “See to”.
NATL
__RAOKE
19__RAOKE
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “__RAOKE” go in the grid. First one: K.
KA
HOME PAPER
20Home paper
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Exalted”.
DEED
FILLED (WITH)
21Filled (with)
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
L _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Of durable wood”.
LADEN
COMPEL
22Compel
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with F. Check the fourth letter against “Beige hue”.
FORCE
SEE TO
23See to
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Of durable wood”.
TEND
TITANIC'S PROBLEM ICE ____
24TITANIC'S PROBLEM ICE ____
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “TITANIC'S PROBLEM ICE ____”. Shape: B _ _ _.
BERG
NEURAL
25Neural
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Neural, nothing more.
N
"___ MINE!"
26"___ MINE!"
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Say “___ MINE!” out loud and the blank fills itself: I _ _.
ITS
END OF LIFE
27End of life
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
D _ _. Solving “Majestic quality” first gives you its third letter.
DIE
__GENT
28__GENT
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “__GENT”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with U.
UR
TIME SERIES
29Time series
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TS
MUSICAL NOTE
30Musical note
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Musical note”.
E
Crossword Challenge Level 88 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 88 solved
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