Crossword Challenge Puzzle 90 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 90 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
10 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Ready for use”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Immune response trigger”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Ready for use”. 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.
READY FOR USE
1Ready for use
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
A _ _ I _ _ B _ _. “Permit” crosses it at the sixth square.
AVAILABLE
NOT
2Not
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Not.
N
TIME-BASED SYSTEM
3Time-based system
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TBS
INTERNAL AUDIT
4Internal audit
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IA
55
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: G _ _ _. Check the third letter against “DISC___”.
GLUE
FORMAL WRITING
6Formal writing
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
E _ _ A _. “Tidy” crosses it at the fourth square.
ESSAY
MEAN BEHAVIOR
7Mean behavior
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with N. Solving “Nobody” first gives you its sixth letter.
NASTINESS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
IMMUNE RESPONSE TRIGGER
8Immune response trigger
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ANTIGEN
VINTAGE
9Vintage
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Vintage.
V
gl-
1010
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “gl-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
ASS
I WISH
11I wish
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “I wish” to its initials.
IW
-motive
12____MOTIVE
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Picture word minus “motive” gives the answer. First letter: L.
LOCO
PERMIT
13Permit
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. The fourth square is also part of “Cozy spot”.
ALLOW
-ock
1414
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-ock”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with B.
BL
HEADED
15Headed
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
L _ _. “Dungeons & dragons” crosses it at the third square.
LED
INFINITE
16Infinite
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
E _ _ L _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “Sage”.
ENDLESS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CRAFT WOOD
17Craft wood
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: B _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Formal writing”.
BALSA
PUFFED UP
18Puffed up
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Fits S _ _ L _ _ N. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
SWOLLEN
DISC___
19DISC___
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “DISC___” and enter only the missing part, starting with U.
USS
COZY SPOT
20Cozy spot
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Permit”.
NOOK
TIDY
21Tidy
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ _. Solving “Formal writing” first gives you its third letter.
NEAT
ROMAN 150
22Roman 150
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _. The second square is also part of “Permit”.
CL
YIELD INDEX
23Yield index
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Yield index”.
YI
SAGE
24Sage
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: W _ _ _. “Female sib” crosses it at the third square.
WISE
NOBODY
25Nobody
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Nobody.
N
SCALE NOTES
26Scale notes
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: T _ _. The third square is also part of “Infinite”.
TIS
FLYING TOY
27Flying toy
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
K _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Scale notes”.
KITE
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS
28Dungeons & dragons
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DD
FEMALE SIB
29Female sib
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
S _ _. The third square is also part of “Mean behavior”.
SIS
LAWYER
30Lawyer
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Lawyer.
L
Crossword Challenge Level 90 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 90 solved
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