Crossword Challenge Puzzle 900 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 900 of Crossword Challenge gives you 31 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
9 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 2 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Kept in storage”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Syn-thetic material”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Kept in storage”, 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.
KEPT IN STORAGE
1Kept in storage
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ S _ _ V _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the sixth square.
PRESERVED
OPPOSITE OF RIGHT
2Opposite of right
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Error free function”.
LEFT
TOP OF ALPHABET
3Top of alphabet
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Top of alphabet”.
A
STATE CODE
4State code
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SC
-ch
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ch”). What is left starts with T.
TOR
PHOTO
6Photo
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
I _ _ G _. “Global time” crosses it at the fourth square.
IMAGE
BIT OF CHANGE
7Bit of change
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Jogged”.
CENT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SYN-THETIC MATERIAL
8Syn-thetic material
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits P _ _ S _ _ C. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
PLASTIC
PREFIX FOR PLACE
9Prefix for place
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits R _. Solving “Opposite of right” first gives you its second letter.
RE
ERROR FREE FUNCTION
10Error free function
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Error free function”.
EFF
RED LIGHT DIRECTIVE
11Red light directive
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. Solving “UNI. OF OX____” first gives you its third letter.
STOP
EARLY
12Early
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Early, nothing more.
E
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. R _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Couple”.
RADIO
VOICE NOTE
14Voice note
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
VN
AND SO ON
15And so on
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Check the third letter against “Curriculum vitae”.
ETC
NOT UNITED
16Not united
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
D _ _ I _ _ D. Its fifth letter is shared with “Might”.
DIVIDED
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ARRIVE
17Arrive
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits C _ _ _. Solving “Photo” first gives you its third letter.
COME
UNI. OF OX____
18UNI. OF OX____
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
The missing word in “UNI. OF OX____” starts with F.
FORD
JOGGED
19Jogged
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. Solving “Bit of change” first gives you its third letter.
RAN
COUPLE
20Couple
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
P _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
PAIR
GLOBAL TIME
21Global time
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Global time”.
GT
MIGHT
22Might
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ L _. The fourth square is also part of “Green land”.
COULD
SPEED CONTEST
23Speed contest
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Might”.
RACE
OPPOSITE OF PRO
24Opposite of pro
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. Solving “And so on” first gives you its third letter.
ANTI
PERUSE A BOOK
25Peruse a book
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. “Green land” crosses it at the third square.
READ
RAPPORT
26Rapport
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rapport starts with the answer.
R
ACTOR BRUCE
27Actor bruce
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: L _ _. Solving “Not united” first gives you its third letter.
LEE
DECREE
28Decree
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Actor bruce”.
RULE
CURRICULUM VITAE
29Curriculum vitae
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CV
GREEN LAND
30Green land
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with L. “Peruse a book” crosses it at the third square.
LEA
INFO
31Info
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Info.
I
Crossword Challenge Level 900 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 900 solved
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