Crossword Challenge Puzzle 901 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 901, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 2 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 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 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Training sessions”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 901: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Make ready”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Training sessions”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
TRAINING SESSIONS
1Training sessions
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
P _ _ C _ _ C _ _. Solving “Land of piazzas and pizzas” first gives you its sixth letter.
PRACTICES
AVG. SIZE
2Avg. size
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “___ 4 AND UP”.
REG
NOT ODD
3Not odd
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “___ 4 AND UP”.
EVEN
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
One word for the picture, starting with P.
P
ACTIVE DIRECTORY
5Active directory
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Active directory” to its initials.
AD
BOARD GAME INSERT
6Board game insert
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Studying aid”.
RULES
COOP FINDS
7Coop finds
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. “Life's good” crosses it at the third square.
EGGS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MAKE READY
8Make ready
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ P _ _ E. Solving “Active directory” first gives you its fifth letter.
PREPARE
REVERSE DIRECTION
9Reverse direction
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. Solving “Not odd” first gives you its third letter.
REV
"___ 4 AND UP"
10"___ 4 AND UP"
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
The missing word in “___ 4 AND UP” starts with A.
AGES
CAN
11Can
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Can.
C
TIME-STAMP
12Time-stamp
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TS
LAND OF PIAZZAS AND PIZZAS
13Land of piazzas and pizzas
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. The fourth square is also part of “Garden grounds”.
ITALY
+s
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Picture word minus “+s” gives the answer. First letter: C.
CARS
"ABLE WAS I ___…"
15"ABLE WAS I ___…"
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “ABLE WAS I ___…”. Shape: E _ _.
ERE
ENACTED LAW
16Enacted law
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
S _ _ T _ _ E. Solving “Double u” first gives you its fifth letter.
STATUTE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BROKE GROUND
17Broke ground
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with D. The third square is also part of “Coop finds”.
DUG
GARDEN GROUNDS
18Garden grounds
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ L _. “Land of piazzas and pizzas” crosses it at the fourth square.
SOILS
LIFE'S GOOD
19Life's good
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Life's good” to its initials.
LG
GIVE IT A GO
20Give it a go
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. “Land of piazzas and pizzas” crosses it at the third square.
TRY
STUDYING AID
21Studying aid
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Board game insert”.
NOTES
BEGIN
22Begin
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ R _. Check the fourth letter against “ABLE WAS I ___…”.
START
TAX AGENCY
23Tax agency
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shape: I _ _. The third square is also part of “Board game insert”.
IRS
ZONE
24Zone
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “ABLE WAS I ___…”.
AREA
OLD ENGLISH PRONOUN
25Old english pronoun
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “___ AS DIRECTED”.
THEE
TAURUS
26Taurus
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Taurus.
T
___HETIC
27___HETIC
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “___HETIC” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
EST
ENTRY HALT
28Entry halt
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EH
DOUBLE U
29Double u
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fits U _. “Enacted law” crosses it at the second square.
UU
"___ AS DIRECTED"
30"___ AS DIRECTED"
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say “___ AS DIRECTED” out loud and the blank fills itself: U _ _.
USE
TOWN
31Town
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Town, nothing more.
T
Crossword Challenge Level 901 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 901 solved
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