Crossword Challenge Puzzle 902 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 902, 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; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Exactly so”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 902: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Join in”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Exactly so”. 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.
EXACTLY SO
1Exactly so
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ F _ _ T _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Hue”.
PERFECTLY
THE EAST
2The east
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Fix”.
ASIA
AFTER Q
3 after q
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
-nker
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-nker” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with T.
TA
AMERICAN NAME SOCIETY
5American name society
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “American name society”.
ANS
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to K _ _ F _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Full load”.
KNIFE
___ GREY TEA
7___ GREY TEA
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ GREY TEA”? It fits E _ _ _.
EARL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
JOIN IN
8Join in
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ T _ _ E. Solving “American name society” first gives you its fifth letter.
PARTAKE
EXTRA SENSORY
9Extra sensory
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ES
FIX
10Fix
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: R _ _. The third square is also part of “Fish organ”.
RIG
CARNIVAL EVENT
11Carnival event
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: F _ _ _. “Fish organ” crosses it at the third square.
FAIR
EACH
12Each
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Each starts with the answer.
E
HUE
13Hue
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of “Plant base”.
COLOR
TOWN HALL
14Town hall
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TH
STY___T
15STY___T
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “STY___T” go in the grid. First one: L.
LIS
LESS OLD
16Less old
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: Y _ _ N _ _ R. Check the fifth letter against “Carry along”.
YOUNGER
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SAV____H
17SAV____H
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “SAV____H” go in the grid. First one: A.
ANNA
FISH ORGAN
18Fish organ
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
G _ _ _. “Brain section” crosses it at the third square.
GILL
KNIGHTED MAN
19Knighted man
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
S _ _. Check the third letter against “___ GREY TEA”.
SIR
PLANT BASE
20Plant base
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. Its third letter is shared with “Hue”.
ROOT
FULL LOAD
21Full load
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Full load”.
FL
CARRY ALONG
22Carry along
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
B _ _ N _. The fourth square is also part of “ENGI___R”.
BRING
BRAIN SECTION
23Brain section
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits L _ _ _. Solving “Carry along” first gives you its third letter.
LOBE
BUCKEYE STATE
24Buckeye state
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “STY___T”.
OHIO
PUB FAVORITE
25Pub favorite
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: B _ _ _. Solving “ENGI___R” first gives you its third letter.
BEER
BRAVE
26Brave
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Brave.
B
BRUCE OF MARTIAL ARTS
27Bruce of martial arts
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: L _ _. Solving “Less old” first gives you its third letter.
LEE
FLOOR COVERING
28Floor covering
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Bruce of martial arts”.
TILE
__BMIT
29__BMIT
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “__BMIT” go in the grid. First one: S.
SU
ENGI___R
30ENGI___R
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“ENGI___R” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with N.
NEE
NUT
31Nut
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Nut.
N
Crossword Challenge Level 902 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 902 solved
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