Crossword Challenge Puzzle 928 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 928 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
9 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 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 “Bushy desert plant”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Bushy desert plant”. 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.
BUSHY DESERT PLANT
1Bushy desert plant
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ E _ _ U _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Boat paddler”.
SAGEBRUSH
A.T.M. PASSWORD
2A.t.m. password
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with P. Solving “Tiny biter” first gives you its third letter.
PIN
DUBAI NATIVE
3Dubai native
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. “Tiny biter” crosses it at the third square.
ARAB
TAB
4Tab
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Tab.
T
ULTRA HIGH
5Ultra high
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Ultra high” to its initials.
UH
6Crowbar
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Both the picture and the text “CROWBAR” point to the same word. It begins with L.
LEVER
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: A _ _. The third square is also part of “Venture capital”.
ARC
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. S _ _ T _ _ A. The fifth square is also part of “Ultra high”.
SPATULA
LUNGFUL
9Lungful
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with A. The third square is also part of “Dubai native”.
AIR
TINY BITER
10Tiny biter
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits G _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Dubai native”.
GNAT
EFFORT
11 effort
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Effort.
E
BEFORE SCHOOL
12Before school
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Before school”.
BS
BOAT PADDLER
13Boat paddler
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits R _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Story”.
ROWER
ALIEN SHIP
14Alien ship
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
U _ _. The third square is also part of “Tree material”.
UFO
PUT IN HOLD
15Put in hold
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Solving “Tree material” first gives you its third letter.
STOW
DRINK WATER
16Drink water
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with H. The fifth square is also part of “First letter”.
HYDRATE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
OPPOSITE OF HIM
17Opposite of him
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits H _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
HER
STORY
18Story
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. Solving “Hang in the shadows” first gives you its third letter.
TALE
VENTURE CAPITAL
19Venture capital
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
VC
AIR FROM GUT
20Air from gut
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
B _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Boat paddler”.
BURP
DEARIE
21Dearie
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits B _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Air from gut”.
BABE
SENTI-MENTAL ONE
22Senti-mental one
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ T _. “Put in hold” crosses it at the fourth square.
SOFTY
23Picture clue
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: K _ _ F _. Its fourth letter is shared with “From the”.
KNIFE
HANG IN THE SHADOWS
24Hang in the shadows
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits L _ _ _. Solving “Crowbar” first gives you its third letter.
LURK
TREE MATERIAL
25Tree material
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with W. The third square is also part of “Put in hold”.
WOOD
BEFORE O
26Before o
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right before O.
N
NOT COLD
27Not cold
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: H _ _. Check the third letter against “Drink water”.
HOT
GRA___C
28GRA___C
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “GRA___C” and enter only the missing part, starting with P.
PHI
WORK-RELATED
29Work-related
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Work-related” to its initials.
WR
FROM THE
30From the
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits O _. Solving the picture clue in the inside the grid first gives you its second letter.
OF
FIRST LETTER
31First letter
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “First letter”.
A
Crossword Challenge Level 928 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 928 solved
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