Crossword Challenge Puzzle 929 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 929, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Nutrition expert”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Nutrition expert”, 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.
NUTRITION EXPERT
1Nutrition expert
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits D _ _ T _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Sense of flavor”.
DIETITIAN
d-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “d-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RUM
REVISE, AS TEXT
3Revise, as text
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Let off”.
EDIT
SAFARI
4Safari
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Safari starts with the answer.
S
SAFE HOUSE
5Safe house
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Safe house” to its initials.
SH
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. E _ _ I _. Solving “Shin bone” first gives you its fourth letter.
EMAIL
SPIN AROUND
7Spin around
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with R. Check the fourth letter against “Shin bone”.
ROTATE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to D _ _ S _ _ R. Its fifth letter is shared with “Safe house”.
DRESSER
INTERFACE UNIT DEVICE
9Interface unit device
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Interface unit device”.
IUD
LET OFF
10Let off
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. “Revise, as text” crosses it at the third square.
EMIT
TALK
11Talk
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Talk, nothing more.
T
ar--s
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “ar--s”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
IE
SENSE OF FLAVOR
13Sense of flavor
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ T _. The fourth square is also part of “Walk quietly”.
TASTE
NOT NOTICE
14Not notice
Left column 7/9 · 6 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ O _ _. “Walk quietly” crosses it at the fourth square.
IGNORE
___ VERA GEL
15___ VERA GEL
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Say “___ VERA GEL” out loud and the blank fills itself: A _ _ _.
ALOE
FRESH
16Fresh
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
N _ _. Solving “White flakes” first gives you its third letter.
NEW
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HYBRID MODEL OPTION
17Hybrid model option
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Hybrid model option”.
HMO
WALK QUIETLY
18Walk quietly
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ T _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Sense of flavor”.
TIPTOE
GR__ER
19GR__ER
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “GR__ER”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
AT
PUB FAVORITE
20Pub favorite
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: B _ _ _. “Sense of flavor” crosses it at the third square.
BEER
SHIN BONE
21Shin bone
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
T _ _ I _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
TIBIA
BIRD OF PREY
22Bird of prey
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against “___ VERA GEL”.
EAGLE
ANIMAL'S HIDE
23Animal's hide
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
P _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
PELT
WHITE FLAKES
24White flakes
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. “___ VERA GEL” crosses it at the third square.
SNOW
EXAM
25Exam
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Exam starts with the answer.
E
DIFF___NT
26DIFF___NT
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “DIFF___NT” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
ERE
n-
27Apart-ment
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “n-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
AP
RED ALERT
28Red alert
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RA
YES
29Yes
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Yes starts with the answer.
Y
OPPOSITE OF "NAW"
30Opposite of "naw"
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits Y _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the inside the grid.
YEP
Crossword Challenge Level 929 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 929 solved
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