Crossword Challenge Puzzle 93 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 93? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Collective view”.
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 “Collective view”, 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.
COLLECTIVE VIEW
1Collective view
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ S _ _ S _ _. Solving “After m” first gives you its sixth letter.
CONSENSUS
PUB PURCHASE
2Pub purchase
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. Its fourth letter is shared with “Bratty kid”.
ROUND
SHORT FOR OHIO
3Short for ohio
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shape: O _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the second square.
OH
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
One word for the picture, starting with S.
S
SOAK
5Soak
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving “Grand tale” first gives you its third letter.
SOP
OFFICIAL ORDER
6Official order
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
E _ _ C _. Check the fourth letter against “Chromium”.
EDICT
OFFICE ASSISTANT
7Office assistant
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
S _ _ R _ _ A _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Toll”.
SECRETARY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: C _ _ S _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “Soak”.
CROSSES
p-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “p-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
OOH
-t
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-t”). What is left starts with N.
NU
BRATTY KID
11Bratty kid
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Surpass”.
SNOT
TEACH
12Teach
Left column 5/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits E _ _ C _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Yes vote”.
EDUCATE
AFTER M
13After m
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from M in the alphabet.
N
UNHAPPY
14Unhappy
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. “Surpass” crosses it at the third square.
SAD
AWARE OF
15Aware of
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits U _ _ _. Solving “Surpass” first gives you its third letter.
UPON
hor-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“hor-”). What is left starts with S.
SE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
EPIS___
17EPIS___
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “EPIS___”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with O.
ODE
CARVE
18Carve
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. Solving “Teach” first gives you its third letter.
ETCH
GRAND TALE
19Grand tale
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. “Official order” crosses it at the third square.
EPIC
SURPASS
20Surpass
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
O _ _ D _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Unhappy”.
OUTDO
CHROMIUM
21Chromium
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _. Its second letter is shared with “Office assistant”.
CR
YES VOTE
22Yes vote
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
A _ _. “Est. time arrival” crosses it at the third square.
AYE
THE HIDDEN YAWN
23The hidden yawn
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “The hidden yawn” to its initials.
THY
CHIMP OR GORILLA
24Chimp or gorilla
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
APE
TOLL
25Toll
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Toll, nothing more.
T
___-TAC-TOE
26___-TAC-TOE
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “___-TAC-TOE”? It fits T _ _.
TIC
EST. TIME ARRIVAL
27Est. time arrival
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Est. time arrival”.
ETA
NUCLEAR REACTOR
28Nuclear reactor
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NR
INFRARED LIGHT
29Infrared light
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits I _. “Office assistant” crosses it at the second square.
IR
HIGH GRADE
30High grade
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “High grade”.
A
RISQUÉ
31Risqué
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “___-TAC-TOE”.
RACY
Crossword Challenge Level 93 Solved Grid
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