Short answers dominate here: 11 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 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 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Device”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 932: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Taken for granted”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Device”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
Hints and answers, clue by clue
AClues 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.
DEVICE
1Device
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ A _ _ T _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Given a home”.
APPARATUS
MUTUALLY USED
2Mutually used
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ R _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Zones”.
SHARED
VENUE
3Venue
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Trail”.
SITE
AFTER T
4After t
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to T; the answer is its next letter.
U
MOLECULAR WEIGHT
5Molecular weight
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Molecular weight”.
MW
6Dine
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Use the text “DINE” if the picture is unclear. First letter E.
EAT
LET FALL
7Let fall
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ _. “__LERANCE” crosses it at the third square.
DROP
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
TAKEN FOR GRANTED
8Taken for granted
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ U _ _ D. Check the fifth letter against “Molecular weight”.
ASSUMED
gra---c
9___LIPPINE
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “grac” gives the answer. First letter: P.
PHI
TRAIL
10Trail
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. Solving “Venue” first gives you its third letter.
PATH
ZONES
11Zones
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Opposite of sad”.
AREAS
sha-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “sha-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
RE
GIVEN A HOME
13Given a home
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
A _ _ P _ _ D. Solving “Place” first gives you its fifth letter.
ADOPTED
TAPE
14Tape
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Tape starts with the answer.
T
"___ YOUR HEAD!"
15"___ YOUR HEAD!"
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ YOUR HEAD!”. Shape: U _ _.
USE
MEDICAL OPERATION
16Medical operation
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. The fifth square is also part of “__CISION”.
SURGERY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
MILITARY STRUGGLE
17Military struggle
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _ _. The third square is also part of “Let fall”.
WAR
OPPOSITE OF SAD
18Opposite of sad
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: H _ _ P _. Solving “Given a home” first gives you its fourth letter.
HAPPY
__LERANCE
19__LERANCE
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “__LERANCE” go in the grid. First one: T.
TO
PLACE
20Place
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Given a home”.
SET
PREMIER
21Premier
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Premier, nothing more.
P
ALLUDE TO
22Allude to
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Bear's home”.
REFER
EACH ONE
23Each one
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
P _ _. Check the third letter against “Allude to”.
PER
ENDED
24Ended
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits O _ _ _. “___ YOUR HEAD!” crosses it at the third square.
OVER
NOT ALLOW
25Not allow
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Bear's home”.
DENY
VECTOR YIELD
26Vector yield
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
VY
__GAR
27__GAR
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “__GAR” go in the grid. First one: S.
SU
IRON SYMBOL
28Iron symbol
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with F. Solving “Not allow” first gives you its second letter.
FE
__CISION
29__CISION
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “__CISION” go in the grid. First one: D.
DE
BEAR'S HOME
30Bear's home
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: D _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Not allow”.
DEN
GEN
31Gen
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Gen.
G
Crossword Challenge Level 932 Solved Grid
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