Crossword Challenge Puzzle 951 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 951, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 2 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want 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 “Nations”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Bone-building mineral”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Nations”. 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.
NATIONS
1Nations
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ N _ _ I _ _. “Dried grape” crosses it at the sixth square.
COUNTRIES
ABBEY AREA
2Abbey area
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “United states”.
APSE
LEFT TACKLE
3Left tackle
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Left tackle” to its initials.
LT
COPYRIGHT SYMBOL
4Copyright symbol
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Copyright symbol”.
C
ANNOY
5Annoy
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. The third square is also part of “Pass up”.
IRK
IN PERFECT HARMONY
6In perfect harmony
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
U _ _ S _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Service level”.
UNISON
SYRUP TREE
7Syrup tree
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ L _. “Service level” crosses it at the fourth square.
MAPLE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BONE-BUILDING MINERAL
8Bone-building mineral
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
C _ _ C _ _ M. The fifth square is also part of “Annoy”.
CALCIUM
helic---er
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“helic---er”). What is left starts with O.
OPT
UNITED STATES
10United states
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
US
TIDY AND ORGANIZED
11Tidy and organized
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “CITRIC ___”.
NEAT
AFTER S
12After s
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from S in the alphabet.
T
DRIED GRAPE
13Dried grape
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ S _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Period of inactivity”.
RAISIN
ART FILM, OFTEN
14Art film, often
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Period of inactivity”.
INDIE
EASTERN TIME
15Eastern time
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Eastern time”.
ET
FEMALE SIB
16Female sib
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. The third square is also part of “Start”.
SIS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
DNA'S COUSIN
17Dna's cousin
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. Check the third letter against “Syrup tree”.
RNA
PERIOD OF INACTIVITY
18Period of inactivity
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ S _ _. Solving “Dried grape” first gives you its fourth letter.
STASIS
PASS UP
19Pass up
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. “In perfect harmony” crosses it at the third square.
SKIP
CITRIC ___
20CITRIC ___
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Say “CITRIC ___” out loud and the blank fills itself: A _ _ _.
ACID
SERVICE LEVEL
21Service level
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Service level”.
SL
DAUGHTER OF A SISTER
22Daughter of a sister
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with N. “Mark on skin” crosses it at the fourth square.
NIECE
LIGHT BOAT
23Light boat
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits C _ _ O _. Its fourth letter is shared with “In perfect harmony”.
CANOE
OPPOSED
24Opposed
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. Solving “Eastern time” first gives you its third letter.
ANTI
INT___ST
25INT___ST
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “INT___ST” go in the grid. First one: E.
ERE
ELEVATOR
26Elevator
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Elevator.
E
AIR WORTH
27Air worth
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AW
MARK ON SKIN
28Mark on skin
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Air worth”.
SCAR
START
29Start
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Start.
S
sk---r
30Female sheep
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “sk---r”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
EWE
Crossword Challenge Level 951 Solved Grid
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