Crossword Challenge Puzzle 955 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 955, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
10 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 2 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Not regular”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 955: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Rather than”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Not regular”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
NOT REGULAR
1Not regular
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
I _ _ E _ _ L _ _. Check the sixth letter against “BEAUTIF__”.
IRREGULAR
APOLLO ORG.
2Apollo org.
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. Solving “COU__E” first gives you its third letter.
NASA
SUPERMAN
3Superman
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its second letter.
SM
AFTER S
4After s
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to S; the answer is its next letter.
T
THIS OR THAT
5This or that
Top row 5/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits E _ _ H _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Our world”.
EITHER
GR___TION
6GR___TION
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
“GR___TION” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
ADA
CALENDAR UNITS
7Calendar units
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
D _ _ _. “Not leave” crosses it at the third square.
DAYS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
RATHER THAN
8Rather than
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with I. The fifth square is also part of “This or that”.
INSTEAD
c---p
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “c---p” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RAM
COU__E
10COU__E
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
“COU__E” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with R.
RS
OUR WORLD
11Our world
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with E. Solving “Was on feet” first gives you its fourth letter.
EARTH
-rass
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Picture word minus “rass” gives the answer. First letter: G.
G
BEAUTIF__
13BEAUTIF__
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
“BEAUTIF__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with U.
UL
PUT DOWN (PAST)
14Put down (past)
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with L. Check the third letter against “Indiana”.
LAID
AMERICAN NEWS NETWORK
15American news network
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
ANN
LOWERED
16Lowered
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ U _ _ D. Check the fifth letter against “After christ”.
REDUCED
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
I DON'T ANSWER
17I don't answer
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IDA
WAS ON FEET
18Was on feet
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ O _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Exam format”.
STOOD
NOT LEAVE
19Not leave
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “GR___TION”.
STAY
SU__RISE
20SU__RISE
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “SU__RISE” go in the grid. First one: R.
RP
SECTION
21Section
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Section starts with the answer.
S
DINING SURFACE
22Dining surface
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against “Like”.
TABLE
VERSE WRITER
23Verse writer
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ _. The third square is also part of “This or that”.
POET
ROAD DIVISION
24Road division
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. Solving “American news network” first gives you its third letter.
LANE
CARGO WEIGHT
25Cargo weight
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Like”.
LOAD
EXAM FORMAT
26Exam format
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Dining surface”.
ORAL
INDIANA
27Indiana
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Fits I _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Lowered”.
IND
BODY ODOR
28Body odor
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Body odor”.
BO
AFTER CHRIST
29After christ
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “After christ” to its initials.
AC
LIKE
30Like
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with “Cargo weight”.
ALA
UNIQUE
31Unique
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Unique, nothing more.
U
Crossword Challenge Level 955 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 955 solved
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