Crossword Challenge Puzzle 956 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 956 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants 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 “In another place”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Clear to see”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “In another place”. 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.
IN ANOTHER PLACE
1In another place
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ E _ _ E _ _. Solving “Has in hand” first gives you its sixth letter.
ELSEWHERE
END OF AVON
2End of avon
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with V; pattern V _ _. Check the third letter against “Fall in winter”.
VON
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. I _ _ _. “Fall in winter” crosses it at the third square.
IRON
DANCE
4Dance
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Dance, nothing more.
D
flow-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “flow” gives the answer. First letter: E.
ER
WROTE DOWN
6Wrote down
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ E _. Solving “Kind” first gives you its fourth letter.
NOTED
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to T _ _. “Towards” crosses it at the third square.
TWO
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CLEAR TO SEE
8Clear to see
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ D _ _ T. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
EVIDENT
SINGER DENISE
9Singer denise
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: L _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
LOR
FALL IN WINTER
10Fall in winter
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
SNOW
_DUCATE
11_DUCATE
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_DUCATE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
E
WESTERN NORTH
12Western north
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
WN
HAS IN HAND
13Has in hand
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
H _ _ D _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Untamed”.
HOLDS
SPACE-WALK ACRONYM
14Space-walk acronym
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. “Road division” crosses it at the third square.
EVA
LEASE PAYMENT
15Lease payment
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Road division”.
RENT
CHOSEN BY VOTE
16Chosen by vote
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits E _ _ C _ _ D. Check the fifth letter against “Tiny”.
ELECTED
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NOT COLUMN
17Not column
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
ROW
UNTAMED
18Untamed
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Polite title”.
WILD
TOWARDS
19Towards
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: T _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the second square.
TO
LEGAL MATTER
20Legal matter
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Has in hand”.
CASE
KIND
21Kind
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Legal matter”.
NICE
FICTIONAL BOOK
22Fictional book
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits N _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Lease payment”.
NOVEL
GIVE WAY
23Give way
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Fits Y _ _ L _. “JOYF__” crosses it at the fourth square.
YIELD
POLITE TITLE
24Polite title
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Wrote down”.
LADY
ROAD DIVISION
25Road division
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Lease payment”.
LANE
K_TCHEN
26K_TCHEN
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “K_TCHEN” go in the grid. First one: I.
I
REGRET DEEPLY
27Regret deeply
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. “Chosen by vote” crosses it at the third square.
RUE
DIFF___NT
28DIFF___NT
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “DIFF___NT” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
ERE
TRAFFIC CON-GESTION
29Traffic con-gestion
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
T _. Solving “Chosen by vote” first gives you its second letter.
TC
JOYF__
30JOYF__
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “JOYF__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with U.
UL
TINY
31Tiny
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Tiny.
T
Crossword Challenge Level 956 Solved Grid
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