Crossword Challenge Puzzle 957 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 34 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 957, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 14 of them only one or two letters. 2 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 7 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Leaving”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Made a choice”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Leaving”, 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.
LEAVING
1Leaving
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
D _ _ A _ _ U _ _. “Position name” crosses it at the sixth square.
DEPARTURE
FINISHES
2Finishes
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Public display”.
ENDS
CHIEF JUSTICE
3Chief justice
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CJ
HAWKEYE STATE
4Hawkeye state
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “WHAT ___ WRONG?”.
IOWA
COLORING AGENT
5Coloring agent
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. Solving “WHAT ___ WRONG?” first gives you its third letter.
DYE
DR_SS
6DR_SS
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
“DR_SS” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
E
MINOR POINT
7Minor point
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits D _ _ A _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Oceanic area”.
DETAIL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MADE A CHOICE
8Made a choice
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ I _ _ D. The fifth square is also part of “Coloring agent”.
DECIDED
HAVE FUN WITH
9Have fun with
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of “Hawkeye state”.
ENJOY
PUBLIC DISPLAY
10Public display
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Public display”.
PD
TOKYO'S CONTINENT
11Tokyo's continent
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Solving “Internal” first gives you its third letter.
ASIA
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Name the object in the picture. R.
R
POSITION NAME
13Position name
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with T. “Lieu-tenant” crosses it at the fourth square.
TITLE
m-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“m-”). What is left starts with U.
UD
KETCHUP-COLORED
15Ketchup-colored
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. “Daylight saving” crosses it at the third square.
RED
COMFORT
16Comfort
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the third letter against “Daylight saving”.
EASE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
INVIT_
17INVIT_
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“INVIT_” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
E
AND NOT
18And not
Row 3, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with N. Solving “Prefix with city” first gives you its third letter.
NOR
"WHAT ___ WRONG?"
19"WHAT ___ WRONG?"
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “WHAT ___ WRONG?”? It fits W _ _ _.
WENT
INTERNAL
20Internal
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Begins with I. Check the third letter against “Position name”.
INT
OCEANIC AREA
21Oceanic area
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Oceanic area”.
OA
SPORTS GROUP
22Sports group
Row 5, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with T. The third square is also part of “Roof goo”.
TEAM
NEWTON
23Newton
Row 6, col 3 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Newton, nothing more.
N
MENTAL FLASH
24Mental flash
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Ketchup-colored”.
IDEA
PREFIX WITH CITY
25Prefix with city
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: T _ _. The third square is also part of “Minor point”.
TRI
LIEU-TENANT
26Lieu-tenant
Row 6, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Lieu-tenant” to its initials.
LT
LONG
27Long
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Long starts with the answer.
L
FISHING POLE
28Fishing pole
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with R. The third square is also part of “Domain name”.
ROD
ROOF GOO
29Roof goo
Row 8, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. Solving “Fishing pole” first gives you its third letter.
TAR
DAYLIGHT SAVING
30Daylight saving
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
DS
TIN'S SYMBOL
31Tin's symbol
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Fits S _. “Domain name” crosses it at the second square.
SN
MEAN OPINION SCORE
32Mean opinion score
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Mean opinion score”.
MOS
EAST DIRECTION
33East direction
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “East direction”.
E
DOMAIN NAME
34Domain name
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Domain name” to its initials.
DN
Crossword Challenge Level 957 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 957 solved
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