Crossword Challenge Puzzle 958 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 958 of Crossword Challenge gives you 29 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 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; 2 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 “Batman or superman”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 958: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Yachting sport”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Batman or superman”. 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.
BATMAN OR SUPERMAN
1Batman or superman
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits S _ _ E _ _ E _ _. Solving “60 minutes” first gives you its sixth letter.
SUPERHERO
cr--t
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “crt” gives the answer. First letter: A.
AF
ATOM IN ANY SALT
3Atom in any salt
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
I _ _. Check the third letter against “Nose-related”.
ION
LAKE
4Lake
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Lake, nothing more.
L
CONCERN
5Concern
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ U _. Solving “Hair spiral” first gives you its fourth letter.
ISSUE
CLOSE
6Close
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. “Nose-related” crosses it at the third square.
NEAR
COURAGE IN BATTLE
7Courage in battle
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ L _ _ T _ _. “United nations” crosses it at the sixth square.
GALLANTRY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
YACHTING SPORT
8Yachting sport
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ L _ _ G. Solving “Concern” first gives you its fifth letter.
SAILING
ALIEN SHIP
9Alien ship
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with U. The third square is also part of “Atom in any salt”.
UFO
AFTER O
10After o
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after O.
P
__ERYDAY
11__ERYDAY
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “__ERYDAY”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
EV
ROAD CHOICE
12Road choice
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
R _ _ T _. The fourth square is also part of “Leading lady”.
ROUTE
60 MINUTES
1360 minutes
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with H. The third square is also part of “Double u”.
HOUR
ECHO DELTA
14Echo delta
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ED
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with R. Solving “Next to” first gives you its fifth letter.
ROOSTER
____ I DID IT AGAIN!
16____ I DID IT AGAIN!
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “____ I DID IT AGAIN!”? It fits O _ _ _.
OOPS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
MARINE
17Marine
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: S _ _. Solving “Courage in battle” first gives you its third letter.
SEA
LEADING LADY
18Leading lady
Row 3, col 5 · 7 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ R _ _ S. “Not west” crosses it at the fifth square.
ACTRESS
NOSE-RELATED
19Nose-related
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits N _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Close”.
NASAL
DOLL WITH PINS
20Doll with pins
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Begins with V. Its fourth letter is shared with “Echo delta”.
VOODOO
HAIR SPIRAL
21Hair spiral
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits C _ _ _. “Close” crosses it at the third square.
CURL
DOUBLE U
22Double u
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _. The second square is also part of “60 minutes”.
UU
ART
23Art
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Art starts with the answer.
A
ACCOUNT HOLDER
24Account holder
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits U _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
USER
UNITED NATIONS
25United nations
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
UN
NEXT TO
26Next to
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shape: A _. Its second letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
AT
NOT WEST
27Not west
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Account holder”.
EAST
OPER-ATION
28Oper-ation
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
O _. “____ I DID IT AGAIN!” crosses it at the second square.
OP
SOR__
29SOR__
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “SOR__” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
RY
Crossword Challenge Level 958 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 958 solved
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