Crossword Challenge Puzzle 96 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 96? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 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 “Belong to”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Word jumble”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Belong to”. 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.
BELONG TO
1Belong to
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with A. Its sixth letter is shared with “Temper”.
APPERTAIN
22
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to N _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
NOISE
FITTING OR PROPER
3Fitting or proper
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: A _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
APT
frid-
44
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “frid-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with G.
GE
RAPPORT
5Rapport
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Rapport, nothing more.
R
HURT
6Hurt
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. Solving “___WER” first gives you its third letter.
ACHE
LUNAR SHINE
7Lunar shine
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ N _ _ G _ _. “Tedium” crosses it at the sixth square.
MOONLIGHT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
WORD JUMBLE
8Word jumble
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits A _ _ G _ _ M. Solving “Rapport” first gives you its fifth letter.
ANAGRAM
VATICAN LEADER
9Vatican leader
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. Solving “Fitting or proper” first gives you its third letter.
POPE
-bull
10Hole
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “bull” gives the answer. First letter: P.
PIT
kniv-
1111
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “kniv-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
ES
BEGIN AGAIN
12Begin again
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with R. The fourth square is also part of “Mail out”.
RENEW
TEMPER
13Temper
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Temper, nothing more.
T
MATURED
14Matured
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Solving “Must-haves” first gives you its third letter.
AGED
INITIAL POINT DEFENCE
15Initial point defence
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Initial point defence”.
IPD
NEWLY FORMED
16Newly formed
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with N. Its fifth letter is shared with “Pronoun for us”.
NASCENT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
__NSUMER
17__NSUMER
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “__NSUMER”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with C.
CO
STITCHED
18Stitched
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. Its third letter is shared with “Begin again”.
SEWN
___WER
19___WER
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“___WER” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
SHO
MAIL OUT
20Mail out
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving “Tedium” first gives you its third letter.
SEND
VIEWED
21Viewed
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Solving “Hurt” first gives you its third letter.
SEEN
MUST-HAVES
22Must-haves
Row 5, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Fits N _ _ D _. Check the fourth letter against “Initial point defence”.
NEEDS
AFTER K
23After k
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from K in the alphabet.
L
"ONCE ___ A TIME"
24"ONCE ___ A TIME"
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “ONCE ___ A TIME”. Shape: U _ _ _.
UPON
TEDIUM
25Tedium
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ U _. “ONCE ___ A TIME” crosses it at the fourth square.
ENNUI
UNIV. STAT
26Univ. stat
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
G _ _. The third square is also part of “Newly formed”.
GPA
PARENTAL GUIDANCE
27Parental guidance
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Parental guidance”.
PG
PRONOUN FOR US
28Pronoun for us
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Starts with W; pattern W _. Its second letter is shared with “Newly formed”.
WE
WITH OUT HELP
29With out help
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “With out help” to its initials.
WOH
MUSICAL NOTE
30Musical note
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Musical note”.
C
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