Crossword Challenge Puzzle 961 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 961? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 2 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Not imaginary”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Train track”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Not imaginary”, 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.
NOT IMAGINARY
1Not imaginary
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ L _ _ T _ _. Check the sixth letter against “City waste system”.
REALISTIC
FIRST LETTER
2First letter
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “First letter”.
A
ANNOY
3Annoy
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
I _ _. Check the third letter against “D___NESS”.
IRK
LIGHT HORSE
4Light horse
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LH
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to W _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Low visibility”.
WIFI
VARIANCE ANALYSIS
6Variance analysis
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ V _. “SUR____L” crosses it at the fourth square.
ANOVA
ASANA PRACTICE
7Asana practice
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits Y _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Low visibility”.
YOGA
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
TRAIN TRACK
8Train track
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ L _ _ Y. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
RAILWAY
VITAMIN __
9VITAMIN __
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
The missing word in “VITAMIN __” starts with E.
E
D___NESS
10D___NESS
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “D___NESS” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
ARK
-ck
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ck”). What is left starts with L.
LO
BIT OF LAND IN THE OCEAN
12Bit of land in the ocean
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Less weight”.
ISLE
CITY WASTE SYSTEM
13City waste system
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
S _ _ E _. “Swerve” crosses it at the fourth square.
SEWER
TABLE TENNIS
14Table tennis
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TT
"___ ALL GOOD!"
15"___ ALL GOOD!"
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ ALL GOOD!” starts with I.
ITS
MAIN PART
16Main part
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ T _ _ L. Check the fifth letter against “Lion's sound”.
CENTRAL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HORNED ANIMAL
17Horned animal
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ N _. Solving “Variance analysis” first gives you its fourth letter.
RHINO
RIBBON AWARD
18Ribbon award
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ E _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “Table tennis”.
ROSETTE
LOW VISIBILITY
19Low visibility
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits F _ _. “Asana practice” crosses it at the third square.
FOG
SWERVE
20Swerve
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: V _ _ _. “City waste system” crosses it at the third square.
VEER
SUR____L
21SUR____L
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “SUR____L” and enter only the missing part, starting with V.
VIVA
LESS WEIGHT
22Less weight
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LW
ANOTHER
23Another
Row 6, col 6 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Another.
A
LION'S SOUND
24Lion's sound
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. Solving “Mimic or mock” first gives you its third letter.
ROAR
STAGGER
25Stagger
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. Solving “Mimic or mock” first gives you its third letter.
REEL
RAPPORT
26Rapport
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Rapport.
R
MASSAGE HAVEN
27Massage haven
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: S _ _. “Main part” crosses it at the third square.
SPA
THORNY FLOWER
28Thorny flower
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Massage haven”.
ROSE
SERIAL NUMBER
29Serial number
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SN
MIMIC OR MOCK
30Mimic or mock
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. The third square is also part of “Stagger”.
APE
TRAIN
31Train
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Train, nothing more.
T
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