Crossword Challenge Puzzle 962 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 962 is an 8×10 board with 29 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
10 of the 29 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Water sources”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the top row, 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with S. Its sixth letter is shared with “Captain and company”.
SCRUNCHIE
FRYING TOOL
2Frying tool
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
P _ _. Check the third letter against “Ribo-nucleic acid”.
PAN
RAM
3Ram
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Ram.
R
p--e
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“p--e”). What is left starts with I.
IP
MARITIME
5Maritime
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Living organism”.
NAVAL
SMILE
6Smile
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “By”.
GRIN
ACROSS THE STATE
7Across the state
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
S _ _ T _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Compass point”.
STATEWIDE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
WATER SOURCES
8Water sources
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. Solving “Maritime” first gives you its fifth letter.
SPRINGS
CREATIVE ASSEMBLY
9Creative assembly
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CA
RIBO-NUCLEIC ACID
10Ribo-nucleic acid
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RNA
AFTER T
11After t
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from T in the alphabet.
U
NOSE-RELATED
12Nose-related
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ A _. Solving “Badge wearer” first gives you its fourth letter.
NASAL
CAPTAIN AND COMPANY
13Captain and company
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Church alcove”.
CREW
-at
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-at”). What is left starts with H.
HE
VOID OR NULL
15Void or null
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ A _ _ D. Check the fifth letter against “SM__E”.
INVALID
GAIN PROFIT
16Gain profit
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Virtual reality”.
EARN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ROLE
17Role
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with P. Check the third letter against “Smile”.
PART
CHURCH ALCOVE
18Church alcove
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Nose-related”.
APSE
BY
19By
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
V _ _. Solving “Across the state” first gives you its third letter.
VIA
BADGE WEARER
20Badge wearer
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with L. Check the fourth letter against “Small”.
LAWMAN
LIVING ORGANISM
21Living organism
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits P _ _ N _. Check the fourth letter against “Smile”.
PLANT
COLISEUM SITE
22Coliseum site
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ N _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Void or null”.
ARENA
ELL
23Ell
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Ell starts with the answer.
E
CUT WITH SCISSORS
24Cut with scissors
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Solving “Void or null” first gives you its third letter.
SNIP
COMPASS POINT
25Compass point
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with S. Its second letter is shared with “Across the state”.
SW
SM__E
26SM__E
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “SM__E”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
IL
SMALL
27Small
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Cut with scissors”.
MINI
VIRTUAL REALITY
28Virtual reality
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
VR
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
29Physical education
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
PE
Crossword Challenge Level 962 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 962 solved
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