Crossword Challenge Puzzle 964 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 964 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
13 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 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 “Device”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Matters of concern”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Device”. 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.
DEVICE
1Device
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with A. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
APPARATUS
-eezer
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-eezer” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with F.
FR
SOCK OCCUPANT
3Sock occupant
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with F. Its third letter is shared with “Command to give”.
FOOT
FARM UNITS
4Farm units
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _. Solving “Not before” first gives you its fourth letter.
ACRES
IDEA
5Idea
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Idea, nothing more.
I
f---r
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“f---r”). What is left starts with R.
RYE
"OKAY!"
7"okay!"
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. Solving “Command to give” first gives you its third letter.
SURE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MATTERS OF CONCERN
8Matters of concern
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits A _ _ A _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “Idea”.
AFFAIRS
ABBR. FOR PROCESS
9Abbr. for process
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits P _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Sock occupant”.
PROC
PEOPLE
10People
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of People, nothing more.
P
NOT BEFORE
11Not before
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Farm units”.
AFTER
RUN ON
12Run on
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Run on” to its initials.
RO
-ust
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “ust” gives the answer. First letter: A.
AUG
MARKET ACTIVITY
14Market activity
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits T _ _ D _. Solving “Dunk” first gives you its fourth letter.
TRADE
ULTRA TECH
15Ultra tech
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Ultra tech”.
UT
STORE
16Store
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Once”.
SHOP
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
YESHIVA UNI.
17Yeshiva uni.
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Yeshiva uni.” to its initials.
YU
CARRIED BY CAR
18Carried by car
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ V _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “___SION”.
DRIVEN
COMMAND TO GIVE
19Command to give
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits O _ _ E _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
ORDER
ORDINAL AFTER THIRD
20Ordinal after third
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Begins with F. Solving “Market activity” first gives you its fourth letter.
FOURTH
VITAMIN __
21VITAMIN __
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Say “VITAMIN __” out loud and the blank fills itself: E.
E
PREFIX FOR PAY OR PLACE
22Prefix for pay or place
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with R. “___SION” crosses it at the second square.
RE
KNIGHTED MAN
23Knighted man
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. The third square is also part of “Prefix for pay or place”.
SIR
KAN__ROO
24KAN__ROO
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“KAN__ROO” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with G.
GA
FOUR WALLS
25Four walls
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
R _ _ _. “___ EACH LIFE…” crosses it at the third square.
ROOM
___SION
26___SION
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“___SION” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with V.
VER
DUNK
27Dunk
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
D _ _. The third square is also part of “Store”.
DIP
ORIGIN
28Origin
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Origin, nothing more.
O
TRADE UNION
29Trade union
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Trade union” to its initials.
TU
"___ EACH LIFE…"
30"___ EACH LIFE…"
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
The missing word in “___ EACH LIFE…” starts with I.
INTO
ONCE
31Once
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Once.
O
USER MANUAL
32User manual
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “User manual”.
UM
Crossword Challenge Level 964 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 964 solved
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