Crossword Challenge Puzzle 966 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 966, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 12 of them only one or two letters. 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; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Tv show host”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Egyptian ruler”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Tv show host”, 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.
TV SHOW HOST
1Tv show host
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
P _ _ S _ _ T _ _. Solving “Not far” first gives you its sixth letter.
PRESENTER
-ppo
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ppo”). What is left starts with H.
HI
BIG DEAL
3Big deal
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Solving “Many times” first gives you its third letter.
ADO
REVERSE
4Reverse
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Reverse.
R
MAN IN A CAST
5Man in a cast
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ O _. Solving “Not short” first gives you its fourth letter.
ACTOR
UNLOCK
6Unlock
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Many times”.
OPEN
FROM BUDAPEST
7From budapest
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
H _ _ G _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of “__TICLE”.
HUNGARIAN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Egyptian ruler
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Picture plus words: “EGYPTIAN RULER”. The answer opens with P.
PHARAOH
CLEANSED
9Cleansed
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: R _ _. “Big deal” crosses it at the third square.
RID
IT_M
10IT_M
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “IT_M” go in the grid. First one: E.
E
SOUTH CAROLINA
11South carolina
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SC
404 NOT FOUND, E.G.
12404 not found, e.g.
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of “Plant life”.
ERROR
NOT FAR
13Not far
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “__TING”.
NEAR
but--n
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“but--n”). What is left starts with T.
TO
LARGE DEER
15Large deer
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the third letter against “Know it”.
ELK
JOCKEY'S STRAP
16Jockey's strap
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Know it”.
REIN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
PC'S "BRAIN"
17Pc's "brain"
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _. Check the third letter against “From budapest”.
CPU
PLANT LIFE
18Plant life
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits F _ _ R _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not far”.
FLORA
MANY TIMES
19Many times
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
O _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Unlock”.
OFTEN
LOUISIANA COOKING STYLE
20Louisiana cooking style
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ O _ _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
CREOLE
NOT SHORT
21Not short
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Unlock”.
LONG
__TING
22__TING
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “__TING”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with R.
RA
GRADE OPTION
23Grade option
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Grade option”.
A
ABOVE
24Above
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. Solving “Large snake” first gives you its third letter.
ATOP
__TICLE
25__TICLE
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“__TICLE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
AR
NEW BALANCE
26New balance
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NB
AGAINST
27Against
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Above”.
ANTI
KNOW IT
28Know it
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
KI
LARGE SNAKE
29Large snake
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits B _ _. Check the third letter against “From budapest”.
BOA
NURSE
30Nurse
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Nurse, nothing more.
N
PRIVATE NETWORK
31Private network
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
PN
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