Crossword Challenge Puzzle 976 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 976, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 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; 6 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Promoted actively”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Legal requests”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Promoted actively”, 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.
PROMOTED ACTIVELY
1Promoted actively
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ O _ _ T _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Tacked on”.
ADVOCATED
NEXT TO Q
2Next to q
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Next to q”.
P
BOWLING TARGET
3Bowling target
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
P _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
PIN
h-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “h” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EN
LIKEWISE
5Likewise
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “ADVER___Y”.
ALSO
OPPOSITE OF STAY
6Opposite of stay
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits L _ _ V _. “___ SCOTIA” crosses it at the fourth square.
LEAVE
CALCU-LATED MOVE
7Calcu-lated move
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ A _ _ G _ _. Solving “IT_M” first gives you its sixth letter.
STRATEGIC
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LEGAL REQUESTS
8Legal requests
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “Likewise”.
APPEALS
DAISY
9Daisy
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Daisy.
D
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to V _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Bowling target”.
VAN
ORANGE COUNTY
11Orange county
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Orange county” to its initials.
OC
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits C _ _ _. Solving “Public display” first gives you its third letter.
CAPE
TACKED ON
13Tacked on
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Want”.
ADDED
no-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“no-”). What is left starts with T.
TE
ECLIPSE MODELING FRAME
15Eclipse modeling frame
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Eclipse modeling frame” to its initials.
EMF
NOT STATIC
16Not static
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
D _ _ A _ _ C. “Snare or bass” crosses it at the fifth square.
DYNAMIC
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BAY OR HARBOR
17Bay or harbor
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ E _. “Opposite of stay” crosses it at the fourth square.
INLET
SCHOOL FOR ARTS
18School for arts
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ D _ _ Y. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fifth square.
ACADEMY
ADVER___Y
19ADVER___Y
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “ADVER___Y”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
SAR
WANT
20Want
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. “Tacked on” crosses it at the third square.
NEED
___ SCOTIA
21___ SCOTIA
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Say “___ SCOTIA” out loud and the blank fills itself: N _ _ _.
NOVA
PUBLIC DISPLAY
22Public display
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
PD
RES__
23RES__
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“RES__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
ET
SNARE OR BASS
24Snare or bass
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with D. “___FORM” crosses it at the third square.
DRUM
IT_M
25IT_M
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “IT_M”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
E
BOT___CAL
26BOT___CAL
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “BOT___CAL”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
ANI
PULL WITH EFFORT
27Pull with effort
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. “BOT___CAL” crosses it at the third square.
DRAG
FIRST NAME
28First name
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
FN
___FORM
29___FORM
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “___FORM”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with U.
UNI
AGENCY
30Agency
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Agency, nothing more.
A
Crossword Challenge Level 976 Solved Grid
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