Crossword Challenge Puzzle 977 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 977? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
12 of the 31 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Lawyers”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 977: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Written piece”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Lawyers”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
LAWYERS
1Lawyers
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits A _ _ O _ _ E _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Mars rover org.”.
ATTORNEYS
-ast
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “ast” gives the answer. First letter: R.
RO
___ SAWYER
3___ SAWYER
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “___ SAWYER” starts with T.
TOM
ICE
4Ice
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Ice.
I
PIGMENT
5Pigment
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits C _ _ O _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Medicinal unit”.
COLOR
NOT TRUTHS
6Not truths
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Distance units”.
LIES
IN ANOTHER PLACE
7In another place
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with E. The sixth square is also part of “Exceeding hours”.
ELSEWHERE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
WRITTEN PIECE
8Written piece
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits A _ _ I _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Pigment”.
ARTICLE
ALSO
9Also
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
T _ _. The third square is also part of “___ SAWYER”.
TOO
TIME'S SYMBOL
10Time's symbol
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Time's symbol”.
T
dec-
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“dec-”). What is left starts with O.
OR
MENTION
12Mention
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Thoughts”.
REFER
MARS ROVER ORG.
13Mars rover org.
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. “Field service” crosses it at the third square.
NASA
EXTRA SENSORY
14Extra sensory
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Extra sensory”.
ES
"___ DON'T SAY!"
15"___ DON'T SAY!"
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ DON'T SAY!” starts with Y.
YOU
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “User objective”.
SNOW
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ENERGY SOURCE
17Energy source
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits O _ _. Solving “In another place” first gives you its third letter.
OIL
THOUGHTS
18Thoughts
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Mars rover org.”.
IDEAS
DISTANCE UNITS
19Distance units
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with M. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not truths”.
MILES
CAUSE OR MOTIVE
20Cause or motive
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Fits R _ _ S _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Extra sensory”.
REASON
MEDICINAL UNIT
21Medicinal unit
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. Its third letter is shared with “Not truths”.
DOSE
FIELD SERVICE
22Field service
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
FS
WARSHIP
23Warship
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Warship, nothing more.
W
BORDER
24Border
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with “___EEMENT”.
EDGE
EXCEEDING HOURS
25Exceeding hours
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EH
IOWA POSTAL
26Iowa postal
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shape: I _. Check the second letter against “___EEMENT”.
IA
NOT MAIN
27Not main
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Border”.
SIDE
USER OBJECTIVE
28User objective
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “User objective”.
UO
___EEMENT
29___EEMENT
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “___EEMENT” go in the grid. First one: A.
AGR
WARSHIP
30Warship
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Warship, nothing more.
W
DOUBLE E
31Double e
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with E. The second square is also part of “In another place”.
EE
Crossword Challenge Level 977 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 977 solved
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