Crossword Challenge Puzzle 98 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 98? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants 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 “Building designer”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 98: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Black-top”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Building designer”. 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.
BUILDING DESIGNER
1Building designer
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ H _ _ E _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Coin flip side”.
ARCHITECT
TRAFFIC MARKER
2Traffic marker
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Movie fx”.
SIGN
POST CODE IN
3Post code in
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Post code in”.
PCI
4Male
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture plus words: “MALE”. The answer opens with H.
HE
5-pple
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Use the text “-PPLE” if the picture is unclear. First letter A.
A
NOT TELLING TRUTH
6Not telling truth
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ N _. Solving “Big apple sch.” first gives you its fourth letter.
LYING
MINI
7Mini
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. “Wrong” crosses it at the third square.
TINY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BLACK-TOP
8Black-top
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ H _ _ T. The fifth square is also part of “-pple”.
ASPHALT
9Basmati
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Use the text “BASMATI” if the picture is unclear. First letter R.
RICE
MOVIE FX
10Movie fx
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with C. Its third letter is shared with “Post code in”.
CGI
TEC__ICAL
11TEC__ICAL
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “TEC__ICAL” and enter only the missing part, starting with H.
HN
ONE PERSON
12One person
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “One person”.
I
COIN FLIP SIDE
13Coin flip side
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits T _ _ L _. Solving “Group of bats” first gives you its fourth letter.
TAILS
SYST__
14SYST__
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “SYST__” go in the grid. First one: E.
EM
NATION
15Nation
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits C _ _ N _ _ Y. The fifth square is also part of “Day's end”.
COUNTRY
16Platter
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Picture plus words: “PLATTER”. The answer opens with T.
TRAY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
__ELD
17__ELD
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “__ELD”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with Y.
YI
DAY'S END
18Day's end
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ S _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Coin flip side”.
SUNSET
WRONG
19Wrong
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. Check the third letter against “Mini”.
SIN
GROUP OF BATS
20Group of bats
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits C _ _ O _ _. Solving “Vintners' prefix” first gives you its fourth letter.
COLONY
BIG APPLE SCH.
21Big apple sch.
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits C _ _ _. “Not telling truth” crosses it at the third square.
CUNY
LONG ISLAND
22Long island
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LI
NOT SHORT
23Not short
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Day's end”.
LONG
LOVE
24Love
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Nation”.
AMOR
25Kids' stuff
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Picture plus words: “KIDS' STUFF”. The answer opens with T.
TOYS
TIME
26Time
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Time.
T
GUN LOBBY
27Gun lobby
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: N _ _. Check the third letter against “Like this”.
NRA
VINTNERS' PREFIX
28Vintners' prefix
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Gun lobby”.
OENO
UNITED AIRLINES
29United airlines
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “United airlines”.
UA
LIKE THIS
30Like this
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
A _. The second square is also part of “Kids' stuff”.
AS
Crossword Challenge Level 98 Solved Grid
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