Crossword Challenge Puzzle 984 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 984 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Was made up of”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 984: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Campus locale”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Was made up of”. 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.
WAS MADE UP OF
1Was made up of
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with C. The sixth square is also part of “Monitor surface”.
CONSISTED
MOVING UPON
2Moving upon
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Solving “Nice try” first gives you its third letter.
ONTO
coba-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “coba” gives the answer. First letter: L.
LT
AFTER K
4After k
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to K; the answer is its next letter.
L
ECONOMIC VALUE ADDED
5Economic value added
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Economic value added”.
EVA
– retriever
6___ RETRIEVER
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Picture word minus “ retriever” gives the answer. First letter: G.
GOLDEN
INPUT KEY
7Input key
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the fourth letter against “Diesel engine”.
ENTER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CAMPUS LOCALE
8Campus locale
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with C. Check the fifth letter against “Economic value added”.
COLLEGE
OPTICAL NETWORK TERMINAL
9Optical network terminal
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ONT
NICE TRY
10Nice try
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Nice try” to its initials.
NT
PILLOW QUALITY
11Pillow quality
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Army base”.
SOFT
INSIDE
12Inside
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Inside.
I
MONITOR SURFACE
13Monitor surface
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits S _ _ E _ _. Solving “Flowing water” first gives you its fourth letter.
SCREEN
ENTIRE SUM
14Entire sum
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with T. Check the fourth letter against “Flowing water”.
TOTAL
EXTENDED PLAY
15Extended play
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Extended play”.
EP
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. D _ _. The third square is also part of “BR_AD”.
DYE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
END OF AVON
17End of avon
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with V; pattern V _ _. “Input key” crosses it at the third square.
VON
FLOWING WATER
18Flowing water
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits S _ _ E _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Monitor surface”.
STREAM
USED IN COOKING
19Used in cooking
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
SALT
ARMY BASE
20Army base
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ _. “Monitor surface” crosses it at the third square.
FORT
DIESEL ENGINE
21Diesel engine
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Diesel engine”.
DE
POSTPONE
22Postpone
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with D. The fourth square is also part of “GOOGLE ___”.
DELAY
COMMAND TO GIVE
23Command to give
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with O. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
ORDER
CLONE
24Clone
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with C. “Extended play” crosses it at the third square.
COPY
REQU___
25REQU___
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “REQU___”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
EST
EDIT
26Edit
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Edit.
E
O__RATION
27O__RATION
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
“O__RATION” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with P.
PE
GOOGLE ___
28GOOGLE ___
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Complete the phrase “GOOGLE ___”. Shape: M _ _ _.
MAPS
BR_AD
29BR_AD
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “BR_AD”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
E
UNTIL NOW
30Until now
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits Y _ _. The third square is also part of “REQU___”.
YET
Crossword Challenge Level 984 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 984 solved
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