Crossword Challenge Puzzle 995 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 995 is an 8×10 board with 29 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
9 of the 29 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; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Dis-traction”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Medieval prison”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Dis-traction”, 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.
DIS-TRACTION
1Dis-traction
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
D _ _ E _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
DIVERSION
FATHER'S BROTHER
2Father's brother
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits U _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
UNCLE
NORTH DAKOTA
3North dakota
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
ND
ba-
4Thick liquid
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “ba-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with G.
GEL
CORP. LEADER ABBR.
5Corp. leader abbr.
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Sly look”.
EXEC
BLOOD TYPE
6Blood type
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Blood type”.
O
POLAR BOUND
7Polar bound
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ T _ _ R _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Furious”.
NORTHERLY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MEDIEVAL PRISON
8Medieval prison
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
D _ _ G _ _ N. Its fifth letter is shared with “Corp. leader abbr.”.
DUNGEON
BACK-OF-BOOK FEATURE
9Back-of-book feature
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits I _ _ E _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
INDEX
VENTURE CAPITAL
10Venture capital
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Venture capital” to its initials.
VC
sh-
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “sh-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
ELF
CORAL RIDGE
12Coral ridge
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. Solving “Boxer's fake” first gives you its third letter.
REEF
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Look at the picture and fit it to S.
S
INSIDE LAYER
14Inside layer
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits I _ _ E _. Solving “Not stale” first gives you its fourth letter.
INNER
SELL MORE THAN
15Sell more than
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ S _ _ L. The fifth square is also part of “Field”.
OUTSELL
NEW BALANCE
16New balance
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “New balance”.
NB
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
OAT
17Oat
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Oat, nothing more.
O
COMPASS POINT
18Compass point
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Safe house”.
EAST
SLY LOOK
19Sly look
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with L. Check the third letter against “Compass point”.
LEER
BOXER'S FAKE
20Boxer's fake
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ N _. “Inside layer” crosses it at the fourth square.
FEINT
MEOWER
21Meower
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits C _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Polar bound”.
CAT
NOT STALE
22Not stale
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ S _. Solving “Sell more than” first gives you its fourth letter.
FRESH
SAFE HOUSE
23Safe house
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SH
FIELD
24Field
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Sell more than”.
AREA
FURIOUS
25Furious
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ T _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Compass point”.
IRATE
CENTRAL POINT
26Central point
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
N _ _. Solving “New balance” first gives you its third letter.
NUB
RIVER
27River
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of River.
R
LANDING ZONE
28Landing zone
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Landing zone”.
LZ
UNCLEAR, FOGGY
29Unclear, foggy
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
H _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Landing zone”.
HAZY
Crossword Challenge Level 995 Solved Grid
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