Crossword Challenge Puzzle 997 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 997 of Crossword Challenge gives you 29 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 29 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks 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 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Coastal georgia city”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Coastal georgia city”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
COASTAL GEORGIA CITY
1Coastal georgia city
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with B. “Move in water” crosses it at the sixth square.
BRUNSWICK
EMAIL SERVICE PROVIDER
2Email service provider
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Email service provider”.
ESP
LAUNCH
3Launch
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Launch starts with the answer.
L
-in
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-in” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with G.
GA
ENTER, AS DATA
5Enter, as data
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ U _. “Sharp angle” crosses it at the fourth square.
INPUT
SINGLE ENTITY
6Single entity
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
U _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Hole”.
UNIT
BUILDING SUPPLIES
7Building supplies
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
M _ _ E _ _ A _ _. The sixth square is also part of “User interface”.
MATERIALS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with B. Its fifth letter is shared with “Enter, as data”.
BELGIUM
RESEARCH SCIENTIST
9Research scientist
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Research scientist” to its initials.
RS
___ AND DOWNS
10___ AND DOWNS
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Say “___ AND DOWNS” out loud and the blank fills itself: U _ _.
UPS
AFTER M
11After m
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from M in the alphabet.
N
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with S. “Bring to life” crosses it at the fourth square.
SHIRT
MOVE IN WATER
13Move in water
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with W. Its third letter is shared with “Past of say”.
WADE
NUMBER AFTER III
14Number after iii
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
I _. Solving “Shelter” first gives you its second letter.
IV
CORE LOCATION
15Core location
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with C. “Costa rica” crosses it at the fifth square.
CENTRAL
MIDLEG POINT
16Midleg point
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with K. Its third letter is shared with “ENGI__”.
KNEE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SAV____H
17SAV____H
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
“SAV____H” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
ANNA
PAST OF SAY
18Past of say
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
SAID
HOLE
19Hole
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
P _ _. Check the third letter against “Building supplies”.
PIT
BRING TO LIFE
20Bring to life
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
C _ _ A _ _. “___ SENATUS (OLD ROMAN RECORDS)” crosses it at the fourth square.
CREATE
SHARP ANGLE
21Sharp angle
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the fourth letter against “Single entity”.
ACUTE
SHELTER
22Shelter
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
H _ _ E _. “Core location” crosses it at the fourth square.
HAVEN
RUDDER
23Rudder
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Rudder, nothing more.
R
BEEHIVE STATE
24Beehive state
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with U. “Core location” crosses it at the third square.
UTAH
USER INTERFACE
25User interface
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “User interface”.
UI
COSTA RICA
26 costa rica
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CR
___ SENATUS (OLD ROMAN RECORDS)
27___ SENATUS (OLD ROMAN RECORDS)
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Say “___ SENATUS (OLD ROMAN RECORDS)” out loud and the blank fills itself: A _ _ _.
ACTA
ENGI__
28ENGI__
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“ENGI__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with N.
NE
HIGH SCHOOL
29High school
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “High school”.
HS
Crossword Challenge Level 997 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 997 solved
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