Crossword Challenge Puzzle 998 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 998? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
8 of the 30 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; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Mindful-ness”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Skill or talent”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Mindful-ness”. 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.
MINDFUL-NESS
1Mindful-ness
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with A. The sixth square is also part of “Before o”.
AWARENESS
WASHBOWL
2Washbowl
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with B. Its fourth letter is shared with “Rhode island”.
BASIN
PEN FLUID
3Pen fluid
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
I _ _. “Call (for)” crosses it at the third square.
INK
adu-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “adu-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with L.
LT
ICON
5Icon
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Icon.
I
CREW
6Crew
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Glib”.
TEAM
"ARE WE THERE ___?"
7"ARE WE THERE ___?"
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “ARE WE THERE ___?”? It fits Y _ _.
YET
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SKILL OR TALENT
8Skill or talent
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
A _ _ L _ _ Y. Its fifth letter is shared with “Icon”.
ABILITY
WISH FOR
9Wish for
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
W _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Pen fluid”.
WANT
CALL (FOR)
10Call (for)
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. The third square is also part of “Pen fluid”.
ASK
RHODE ISLAND
11Rhode island
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RI
GO INSIDE
12Go inside
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
E _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Fever”.
ENTER
BEFORE O
13Before o
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to O; the answer is its previous letter.
N
PRINT VERSION
14Print version
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with E. “Not complete” crosses it at the fifth square.
EDITION
___TEMBER
15___TEMBER
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “___TEMBER”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
SEP
-anner
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “anner” gives the answer. First letter: S.
SC
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BETW__N
17BETW__N
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“BETW__N” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
EE
NOT COMPLETE
18Not complete
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Begins with P. The fifth square is also part of “Print version”.
PARTIAL
GLIB
19Glib
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
P _ _. The third square is also part of “ARE WE THERE ___?”.
PAT
FEVER
20Fever
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits H _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Propor-tion”.
HEAT
PORK PRODUCT
21Pork product
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits H _ _. The third square is also part of “Crew”.
HAM
JOURNEY
22Journey
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Print version”.
TRIP
23Picture clue
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with M. Solving “Amaze” first gives you its fourth letter.
MONEY
MOON
24Moon
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Moon, nothing more.
M
HAWKEYE STATE
25Hawkeye state
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Amaze”.
IOWA
PROPOR-TION
26Propor-tion
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ I _. “Hawkeye state” crosses it at the fourth square.
RATIO
LAST MONTH
27Last month
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
DEC
AMAZE
28Amaze
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the inside the grid.
AWE
PRODUCT
29Product
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Product, nothing more.
P
GAME MOVE
30Game move
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Hawkeye state”.
PLAY
Crossword Challenge Level 998 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 998 solved
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