Crossword answer
CHALLENGE
9 letters · Used for 7 different clues · 9 appearances · Last seen The Independent, February 20, 2026
Letter pattern
CHALLENGE
Clues that lead to CHALLENGE
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Object to everybody entering cold prehistoric area9The IndependentFeb 20, 2026
Confront9The IndependentOct 9, 2025
Dare (9)9The SunSep 5, 2025
Confront Helen, a GLC eccentric (9)9The SunSep 5, 2025
Dare9Evening StandardJul 26, 2025
Call into question9Evening StandardSep 26, 2022
Impugn9Evening StandardDec 6, 2019
About CHALLENGE in crosswords
CHALLENGE is a 9-letter answer that has appeared 9 times in our database across 7 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Object to everybody entering cold prehistoric area” in the The Independent crossword on February 20, 2026.
Other 9-letter answers
GETBEHINDSupport
GETAROUNDCirculate
WINDINESSFlatulence of cricket team beginning to subside around November
IMADEITUP"Oh, that was me lying"
SNOOKEREDAwkwardly situated in a game, rooks need moving
GENEALOGYDescent as intolerance of spirit reported? (9)
UNDERMINEWeaken female leaving to provide finance for fur
OLDFRIENDBuddy from way back
APOLOGISTA game point for champion
MAGNETRONNursing officer welcoming revolutionary English microwave source
EDUMACATETeach, playfully (3x)
LORDMAYORRoyal dorm upset Dick Whittington?
MANSCAPEDGot it all off his chest?
GREATOUSEHave to stop game in river
Every appearance of CHALLENGE (9)
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Feb 20, 2026
Object to everybody entering cold prehistoric area · The Independent · 5 Down
Oct 9, 2025
Confront · The Independent · 20 Across
Sep 5, 2025
Dare (9) · The Sun · 12 Across
Sep 5, 2025
Confront Helen, a GLC eccentric (9) · The Sun · 12 Across
Jul 26, 2025
Dare · Evening Standard · 14 Down
May 3, 2024
Dare · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Sep 26, 2022
Call into question · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Dec 6, 2019
Impugn · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Mar 30, 2018
Dare · Evening Standard · 17 Across