Crossword Challenge Puzzle 85 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 85 of Crossword Challenge gives you 28 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
8 of the 28 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Salon creation”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 85: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Past events”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Salon creation”. 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.
SALON CREATION
1Salon creation
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
H _ _ R _ _ Y _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Japanese dish”.
HAIRSTYLE
PRESENT AT BIRTH
2Present at birth
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
I _ _ A _ _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
INNATE
PATCH UP
3Patch up
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. Check the third letter against “Toward the center”.
SEW
XMAS POEM OPENER
4Xmas poem opener
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with T. Its third letter is shared with “Toward the center”.
TWAS
OLD
5Old
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Old.
O
66
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with R. Its sixth letter is shared with “Japanese dish”.
REDCARPET
POSITIVE REPLY
7Positive reply
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with Y. Its third letter is shared with “Toward the center”.
YES
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PAST EVENTS
8Past events
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits H _ _ T _ _ Y. Its fifth letter is shared with “Old”.
HISTORY
ONCE AGAIN
9Once again
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with “Patch up”.
ANEW
TOWARD THE CENTER
10Toward the center
Left column 3/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with I. Solving “Happen again” first gives you its fifth letter.
INWARDS
tia-
1111
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “tia-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RA
FARM PEN
12Farm pen
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
S _ _. Solving “1979 disco hit” first gives you its third letter.
STY
JAPANESE DISH
13Japanese dish
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
T _ _ P _ _ A. Check the fifth letter against “Happen again”.
TEMPURA
YEN
14Yen
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Yen, nothing more.
Y
RICH SOIL
15Rich soil
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with L. Its third letter is shared with “1979 disco hit”.
LOAM
be-
1616
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “be-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
ET
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
AGR__
17AGR__
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “AGR__” go in the grid. First one: E.
EE
HAPPEN AGAIN
18Happen again
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ U _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Japanese dish”.
RECUR
SHORT TIME
19Short time
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
SEC
1979 DISCO HIT
201979 disco hit
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Marines group”.
YMCA
2121
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. P _ _ T _. Solving “RES__” first gives you its fourth letter.
PASTA
UPPER LIMIT
22Upper limit
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
C _ _. Solving the picture clue in the inside the grid first gives you its third letter.
CAP
SPLENDOR
23Splendor
Row 6, col 5 · 4 letters · down
P _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Rich soil”.
POMP
MARINES GROUP
24Marines group
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with C. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
CORPS
OVERTIME
25Overtime
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Shape: O _. Its second letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
OT
RES__
26RES__
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“RES__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
ET
INCH
27Inch
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Inch.
I
GYRO WRAP
28Gyro wrap
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with P. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
PITA
Crossword Challenge Level 85 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 85 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 85 with us. Puzzle 86 is next, with 30 clues on a 8×10 board.