Crossword Challenge Puzzle 819 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 819? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 2 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Logical thinking”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Outcomes”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Logical thinking”, 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.
LOGICAL THINKING
1Logical thinking
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ S _ _ I _ _. “Identifies people” crosses it at the sixth square.
REASONING
BETWEEN D AND F
2Between d and f
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
The letter that sits between D and F.
E
DECLARE
3Declare
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
S _ _. The third square is also part of “Winehouse's first name”.
SAY
UNDER WATER
4Under water
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
UW
ENDMOST
5Endmost
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “CLAS___”.
LAST
COURT EVENT
6Court event
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with T. The fourth square is also part of “Famous person”.
TRIAL
OFFICE ASSISTANT
7Office assistant
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with S. “Tattoo” crosses it at the sixth square.
SECRETARY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
OUTCOMES
8Outcomes
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ U _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against “Endmost”.
RESULTS
EFFORT
9Effort
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Effort.
E
WINEHOUSE'S FIRST NAME
10Winehouse's first name
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Declare”.
AMY
-lami
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-lami”). What is left starts with S.
SA
"___ BITTEN, TWICE SHY"
12"___ BITTEN, TWICE SHY"
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ BITTEN, TWICE SHY”? It fits O _ _ _.
ONCE
IDENTIFIES PEOPLE
13Identifies people
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits N _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Viewed”.
NAMES
p-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “p-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
IG
"___ AND IMPROVED!"
15"___ AND IMPROVED!"
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Say “___ AND IMPROVED!” out loud and the blank fills itself: N _ _.
NEW
VERY MUCH SO
16Very much so
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: G _ _ A _ _ Y. The fifth square is also part of “Used in cooking”.
GREATLY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
IN THE KNOW
17In the know
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. The fourth square is also part of “Court event”.
AWARE
BUSINESS LEADER
18Business leader
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ A _ _ R. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
MANAGER
CLAS___
19CLAS___
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “CLAS___” go in the grid. First one: S.
SIC
VIEWED
20Viewed
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. “Identifies people” crosses it at the third square.
SEEN
FAMOUS PERSON
21Famous person
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Court event”.
STAR
CENTI-METER
22Centi-meter
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Centi-meter”.
CM
LAW ENFORC.
23Law enforc.
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Law enforc.”.
LE
USED IN COOKING
24Used in cooking
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. “Singer denise” crosses it at the third square.
SALT
TATTOO
25Tattoo
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Tattoo.
T
SUN
26Sun
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Very much so”.
SOL
SPACE AGENCY
27Space agency
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. “Sun” crosses it at the third square.
NASA
YOU AND I
28You and i
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Starts with W; pattern W _. Its second letter is shared with “Very much so”.
WE
SINGER DENISE
29Singer denise
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits L _ _. Check the third letter against “Office assistant”.
LOR
ACCEPT
30Accept
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Accept.
A
Crossword Challenge Level 819 Solved Grid
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