Crossword Challenge Puzzle 821 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 821 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
13 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Water storage”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Act of taking away”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Water storage”. 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.
WATER STORAGE
1Water storage
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ E _ _ O _ _. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
RESERVOIR
je-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “je” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EP
NOT CATCH
3Not catch
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with M. Its third letter is shared with “Appear to be”.
MISS
PACIFIC OR ATLANTIC
4Pacific or atlantic
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ A _. Solving “Formal writing” first gives you its fourth letter.
OCEAN
VET
5Vet
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Vet.
V
ELBOW'S PLACE
6Elbow's place
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Check the third letter against “Appear to be”.
ARM
g--e
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “g--e”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LU
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ACT OF TAKING AWAY
8Act of taking away
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits R _ _ O _ _ L. “Vet” crosses it at the fifth square.
REMOVAL
HEROIC STORY
9Heroic story
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Not catch”.
EPIC
AFTER R
10After r
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from R in the alphabet.
S
FORMAL WRITING
11Formal writing
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
E _ _ A _. “Pacific or atlantic” crosses it at the fourth square.
ESSAY
RADIO WAVE
12Radio wave
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RW
-illa
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-illa”). What is left starts with V.
VAN
DIFFERENT
14Different
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Enter reach exit”.
OTHER
INTERS. HIGHWAY
15Inters. highway
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
IH
EXTENSION OF A TERM
16Extension of a term
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits R _ _ E _ _ L. Its fifth letter is shared with “Arch over eye”.
RENEWAL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
RUGBY UNION
17Rugby union
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RU
ARCH OVER EYE
18Arch over eye
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ B _ _ W. The fifth square is also part of “Different”.
EYEBROW
APPEAR TO BE
19Appear to be
Row 4, col 3 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Arch over eye”.
SEEM
WRAP IN BANDAGES
20Wrap in bandages
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ T _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Different”.
SWATHE
GO ON VACATION
21Go on vacation
Row 4, col 8 · 6 letters · down
Fits T _ _ V _ _. Solving “Violent” first gives you its fourth letter.
TRAVEL
THEORY
22Theory
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Theory.
T
ALPHA OMEGA
23Alpha omega
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AO
NOT FAR
24Not far
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. “Alpha omega” crosses it at the third square.
NEAR
NURSING HOME
25Nursing home
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Nursing home” to its initials.
NH
LARGE SNAKE
26Large snake
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
B _ _. Solving “Go on vacation” first gives you its third letter.
BOA
ENTER REACH EXIT
27Enter reach exit
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Enter reach exit” to its initials.
ERE
VIOLENT
28Violent
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Violent.
V
SHEEP SOUND
29Sheep sound
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with B. “Extension of a term” crosses it at the second square.
BA
POST-SHOWER GARMENT
30Post-shower garment
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. Solving “Sheep sound” first gives you its third letter.
ROBE
NAP
31Nap
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Nap, nothing more.
N
Crossword Challenge Level 821 Solved Grid
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