Crossword Challenge Puzzle 827 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 827, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Entry fee”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Deeds”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Entry fee”. 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.
ENTRY FEE
1Entry fee
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ I _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
ADMISSION
CULINARY INSTITUTE
2Culinary institute
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Culinary institute”.
CI
"___ LASSO" (TV COMEDY)
3"___ LASSO" (TV COMEDY)
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Say “___ LASSO" (TV COMEDY)” out loud and the blank fills itself: T _ _.
TED
kiw-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The image carries “kiw-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
I
PROPERTY HOLDER
5Property holder
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ E _. Solving “Not shallow” first gives you its fourth letter.
OWNER
KINDLY
6Kindly
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. Solving “Groove to music” first gives you its third letter.
NICE
DANCE MOVES
7Dance moves
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits S _ _ P _. Check the fourth letter against “Not shallow”.
STEPS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
DEEDS
8Deeds
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with A. Its fifth letter is shared with “Property holder”.
ACTIONS
END OF LIFE
9End of life
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
D _ _. Check the third letter against “___ LASSO" (TV COMEDY)”.
DIE
AFTER L
10After l
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from L in the alphabet.
M
INTERFACE
11Interface
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: I _. Its second letter is shared with “Opposite of past”.
IF
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _ A _. Solving “Changed to fit” first gives you its fourth letter.
SUGAR
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Start moving”.
STOP
INTER-NATIONAL UNIT
14Inter-national unit
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits I _. Check the second letter against “Opposite of past”.
IU
NOT CHAOTIC
15Not chaotic
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits O _ _ E _ _ D. Its fifth letter is shared with “THIS __ THAT”.
ORDERED
URGENCY
16Urgency
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. Solving “__NTIST” first gives you its third letter.
NEED
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
S___CH
17S___CH
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“S___CH” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with W.
WIT
CHANGED TO FIT
18Changed to fit
Row 3, col 5 · 7 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ P _ _ D. Its fifth letter is shared with “Color shade”.
ADAPTED
GROOVE TO MUSIC
19Groove to music
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ C _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Kindly”.
DANCE
OPPOSITE OF PAST
20Opposite of past
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
F _ _ U _ _. “Inter-national unit” crosses it at the fourth square.
FUTURE
NOT SHALLOW
21Not shallow
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits D _ _ _. Solving “Kindly” first gives you its third letter.
DEEP
START MOVING
22Start moving
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shape: G _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the second square.
GO
SON
23Son
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Son.
S
SINGLES
24Singles
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with O. “Not chaotic” crosses it at the third square.
ONES
OBEY
25Obey
Row 7, col 6 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Obey.
O
THIS __ THAT
26THIS __ THAT
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Which word finishes “THIS __ THAT”? It fits O _.
OR
ELEC. DATA SYSTEM
27Elec. data system
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Elec. data system”.
EDS
COLOR SHADE
28Color shade
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Singles”.
TONE
__NTIST
29__NTIST
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “__NTIST” and enter only the missing part, starting with D.
DE
SOCIAL SECURITY
30Social security
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SS
Crossword Challenge Level 827 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 827 solved
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