Crossword Challenge Puzzle 834 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 834 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Breach of rules”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Injection for health”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Breach of rules”. 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.
BREACH OF RULES
1Breach of rules
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with V; pattern V _ _ L _ _ I _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
VIOLATION
ALPHABET
2Alphabet
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Alphabet, nothing more.
A
CAMP BED
3Camp bed
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: C _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Many a time”.
COT
ROMAN 150
4Roman 150
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Fits C _. Solving “Of days gone by” first gives you its second letter.
CL
EMPTY
5Empty
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with I. Its third letter is shared with “Allow”.
IDLE
REQUIR-ING HELP
6Requir-ing help
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ D _. “Try again” crosses it at the fourth square.
NEEDY
CELEBRITY'S POSSE
7Celebrity's posse
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ O _ _ A _ _. The sixth square is also part of “'are'”.
ENTOURAGE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
INJECTION FOR HEALTH
8Injection for health
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits V _ _ C _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “Empty”.
VACCINE
AFTER H
9After h
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to H; the answer is its next letter.
I
MANY A TIME
10Many a time
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with O. The third square is also part of “Camp bed”.
OFT
po-
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“po-”). What is left starts with L.
LO
CAR SHAFT
12Car shaft
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. “Literary review” crosses it at the third square.
AXLE
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits T _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Coral ridge”.
THREE
IGNORE OFTEN
14Ignore often
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Ignore often” to its initials.
IO
g-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“g-”). What is left starts with O.
OLD
AFTER THIS
16After this
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. Solving “Roman 510” first gives you its third letter.
NEXT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
OF DAYS GONE BY
17Of days gone by
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ E _. Solving “Requir-ing help” first gives you its fourth letter.
OLDEN
MILITARY HIDING SPOT
18Military hiding spot
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Shape: F _ _ H _ _ E. “Ignore often” crosses it at the fifth square.
FOXHOLE
ALLOW
19Allow
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with L. “Celebrity's posse” crosses it at the third square.
LET
CORAL RIDGE
20Coral ridge
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
R _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
REEF
TRY AGAIN
21Try again
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. Solving “Requir-ing help” first gives you its third letter.
REDO
LITERARY REVIEW
22Literary review
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Literary review” to its initials.
LR
YESHIVA UNI.
23Yeshiva uni.
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
YU
LARGE DEER
24Large deer
Row 6, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “Beer barrel”.
ELK
'ARE'
25'are'
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “'are'”.
R
THIN FISH
26Thin fish
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: E _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the inside the grid.
EEL
JUMPING INSECT
27Jumping insect
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ _. Solving “Thin fish” first gives you its third letter.
FLEA
ROMAN 510
28Roman 510
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
D _. Check the second letter against “After this”.
DX
BEER BARREL
29Beer barrel
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: K _ _. Solving “Celebrity's posse” first gives you its third letter.
KEG
_-SHIRT
30_-SHIRT
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Which word finishes “_-SHIRT”? It fits T.
T
gogg--s
31__AVE
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“gogg--s”). What is left starts with L.
LE
Crossword Challenge Level 834 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 834 solved
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