Crossword Challenge Puzzle 840 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 840 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 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 “Perfume essence”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Emotion”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Perfume essence”. 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.
PERFUME ESSENCE
1Perfume essence
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
F _ _ G _ _ N _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the sixth square.
FRAGRANCE
p---l
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “pl” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EAR
SEND OUT
3Send out
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “Dry climate” first gives you its third letter.
EMIT
AFTER K
4After k
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after K.
L
IMPORT-EXPORT
5Import-export
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Import-export”.
IE
SYNTHETIC FABRIC
6Synthetic fabric
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against “Opera voice”.
NYLON
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. G _ _ _. “Latin america” crosses it at the third square.
GEAR
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
EMOTION
8Emotion
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
F _ _ L _ _ G. Solving “Import-export” first gives you its fifth letter.
FEELING
-p
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-p”). What is left starts with R.
RAM
DRY CLIMATE
10Dry climate
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Send out”.
ARID
AFTER F
11After f
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to F; the answer is its next letter.
G
bi-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “bi-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RD
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: A _ _ R _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Bambi's kind”.
AWARD
SHORT SLEEP
14Short sleep
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits N _ _. Check the third letter against “Action plan execution”.
NAP
SHIP'S STAFF
15Ship's staff
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Action plan execution”.
CREW
ELECTRIC FIELD
16Electric field
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Electric field”.
EF
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___ CONTACT
17___ CONTACT
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say “___ CONTACT” out loud and the blank fills itself: E _ _.
EYE
BAMBI'S KIND
18Bambi's kind
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Long period”.
DEER
LATIN AMERICA
19Latin america
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Latin america”.
LA
LUMP
20Lump
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
N _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
NODE
OPERA VOICE
21Opera voice
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
T _ _ O _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Synthetic fabric”.
TENOR
SNOW WHITE'S FRIEND
22Snow white's friend
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ R _. Solving “Ship's staff” first gives you its fourth letter.
DWARF
LONG PERIOD
23Long period
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Synthetic fabric”.
EON
ACTION PLAN EXECUTION
24Action plan execution
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Action plan execution” to its initials.
APE
IN DOUBT
25In doubt
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Interface”.
IFFY
INVITE
26Invite
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Invite starts with the answer.
I
UNTRUTH
27Untruth
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with L. “Pay heed” crosses it at the third square.
LIE
SANTA HELPER
28Santa helper
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “In doubt”.
ELF
WITHOUT
29Without
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Begins with W. “Pay heed” crosses it at the second square.
WO
INTERFACE
30Interface
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _. Check the second letter against “In doubt”.
IF
SECOND LETTER
31Second letter
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Second letter”.
B
PAY HEED
32Pay heed
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits O _ _ _. “Untruth” crosses it at the third square.
OBEY
Crossword Challenge Level 840 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 840 solved
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