Crossword Challenge Puzzle 844 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 844? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Cat's action”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ R _ _ I _ _. Solving “After e” first gives you its sixth letter.
SWORDFISH
CUBAN SMOKE
2Cuban smoke
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
C _ _ A _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
CIGAR
RETWEET
3Retweet
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Fits R _. The second square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
RT
"___ NATURAL"
4"___ NATURAL"
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Say “___ NATURAL” out loud and the blank fills itself: A _ _.
ACT
MELT ICE
5Melt ice
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with T. The third square is also part of “Not feral”.
THAW
CAB
6Cab
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Cab starts with the answer.
C
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits H _ _ N _. “Ashen” crosses it at the fourth square.
HYENA
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CAT'S ACTION
8Cat's action
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ A _ _ H. The fifth square is also part of “Melt ice”.
SCRATCH
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with W. Solving “___ NATURAL” first gives you its fourth letter.
WITCH
ORIGINAL GANGSTER
10Original gangster
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Original gangster” to its initials.
OG
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with R. “Medical mass” crosses it at the third square.
RAT
SNARE OR BASS
12Snare or bass
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. Solving “Medical mass” first gives you its third letter.
DRUM
AFTER E
13After e
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to E; the answer is its next letter.
F
SARCASTIC HUMOR
14Sarcastic humor
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. Its fourth letter is shared with “Obsession”.
IRONY
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _ I _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “Bobcat cousin”.
SYRINGE
PRONOUN FOR MALE
16Pronoun for male
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
H _. “Seedy bread” crosses it at the second square.
HE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
YACHT
17Yacht
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Yacht.
Y
HEAVY HAMMER
18Heavy hammer
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits M _ _ _. “United airlines” crosses it at the third square.
MAUL
NOT FERAL
19Not feral
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Heavy hammer”.
TAME
MEDICAL MASS
20Medical mass
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ O _. Solving “Sarcastic humor” first gives you its fourth letter.
TUMOR
ASHEN
21Ashen
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
WAN
OBSESSION
22Obsession
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with M. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
MANIA
UNITED AIRLINES
23United airlines
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “United airlines” to its initials.
UA
BOBCAT COUSIN
24Bobcat cousin
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
LYNX
SHOPPING CENTER
25Shopping center
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Bobcat cousin”.
MALL
SEEDY BREAD
26Seedy bread
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits R _ _. Solving “Pronoun for male” first gives you its third letter.
RYE
ACCI___T
27ACCI___T
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “ACCI___T”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with D.
DEN
DIAMOND
28Diamond
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Diamond, nothing more.
D
START MOVING
29Start moving
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
G _. Its second letter is shared with “Nerve fiber”.
GO
NERVE FIBER
30Nerve fiber
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with “Start moving”.
AXON
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