Crossword Challenge Puzzle 845 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 845? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 13 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 5 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Worthy of respect”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 845: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Female pronoun”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Worthy of respect”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
WORTHY OF RESPECT
1Worthy of respect
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ O _ _ B _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Ampersand”.
HONORABLE
v--icle
2Verbal shrug
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “vicle” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EH
BASMATI, E.G.
3Basmati, e.g.
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Category”.
RICE
SUN RELATED
4Sun related
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ A _. “Pacific or atlantic” crosses it at the fourth square.
SOLAR
EASY
5Easy
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Easy, nothing more.
E
___ VEGAS
6___ VEGAS
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “___ VEGAS”. Shape: L _ _.
LAS
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with F. “Category” crosses it at the third square.
FISH
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FEMALE PRONOUN
8Female pronoun
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: H _ _ S _ _ F. “Easy” crosses it at the fifth square.
HERSELF
BUCKEYE STATE
9Buckeye state
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Solving “Basmati, e.g.” first gives you its third letter.
OHIO
NATURE
10Nature
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Nature starts with the answer.
N
PACIFIC OR ATLANTIC
11Pacific or atlantic
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ A _. Solving “Sun related” first gives you its fourth letter.
OCEAN
c--ne
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“c--ne”). What is left starts with R.
RA
AMPERSAND
13Ampersand
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the third letter against “Daylight saving”.
AND
SINK
14Sink
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
B _ _ I _. “Abbr. internal” crosses it at the fourth square.
BASIN
LOW-DENSITY
15Low-density
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LD
COMPASS POINT
16Compass point
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. Solving “Second” first gives you its third letter.
EAST
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ASSISTED INPUT
17Assisted input
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Assisted input” to its initials.
AI
ANY PERSON
18Any person
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
A _ _ O _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Wise bird”.
ANYONE
CATEGORY
19Category
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with “___ VEGAS”.
CLASS
OTTAWA'S COUNTRY
20Ottawa's country
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Begins with C. Solving “Sink” first gives you its fourth letter.
CANADA
HEADSET
21Headset
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Headset.
H
EARLY WARNING
22Early warning
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EW
DELI BREAD
23Deli bread
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Begins with R. Solving “Early warning” first gives you its third letter.
RYE
DAYLIGHT SAVING
24Daylight saving
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Daylight saving”.
DS
25Such as
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Picture plus words: “SUCH AS”. The answer opens with L.
LIKE
WISE BIRD
26Wise bird
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. Solving “Such as” first gives you its third letter.
OWL
ABBR. INTERNAL
27Abbr. internal
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Shape: I _ _. The third square is also part of “Compass point”.
INT
INVEST
28Invest
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Invest.
I
CLOSED CIRCUIT
29Closed circuit
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CC
THROAT AREA
30Throat area
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Closed circuit”.
NECK
SECOND
31Second
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Second starts with the answer.
S
COMMON ERA
32Common era
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CE
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