Crossword Challenge Puzzle 846 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 846 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.
12 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Spinning water”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 846: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Gym activity”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Spinning water”. 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.
SPINNING WATER
1Spinning water
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
W _ _ R _ _ O _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Pay before due”.
WHIRLPOOL
OCEANIC AREA
2Oceanic area
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OA
WAGON TRACK
3Wagon track
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: R _ _. Solving “Mythical giant” first gives you its third letter.
RUT
YARN CRAFT
4Yarn craft
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with K; pattern K _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Mythical giant”.
KNIT
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 7 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. O _ _ O _ _ N. The fifth square is also part of “Fifth month”.
OTTOMAN
UNDO
6Undo
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Undo.
U
THIN IN TONE
7Thin in tone
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ N _. Solving “Village cousin” first gives you its fourth letter.
TINNY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
GYM ACTIVITY
8Gym activity
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: W _ _ K _ _ T. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
WORKOUT
GHOSTLY VISIT
9Ghostly visit
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
H _ _ N _. The fourth square is also part of “Yarn craft”.
HAUNT
ROMAN NUMERAL ONE
10Roman numeral one
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Roman numeral one”.
I
-ach
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-ach” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RO
HEAVY CARRIER
12Heavy carrier
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with L. Solving “Dna carrier” first gives you its third letter.
LUG
PAY BEFORE DUE
13Pay before due
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
P _ _ P _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Fourth down play”.
PREPAY
ZERO IN MATH
14Zero in math
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Zero in math”.
O
AVAILABLE FOR USE
15Available for use
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Dna carrier”.
OPEN
LANDING ZONE
16Landing zone
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Landing zone” to its initials.
LZ
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ICON
17Icon
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Icon.
I
FAR FROM
18Far from
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. “Fifth month” crosses it at the third square.
AWAY
MYTHICAL GIANT
19Mythical giant
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with T. “Far from” crosses it at the fourth square.
TITAN
NOT THEIR
20Not their
Row 4, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with O. Its third letter is shared with “Pay before due”.
OUR
VILLAGE COUSIN
21Village cousin
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Far from”.
TOWN
DNA CARRIER
22Dna carrier
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
G _ _ _. Solving “Nano unit node” first gives you its third letter.
GENE
FIFTH MONTH
23Fifth month
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _. “Thin in tone” crosses it at the third square.
MAY
FOURTH DOWN PLAY
24Fourth down play
Row 6, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Available for use”.
PUNT
AUSTRALIAN BIRD
25Australian bird
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. The picture clue in the inside the grid crosses it at the third square.
EMU
NANO UNIT NODE
26Nano unit node
Row 8, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NUN
PEACE ZONE
27Peace zone
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
PZ
_AGLE
28_AGLE
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_AGLE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
E
ZULU TIME
29Zulu time
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ZT
ZERO MODE
30Zero mode
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
ZM
USEFULLY
31Usefully
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Usefully starts with the answer.
U
32Picture clue
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Zulu time”.
TUTU
Crossword Challenge Level 846 Solved Grid
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