Crossword Challenge Puzzle 851 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 851 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 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 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Put together”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Business”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Put together”. 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.
PUT TOGETHER
1Put together
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
A _ _ E _ _ L _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Starting point”.
ASSEMBLED
IN GOOD SHAPE
2In good shape
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with F. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
FIT
OPPOSITE OF TO
3Opposite of to
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with F. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
FROM
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
One word for the picture, starting with A.
A
ICE LEVEL
5Ice level
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IL
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to R _ _ K _. Its fourth letter is shared with “School grades”.
ROCKS
MATTER
7Matter
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
S _ _ S _ _ N _ _. Solving “Agency” first gives you its sixth letter.
SUBSTANCE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BUSINESS
8Business
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with A. The fifth square is also part of “Ice level”.
AFFAIRS
KNIGHTED MAN
9Knighted man
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. “Opposite of to” crosses it at the third square.
SIR
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ _. “Opposite of to” crosses it at the third square.
STOP
EDIT
11Edit
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Edit.
E
MALE HONORIFIC
12Male honorific
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: M _. The second square is also part of “Lift up”.
MR
STARTING POINT
13Starting point
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ I _. “French capital” crosses it at the fourth square.
BASIS
NOT TRUTHS
14Not truths
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with L. Check the third letter against “Groups of items”.
LIES
r-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“r-”). What is left starts with E.
EST
IN SPITE OF
16In spite of
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ P _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “Greeting”.
DESPITE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FABU___S
17FABU___S
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “FABU___S”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with L.
LOU
FRENCH CAPITAL
18French capital
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
P _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Starting point”.
PARIS
CALL-BACK
19Call-back
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CB
HOME: ABBR.
20Home: abbr.
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Solving “Starting point” first gives you its third letter.
RES
SCHOOL GRADES
21School grades
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ K _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
MARKS
LIFT UP
22Lift up
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
R _ _ S _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
RAISE
TIME OFF
23Time off
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
REST
GROUPS OF ITEMS
24Groups of items
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
SETS
AGENCY
25Agency
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Agency.
A
NEGATIVE WORD
26Negative word
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: N _ _. Check the third letter against “In spite of”.
NOT
NO NAME
27No name
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NN
GREETING
28Greeting
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Begins with H. Solving “In spite of” first gives you its second letter.
HI
___KEY
29___KEY
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “___KEY”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with H.
HOC
PLACE
30Place
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Place.
P
Crossword Challenge Level 851 Solved Grid
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