Crossword Challenge Puzzle 882 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 882? All 29 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 4 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. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Leaving”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 882: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Create or build”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Leaving”. 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.
LEAVING
1Leaving
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with D. Its sixth letter is shared with “Race path”.
DEPARTURE
ECONOMIC VALUE ADDED
2Economic value added
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
EVA
VET
3Vet
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Vet, nothing more.
V
monk-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “monk” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EY
CARGO WEIGHT
5Cargo weight
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Dined”.
LOAD
NOT INNER
6Not inner
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with O. Check the fourth letter against “Tacked on”.
OUTER
FORETOLD
7Foretold
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits P _ _ D _ _ T _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Musical note”.
PREDICTED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CREATE OR BUILD
8Create or build
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits D _ _ E _ _ P. Solving “Cargo weight” first gives you its fifth letter.
DEVELOP
f--er
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“f--er”). What is left starts with E.
EV
CUSHION
10Cushion
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits P _ _. “Facts” crosses it at the third square.
PAD
-id
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The image carries “-id”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
A
FARE
12Fare
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. “Facts” crosses it at the third square.
RATE
RACE PATH
13Race path
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits T _ _ C _. Solving “Official order” first gives you its fourth letter.
TRACK
pl-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“pl-”). What is left starts with U.
UM
BUSINESS INCOME
15Business income
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with R. Check the fifth letter against “Barbie's doll partner”.
REVENUE
FRINGE AREA
16Fringe area
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. “Video game” crosses it at the third square.
EDGE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NOT THEIR
17Not their
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with Y. Solving “Not inner” first gives you its third letter.
YOUR
FACTS
18Facts
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with D. Solving “Fare” first gives you its third letter.
DATA
DINED
19Dined
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Foretold”.
ATE
OFFICIAL ORDER
20Official order
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
D _ _ R _ _. Solving “Lease payment” first gives you its fourth letter.
DECREE
TACKED ON
21Tacked on
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _. Solving “Not inner” first gives you its fourth letter.
ADDED
LOADED FOR BATTLE
22Loaded for battle
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Business income”.
ARMED
RHODE ISLAND
23Rhode island
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Rhode island”.
RI
BARBIE'S DOLL PARTNER
24Barbie's doll partner
Row 6, col 6 · 3 letters · down
K _ _. “Business income” crosses it at the third square.
KEN
MUSICAL NOTE
25Musical note
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Musical note”.
C
HARD SEED
26Hard seed
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. “Touch down” crosses it at the third square.
NUT
LEASE PAYMENT
27Lease payment
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. Solving “Hard seed” first gives you its third letter.
RENT
VIDEO GAME
28Video game
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
VG
TOUCH DOWN
29Touch down
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Touch down”.
TD
Crossword Challenge Level 882 Solved Grid
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