Crossword Challenge Puzzle 884 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 884 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. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Natural scenery”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Found”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Natural scenery”, read top to bottom.
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.
NATURAL SCENERY
1Natural scenery
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits L _ _ D _ _ A _ _. Solving “After b” first gives you its sixth letter.
LANDSCAPE
PACIFIC OR ATLANTIC
2Pacific or atlantic
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Reservoir barrier”.
OCEAN
BIS__IT
3BIS__IT
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “BIS__IT”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with C.
CU
pir-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “pir” gives the answer. First letter: A.
ATE
REVEAL
5Reveal
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “ANYONE ___?”.
TELL
EARL
6Earl
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Earl, nothing more.
E
SLEEP IMAGERY
7Sleep imagery
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with D. Its fourth letter is shared with “Green land”.
DREAM
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FOUND
8Found
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
L _ _ A _ _ D. Solving “Reveal” first gives you its fifth letter.
LOCATED
SHARP ANGLE
9Sharp angle
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ T _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ACUTE
ca-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “ca-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
NE
RESERVOIR BARRIER
11Reservoir barrier
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: D _ _. “Electric device” crosses it at the third square.
DAM
WHITE FLAKES
12White flakes
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Electric device”.
SNOW
AFTER B
13After b
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from B in the alphabet.
C
NOT BELOW
14Not below
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ V _. Solving “Radio signals” first gives you its fourth letter.
ABOVE
MOM AND DAD
15Mom and dad
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
P _ _ E _ _ S. Solving “Posted” first gives you its fifth letter.
PARENTS
rock-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “rock-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
ET
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ARE
17Are
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Are”.
R
HIDE AND ____
18 HIDE AND ____
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Say “HIDE AND ____” out loud and the blank fills itself: S _ _ _.
SEEK
"ANYONE ___?"
19"ANYONE ___?"
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Complete the phrase “ANYONE ___?”. Shape: E _ _ _.
ELSE
ELECTRIC DEVICE
20Electric device
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Fits M _ _ O _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not below”.
MOTOR
GREEN LAND
21Green land
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. Solving “Sleep imagery” first gives you its third letter.
LEA
RADIO SIGNALS
22Radio signals
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with W. Check the fourth letter against “Mom and dad”.
WAVES
EMAIL
23Email
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: E _. “Sleep imagery” crosses it at the second square.
EM
POSTED
24Posted
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Mom and dad”.
SENT
MISSION
25Mission
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Posted”.
TASK
FLYING MAMMAL
26Flying mammal
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
B _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
BAT
NEW YORK TIME
27New york time
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the third letter against “Data point”.
EST
EDGE
28Edge
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Edge.
E
TEACHING ASSISTANT
29Teaching assistant
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TA
DATA POINT
30Data point
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Teaching assistant”.
STAT
Crossword Challenge Level 884 Solved Grid
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