Crossword Challenge Puzzle 887 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 887? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 8 of them only one or two letters. 2 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “School head”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Not public”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “School head”, 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.
SCHOOL HEAD
1School head
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits P _ _ N _ _ P _ _. “After h” crosses it at the sixth square.
PRINCIPAL
DIVISION RESULT
2Division result
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ I _. “Northern ireland” crosses it at the fourth square.
RATIO
th---t
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “th---t” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
IRS
FORE__R
4FORE__R
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “FORE__R”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with V.
VE
ANSWER
5Answer
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Answer, nothing more.
A
"___ REMINDS ME …"
6"___ REMINDS ME …"
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ REMINDS ME …”? It fits T _ _ _.
THAT
HEARING ORGAN
7Hearing organ
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. “Jam bottle” crosses it at the third square.
EAR
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOT PUBLIC
8Not public
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ V _ _ E. “Answer” crosses it at the fifth square.
PRIVATE
SCARCE
9Scarce
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
RARE
"___ BEEN REAL!"
10"___ BEEN REAL!"
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Say “___ BEEN REAL!” out loud and the blank fills itself: I _ _.
ITS
NORTHERN IRELAND
11Northern ireland
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NI
ARRIVES
12Arrives
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “After this”.
COMES
AFTER H
13After h
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after H.
I
SERVING SIZE
14Serving size
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ T _ _ N. Check the fifth letter against “Legal fairness”.
PORTION
br---s
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “br---s”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
ACE
LEFT TACKLE
16Left tackle
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
__NDSOME
17__NDSOME
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“__NDSOME” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with H.
HA
LEGAL FAIRNESS
18Legal fairness
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Shape: J _ _ T _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “Serving size”.
JUSTICE
JAM BOTTLE
19Jam bottle
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
J _ _. The third square is also part of “Hearing organ”.
JAR
AFTER THIS
20After this
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. Solving “Bonus” first gives you its third letter.
NEXT
HARD SEED
21Hard seed
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. Its third letter is shared with “___ REMINDS ME …”.
NUT
"A ___ FORMALITY!"
22"A ___ FORMALITY!"
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Say “A ___ FORMALITY!” out loud and the blank fills itself: M _ _ _.
MERE
NEEDS
23Needs
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
W _ _ T _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Feline pet”.
WANTS
WEST
24West
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of West.
W
BYWAY
25Byway
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Feline pet”.
ROAD
BONUS
26Bonus
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
E _ _ R _. The fourth square is also part of “Byway”.
EXTRA
TENTH MONTH
27Tenth month
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
O _ _. Check the third letter against “Left tackle”.
OCT
FELINE PET
28Feline pet
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: C _ _. Solving “Needs” first gives you its third letter.
CAT
BIT
29Bit
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Bit starts with the answer.
B
RESTING PLACES
30Resting places
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits B _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Byway”.
BEDS
Crossword Challenge Level 887 Solved Grid
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