Crossword Challenge Puzzle 888 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 888, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Cargo ship”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 888: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Cargo ship”. 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.
CARGO SHIP
1Cargo ship
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: F _ _ I _ _ T _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Conceal”.
FREIGHTER
ROMAN NUMERAL 50
2Roman numeral 50
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Roman numeral 50”.
L
"YOU ___ IT TO YOURSELF"
3"YOU ___ IT TO YOURSELF"
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Say “YOU ___ IT TO YOURSELF” out loud and the blank fills itself: O _ _.
OWE
WHITE HOUSE
4White house
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
WH
SPOOKY
5Spooky
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits E _ _ I _. “Tune” crosses it at the fourth square.
EERIE
END
6End
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Beam”.
REAR
SNEAKY
7Sneaky
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. “Beam” crosses it at the third square.
SLY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. F _ _ W _ _ S. “Spooky” crosses it at the fifth square.
FLOWERS
AFTER Q
9 after q
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to Q; the answer is its next letter.
R
NIGHT BEFORE
10Night before
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits E _ _. Check the third letter against “YOU ___ IT TO YOURSELF”.
EVE
p--no
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “p--no”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
IA
DIRT LAYER
12Dirt layer
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
G _ _ M _. Check the fourth letter against “End of blessing”.
GRIME
CONCEAL
13Conceal
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: H _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Mental image”.
HIDE
ITSY-BITSY
14Itsy-bitsy
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
T _ _ N _. Solving “End of blessing” first gives you its fourth letter.
TEENY
ESTIMATED TIME ARRIVAL
15Estimated time arrival
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Estimated time arrival” to its initials.
ETA
ju-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ju” gives the answer. First letter: R.
RY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SPINNING PART
17Spinning part
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits W _ _ E _. “End” crosses it at the fourth square.
WHEEL
TYPE OR KIND
18Type or kind
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Begins with V. Its fifth letter is shared with “Itsy-bitsy”.
VARIETY
BEAM
19Beam
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. “Sneaky” crosses it at the third square.
RAY
END OF BLESSING
20End of blessing
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with “Conceal”.
AMEN
TUNE
21Tune
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. Solving “End” first gives you its third letter.
AIR
MENTAL IMAGE
22Mental image
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Itsy-bitsy”.
IDEA
BAR SEAT
23Bar seat
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of “Alien craft”.
STOOL
SUN
24Sun
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Sun starts with the answer.
S
EARLY
25Early
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Early.
E
EXTRATERRESTRIAL
26Extraterrestrial
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _. “Bar seat” crosses it at the second square.
ET
YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS
27Yale university press
Row 7, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
YUP
ONCE
28Once
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Once.
O
FREE AGENT
29Free agent
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
FA
ALIEN CRAFT
30Alien craft
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
U _ _. “Bar seat” crosses it at the third square.
UFO
CIRCLE SHAPE
31Circle shape
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Circle shape”.
O
LUSTROUS STONE
32Lustrous stone
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ _. Solving “Free agent” first gives you its third letter.
OPAL
Crossword Challenge Level 888 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 888 solved
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