Crossword Challenge Puzzle 889 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 889 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
10 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Certain steroid”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the top row, 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits H _ _ D _ _ F _ _. “Undo a knot” crosses it at the sixth square.
HANDCUFFS
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with O. Check the third letter against “___ SO FAST!”.
OBOE
RADIUS
3Radius
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Radius.
R
MICRO-SOFT
4Micro-soft
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Micro-soft” to its initials.
MS
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with O. Its third letter is shared with “Cover for pot”.
OWL
CHILDLIKE TRUST
6Childlike trust
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits N _ _ V _. Check the fourth letter against “Six in rome”.
NAIVE
FINAL PART
7Final part
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ I _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Six in rome”.
ENDING
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CERTAIN STEROID
8Certain steroid
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ M _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
HORMONE
BLOOD TYPE
9Blood type
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
A _. Its second letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
AB
"___ SO FAST!"
10"___ SO FAST!"
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ SO FAST!”? It fits N _ _.
NOT
LETTER STARTER
11Letter starter
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. “Sour pastry” crosses it at the third square.
DEAR
AVERAGE GRADE
12Average grade
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Average grade”.
C
UNDO A KNOT
13Undo a knot
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Bust”.
UNTIE
METALLIC ELEMENT
14Metallic element
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with F. Its second letter is shared with “Tidy and organized”.
FE
___ULOUS
15___ULOUS
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “___ULOUS”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with F.
FAB
CLAMBAKE ITEM
16Clambake item
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ A _ _ R. The fifth square is also part of “Spider-man foe”.
STEAMER
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LAKE BIRD
17Lake bird
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Childlike trust”.
SWAN
SOUR PASTRY
18Sour pastry
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Black bird”.
TART
COVER FOR POT
19Cover for pot
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits L _ _. Solving “Final part” first gives you its third letter.
LID
BUST
20Bust
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. Solving “Undo a knot” first gives you its third letter.
RAID
SIX IN ROME
21Six in rome
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with V. Solving “Final part” first gives you its second letter.
VI
SPIDER-MAN FOE
22Spider-man foe
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with V. The fourth square is also part of “Aged”.
VENOM
BLACK BIRD
23Black bird
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ E _. Solving “Childlike trust” first gives you its fourth letter.
RAVEN
TIDY AND ORGANIZED
24Tidy and organized
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. “___ULOUS” crosses it at the third square.
NEAT
MUSICAL NOTE
25Musical note
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Musical note”.
G
BAR TAP
26Bar tap
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
A _ _. “Clambake item” crosses it at the third square.
ALE
GENETIC MATERIAL
27Genetic material
Row 8, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Begins with D. Check the third letter against “Bar tap”.
DNA
BASE EDITOR
28Base editor
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
BE
DOCTOR
29Doctor
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
D _. “Clambake item” crosses it at the second square.
DR
AGED
30Aged
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: O _ _. The third square is also part of “Doctor”.
OLD
ANTIGEN
31Antigen
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Antigen.
A
Crossword Challenge Level 889 Solved Grid
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