Crossword Challenge Puzzle 891 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 891, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks 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, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Computer's brain”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Private life”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Computer's brain”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
COMPUTER'S BRAIN
1Computer's brain
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with P. Its sixth letter is shared with “Dollar sign”.
PROCESSOR
RULE PERIOD
2Rule period
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ G _. The fourth square is also part of “Computer graphics”.
REIGN
FEELING SICK
3Feeling sick
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
ILL
VECTOR YIELD
4Vector yield
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Vector yield” to its initials.
VY
ABDOMINAL
5Abdominal
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Abdominal starts with the answer.
A
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “BRE___BLE”.
CAKE
OPPOSITE OF NAY
7Opposite of nay
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _. Solving “BRE___BLE” first gives you its third letter.
YEA
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PRIVATE LIFE
8Private life
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits P _ _ V _ _ Y. Solving “Abdominal” first gives you its fifth letter.
PRIVACY
TRUST IN
9Trust in
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Feeling sick”.
RELY
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: O _ _. Solving “Feeling sick” first gives you its third letter.
OIL
COMPUTER GRAPHICS
11Computer graphics
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CG
CEASED
12Ceased
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with E. Its fourth letter is shared with “Refuse to comply”.
ENDED
DOLLAR SIGN
13Dollar sign
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Dollar sign”.
S
NOT JOKING
14Not joking
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ I _ _ S. Solving “Sound” first gives you its fifth letter.
SERIOUS
MINE ROCKS
15Mine rocks
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Brave action”.
ORES
lib-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “lib-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
RA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ANYTHING ELSE
17Anything else
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AE
SOUND
18Sound
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ I _. “Not main point” crosses it at the fourth square.
AUDIO
BRE___BLE
19BRE___BLE
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“BRE___BLE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
AKA
REFUSE TO COMPLY
20Refuse to comply
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits R _ _ I _ _. Solving “Not joking” first gives you its fourth letter.
RESIST
BEMOAN
21Bemoan
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Begins with R. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
RUE
BRAVE ACTION
22Brave action
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with D. Solving “Not joking” first gives you its third letter.
DARE
TAKES A BREAK
23Takes a break
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ T _. Solving “Table tennis” first gives you its fourth letter.
RESTS
RAMP
24Ramp
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Ramp, nothing more.
R
ASSIGNED TASK
25Assigned task
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ _. Solving “Table tennis” first gives you its third letter.
DUTY
NOT MAIN POINT
26Not main point
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. Its fourth letter is shared with “Assigned task”.
ASIDE
PERIOD OF HISTORY
27Period of history
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
ERA
TABLE TENNIS
28Table tennis
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TT
OPTICAL
29Optical
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Optical, nothing more.
O
30Picture clue
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to T _ _ _. “Assigned task” crosses it at the third square.
TOYS
Crossword Challenge Level 891 Solved Grid
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