Crossword Challenge Puzzle 893 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 893 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, 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; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Shy personality type”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Against the law”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Shy personality type”. 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.
SHY PERSONALITY TYPE
1Shy personality type
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with I. Solving “Vintage” first gives you its sixth letter.
INTROVERT
FULL OF CARGO
2Full of cargo
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with L. Solving “Ketchup-colored” first gives you its fourth letter.
LADEN
LOUIS VUITTON
3Louis vuitton
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LV
kn-
4Conger, e.g.
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “kn-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EEL
QUITE PLEASED
5Quite pleased
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Grass area”.
GLAD
ADD
6Add
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Add.
A
MERIDIAN LINE
7Meridian line
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ G _ _ U _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Short stay”.
LONGITUDE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
AGAINST THE LAW
8Against the law
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ E _ _ L. Solving “Quite pleased” first gives you its fifth letter.
ILLEGAL
BELLY BUTTON
9Belly button
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
NAVEL
ho--og
10Time deposit
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “ho--og” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with T.
TD
KETCHUP-COLORED
11Ketchup-colored
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. Check the third letter against “Blanket cover”.
RED
BURDEN
12Burden
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Blanket cover”.
ONUS
VINTAGE
13Vintage
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Vintage starts with the answer.
V
REMOVE QUICKLY
14Remove quickly
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ C _. The fourth square is also part of “CLAS___AL”.
EJECT
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. R _ _. “Blanket cover” crosses it at the third square.
RAT
TRADE-MARK
16Trade-mark
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Trade-mark” to its initials.
TM
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
OXYGEN SYMBOL
17Oxygen symbol
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Oxygen symbol”.
O
____PEDIA WEB SITE
18____PEDIA WEB SITE
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “____PEDIA WEB SITE”? It fits W _ _ _.
WIKI
GRASS AREA
19Grass area
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits L _ _ _. “____PEDIA WEB SITE” crosses it at the third square.
LAWN
BLANKET COVER
20Blanket cover
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Fits D _ _ E _. Solving “Remove quickly” first gives you its fourth letter.
DUVET
EXCAVATE
21Excavate
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: D _ _. Solving “Meridian line” first gives you its third letter.
DIG
CLAS___AL
22CLAS___AL
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “CLAS___AL”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
SIC
KNOW IT
23Know it
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Know it”.
KI
PAUSE HERE
24Pause here
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. “___ SCHOOL” crosses it at the third square.
STOP
SHORT STAY
25Short stay
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with V; pattern V _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “____PEDIA WEB SITE”.
VISIT
FRUIT SPREAD
26Fruit spread
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits J _ _. “Trade-mark” crosses it at the third square.
JAM
USE
27Use
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Use.
U
LUXURY SEDAN
28Luxury sedan
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Luxury sedan” to its initials.
LS
___ SCHOOL
29___ SCHOOL
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say “___ SCHOOL” out loud and the blank fills itself: O _ _.
OLD
GRADE OPTION
30Grade option
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Grade option”.
A
CHURCH ALCOVE
31Church alcove
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. “Luxury sedan” crosses it at the third square.
APSE
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