Crossword Challenge Puzzle 8 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 8 of Crossword Challenge gives you 25 clues on a 7×9 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 25 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 8 letters and belongs to “Not forget”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 6 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Hoppy animal”, and the first letters of the 8 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Not forget”. 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.
NOT FORGET
1Not forget
Top row 1/6 · 8 letters · down
R _ _ E _ _ E _. Solving “Extra” first gives you its fifth letter.
REMEMBER
___LYSIS
2___LYSIS
Top row 2/6 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “___LYSIS”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
ANA
3-ird
Top row 3/6 · 1 letter · down
Both the picture and the text “-IRD” point to the same word. It begins with B.
B
BASEBALL
4Baseball
Top row 4/6 · 2 letters · down
Shape: B _. Solving “Dude!” first gives you its second letter.
BB
5Metal element
Top row 5/6 · 4 letters · down
Both the picture and the text “METAL ELEMENT” point to the same word. It begins with I.
IRON
CRUELLY TREATED
6Cruelly treated
Top row 6/6 · 8 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ T _ _ E _. The fifth square is also part of “Umbrella”.
TORTURED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
7Hoppy animal
Left column 1/8 · 6 letters · across
Use the text “HOPPY ANIMAL” if the picture is unclear. First letter R.
RABBIT
ENERGY
8Energy
Left column 2/8 · 2 letters · across
Begins with E. Solving “___LYSIS” first gives you its second letter.
EN
9Picture clue
Left column 3/8 · 3 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: M _ _. “Pirate shout” crosses it at the third square.
MAY
_AGLE
10_AGLE
Left column 4/8 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_AGLE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
E
EXTRA
11Extra
Left column 5/8 · 4 letters · across
Fits M _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Pirate shout”.
MORE
A__ENCE
12A__ENCE
Left column 6/8 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “A__ENCE” go in the grid. First one: B.
BS
PROPERTY HOLDING
13Property holding
Left column 7/8 · 6 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ A _ _. Check the fourth letter against “European soccer org”.
ESTATE
DECAY
14Decay
Left column 8/8 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. Check the third letter against “Trend topic”.
ROT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
"DUDE!"
15"dude!"
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits B _ _. The third square is also part of “Cruelly treated”.
BRO
PIRATE SHOUT
16Pirate shout
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Begins with Y. “Extra” crosses it at the third square.
YAR
EITHER ONE
17Either one
Row 4, col 5 · 2 letters · across
Shape: O _. Its second letter is shared with “Cruelly treated”.
OR
EUROPEAN SOCCER ORG
18European soccer org
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
U _ _ _. Solving “Pet hair” first gives you its third letter.
UEFA
SISTER OF PARENT
19Sister of parent
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Metal element”.
AUNT
BONE, IN ITALIAN
20Bone, in italian
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. Solving “Property holding” first gives you its third letter.
OSSO
UMBRELLA
21Umbrella
Row 6, col 6 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Umbrella.
U
VEHICLE TYPE
22Vehicle type
Row 6, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _. The picture clue in the inside the grid crosses it at the third square.
UTE
PET HAIR
23Pet hair
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits F _ _. Solving “Cruelly treated” first gives you its third letter.
FUR
TREND TOPIC
24Trend topic
Row 7, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TT
b-
25B--
Row 9, col 5 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“b-”). What is left starts with E.
ED
Crossword Challenge Level 8 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 8 solved
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