Crossword Challenge Puzzle 800 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 800 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. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Tensions”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Make ready”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Tensions”, 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.
TENSIONS
1Tensions
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with P. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
PRESSURES
HOUSING COST
2Housing cost
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “End note”.
RENT
EXTENDED PLAY
3Extended play
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Extended play”.
EP
AFTER O
4After o
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after O.
P
LIVING CREATURE
5Living creature
Top row 5/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with A. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
ANIMAL
d---e
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “d---e” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RON
FINISHES
7Finishes
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Discover”.
ENDS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MAKE READY
8Make ready
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits P _ _ P _ _ E. “Living creature” crosses it at the fifth square.
PREPARE
-air
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-air” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
REP
END NOTE
10End note
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EN
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ A _. Solving “Not true” first gives you its fourth letter.
STEAM
SAFARI
12Safari
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Safari.
S
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to U _. The second square is also part of “Scalp line”.
UP
FARE
14Fare
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. “OYS___” crosses it at the third square.
RATE
POET'S BEFORE
15Poet's before
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits E _ _. The third square is also part of “OYS___”.
ERE
UNUSUAL
16Unusual
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. The fifth square is also part of “Not out”.
STRANGE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___STOP
17___STOP
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “___STOP”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with N.
NON
NOT TRUE
18Not true
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with F. “Not fast” crosses it at the fourth square.
FALSE
DISCOVER
19Discover
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
F _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
FIND
EXAMPLE GIVEN
20Example given
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EG
SAT
21Sat
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Sat starts with the answer.
S
"WHAT ARE YOU ___?!"
22"WHAT ARE YOU ___?!"
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
The missing word in “WHAT ARE YOU ___?!” starts with D.
DOING
QUITE PLEASED
23Quite pleased
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with G. “Living creature” crosses it at the third square.
GLAD
SCALP LINE
24Scalp line
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. “Poet's before” crosses it at the third square.
PART
SALARY
25Salary
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “SPR___”.
WAGE
NOT FAST
26Not fast
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. “WHAT ARE YOU ___?!” crosses it at the third square.
SLOW
OYS___
27OYS___
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “OYS___” and enter only the missing part, starting with T.
TER
IOWA
28Iowa
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with I. Solving “Salary” first gives you its second letter.
IA
NOT OUT
29Not out
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _. Check the second letter against “Unusual”.
IN
SPR___
30SPR___
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “SPR___” go in the grid. First one: I.
ING
ACE
31Ace
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Ace.
A
Crossword Challenge Level 800 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 800 solved
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