Crossword Challenge Puzzle 801 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 801, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
11 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 7 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 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 “Drainage divide”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 801: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Adore”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Drainage divide”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
DRAINAGE DIVIDE
1Drainage divide
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
W _ _ E _ _ H _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Slumber”.
WATERSHED
AFTER N
2After n
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to N; the answer is its next letter.
O
REAL PROPERTY TAX
3Real property tax
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Real property tax”.
RPT
SECOND HAND
4Second hand
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Second hand”.
SH
GOLF TARGET
5Golf target
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ _. “____ PALMAS” crosses it at the third square.
HOLE
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with I. Solving “Hat fabric” first gives you its fourth letter.
ITALY
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to P _ _ T _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Hat fabric”.
POSTER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ADORE
8Adore
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: W _ _ S _ _ P. Solving “Golf target” first gives you its fifth letter.
WORSHIP
FIRST LETTER
9First letter
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “First letter”.
A
S___ION
10S___ION
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “S___ION” and enter only the missing part, starting with T.
TAT
EARNINGS BEFORE
11Earnings before
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EB
TRAVEL BY VEHICLE
12Travel by vehicle
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. “The first state” crosses it at the third square.
RIDE
SLUMBER
13Slumber
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits S _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Give food to”.
SLEEP
sus-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“sus-”). What is left starts with H.
HI
ESCAPE THE CHAOS
15Escape the chaos
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ETC
NOT STATIC
16Not static
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits D _ _ A _ _ C. Check the fifth letter against “Beach tree”.
DYNAMIC
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
PICTURE
17Picture
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits P _ _ T _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
PHOTO
SKILL OR TALENT
18Skill or talent
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ L _ _ Y. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
ABILITY
____ PALMAS
19____ PALMAS
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “____ PALMAS”? It fits L _ _.
LAS
GIVE FOOD TO
20Give food to
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with F. “Slumber” crosses it at the third square.
FEED
HAT FABRIC
21Hat fabric
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: F _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
FELT
THE FIRST STATE
22The first state
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Begins with D. Solving “Slumber” first gives you its second letter.
DE
YEAR END
23Year end
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
YE
BEACH TREE
24Beach tree
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with P. The third square is also part of “Put”.
PALM
RUNWAY
25Runway
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Runway.
R
MAI ___ (DRINK)
26MAI ___ (DRINK)
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Say “MAI ___ (DRINK)” out loud and the blank fills itself: T _ _.
TAI
NOT DIS
27Not dis
Row 8, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shape: D _ _. Its third letter is shared with “MAI ___ (DRINK)”.
DAT
CANADIAN NATIONAL
28Canadian national
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Canadian national”.
CN
YELLOW CAB
29Yellow cab
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Yellow cab” to its initials.
YC
PUT
30Put
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: L _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Yellow cab”.
LAY
ALWAYS
31Always
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Always.
A
Crossword Challenge Level 801 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 801 solved
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