Crossword Challenge Puzzle 802 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 802 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 2 clues are pictures; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants 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 the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 802: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Ardor”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits P _ _ T _ _ H _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Transport”.
PISTACHIO
WING STRUCTURE
2Wing structure
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Check the third letter against “Past of say”.
ALA
ACCIDENT ON ICE
3Accident on ice
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving “Past of say” first gives you its third letter.
SLIP
SOUTH
4South
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of South, nothing more.
S
INERTIAL SYSTEM
5Inertial system
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IS
MOZART OFFERING
6Mozart offering
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ R _. Check the fourth letter against “SINGER KATY _____”.
OPERA
DARK BLUE
7Dark blue
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Expected value”.
NAVY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ARDOR
8Ardor
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
P _ _ S _ _ N. Check the fifth letter against “Inertial system”.
PASSION
NOT HEALTHY
9Not healthy
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: I _ _. Check the third letter against “Accident on ice”.
ILL
PAST OF SAY
10Past of say
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Accident on ice”.
SAID
AFTER S
11After s
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from S in the alphabet.
T
NOT PM
12Not pm
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
A _. Solving “Brick-layer” first gives you its second letter.
AM
TRANSPORT
13Transport
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with C. Its fourth letter is shared with “Letter starter”.
CARRY
HOW SHOULD I
14How should i
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “How should i” to its initials.
HSI
ATOMS WITH CHARGES
15Atoms with charges
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Wedding band”.
IONS
IN PROG-RESS
16In prog-ress
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with O. Its fifth letter is shared with “Singular pronoun”.
ONGOING
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SAUNA SITE
17Sauna site
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: S _ _. The third square is also part of “Dark blue”.
SPA
LETTER STARTER
18Letter starter
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Battery size”.
DEAR
EXPECTED VALUE
19Expected value
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Expected value”.
EV
SUNBEAMS
20Sunbeams
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Transport”.
RAYS
SINGER KATY _____
21SINGER KATY _____
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Say “SINGER KATY _____” out loud and the blank fills itself: P _ _ R _.
PERRY
BRICK-LAYER
22Brick-layer
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ O _. “Atoms with charges” crosses it at the fourth square.
MASON
BATTERY SIZE
23Battery size
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. Solving “Mozart offering” first gives you its third letter.
AAA
WEDDING BAND
24Wedding band
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Atoms with charges”.
RING
25Picture clue
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to G _ _ _. Solving “__IVERSITY” first gives you its third letter.
GONG
MUSICAL NOTE
26Musical note
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Musical note”.
G
T___DER
27T___DER
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
“T___DER” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with H.
HUN
___CK
28___CK
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “___CK” go in the grid. First one: S.
SHO
IN THAT CASE
29In that case
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Shape: S _. Check the second letter against “In prog-ress”.
SO
__IVERSITY
30__IVERSITY
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “__IVERSITY”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with U.
UN
SINGULAR PRONOUN
31Singular pronoun
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Singular pronoun”.
I
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Puzzle 802 solved
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