Crossword Challenge Puzzle 809 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 809 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Next-door people”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Closest”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Next-door people”, 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.
NEXT-DOOR PEOPLE
1Next-door people
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits N _ _ G _ _ O _ _. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
NEIGHBORS
GAIN
2Gain
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
EARN
m-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “m-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
ARS
RIGHT SIDE
4Right side
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Right side”.
RS
EXHIBIT
5Exhibit
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Exhibit starts with the answer.
E
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with S. Check the fourth letter against “Pig meat”.
STORM
SPEAK
7Speak
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Sun”.
TALK
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CLOSEST
8Closest
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ R _ _ T. Check the fifth letter against “Exhibit”.
NEAREST
HEARING ORGANS
9Hearing organs
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
EARS
sta-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“sta-”). What is left starts with I.
IRS
GOOD NIGHT
11Good night
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
GN
AFTER G
12After g
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to G; the answer is its next letter.
H
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. B _ _ O _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Shown correct”.
BACON
EITHER ONE
14Either one
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _. Check the second letter against “Zone”.
OR
SAVE FOR LATER
15Save for later
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with R. Its fifth letter is shared with “Quicker than later”.
RESERVE
PAST OF SAY
16Past of say
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Latin for 'yes'”.
SAID
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
__CTIC
17__CTIC
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “__CTIC” go in the grid. First one: T.
TA
QUICKER THAN LATER
18Quicker than later
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Fits S _ _ N _ _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
SOONER
SUN
19Sun
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. Check the third letter against “Speak”.
SOL
SHOWN CORRECT
20Shown correct
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ V _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Blood vessel”.
PROVED
PIG MEAT
21Pig meat
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
PORK
FOOTBALL CLUB
22Football club
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
FC
STARTING POINT
23Starting point
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
F _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Quicker than later”.
FROM
ZONE
24Zone
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. “Save for later” crosses it at the third square.
AREA
HAD A HUNCH
25Had a hunch
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: K _ _ _. Solving “Save for later” first gives you its third letter.
KNEW
KNOCK
26Knock
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Knock, nothing more.
K
ARCH___
27ARCH___
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “ARCH___”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
IVE
BLOOD VESSEL
28Blood vessel
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: V _ _ _. Solving “ARCH___” first gives you its third letter.
VEIN
LATIN FOR 'YES'
29Latin for 'yes'
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fits S _. “Past of say” crosses it at the second square.
SI
EARLY WARNING
30Early warning
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EW
Crossword Challenge Level 809 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 809 solved
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