Crossword Challenge Puzzle 811 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 811? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 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 “Funded by”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 811: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Funded by”. 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.
FUNDED BY
1Funded by
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ N _ _ R _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Command”.
SPONSORED
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to C _ _. Check the third letter against “Available for use”.
CAP
THING ON LIST
3Thing on list
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with I. Solving “Available for use” first gives you its third letter.
ITEM
ELL
4Ell
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Ell, nothing more.
E
NO DATE
5No date
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “No date”.
ND
SPY'S DISGUISE
6Spy's disguise
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits C _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Distance units”.
COVER
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Video game”.
EGGS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. S _ _ E _ _ E. Solving “No date” first gives you its fifth letter.
SCIENCE
-ch
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-ch” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with P.
PAT
AVAILABLE FOR USE
10Available for use
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Solving “Thing on list” first gives you its third letter.
OPEN
AFTER M
11After m
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from M in the alphabet.
N
SOUTH DAKOTA
12South dakota
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “South dakota”.
SD
COMMAND
13Command
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits O _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “After 8”.
ORDER
___ DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
14___ DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL” starts with R.
RIO
FOR ALL TIME
15For all time
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. “THAT ___ IT!” crosses it at the third square.
EVER
IN SPITE OF
16In spite of
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ P _ _ E. “Ion” crosses it at the fifth square.
DESPITE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BARKER
17Barker
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: D _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
DOG
AFTER 8
18After 8
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. Solving “IG___E” first gives you its third letter.
NINE
VIDEO GAME
19Video game
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Video game”.
VG
FEUDAL TITLE
20Feudal title
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits L _ _ _. “Command” crosses it at the third square.
LORD
DISTANCE UNITS
21Distance units
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Spy's disguise”.
MILES
TRAVEL BY CAR
22Travel by car
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits D _ _ V _. “For all time” crosses it at the fourth square.
DRIVE
IG___E
23IG___E
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “IG___E” go in the grid. First one: N.
NOR
"THAT ___ IT!"
24"THAT ___ IT!"
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “THAT ___ IT!”. Shape: D _ _ _.
DOES
FRINGE AREA
25Fringe area
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. “Computer graphics” crosses it at the third square.
EDGE
ELECTRIC
26Electric
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Electric.
E
TENTH MONTH
27Tenth month
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. Solving “In spite of” first gives you its third letter.
OCT
DAY OF DELIVERY
28Day of delivery
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
DOD
ROYALTY PAYMENT
29Royalty payment
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Royalty payment”.
RP
COMPUTER GRAPHICS
30Computer graphics
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CG
ION
31Ion
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Ion starts with the answer.
I
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Puzzle 811 solved
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