Crossword Challenge Puzzle 813 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 813, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 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 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Mingle with others”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 813: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Secretly import”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Mingle with others”. 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.
MINGLE WITH OTHERS
1Mingle with others
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with S. Its sixth letter is shared with “Contact option”.
SOCIALIZE
-n
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “n” gives the answer. First letter: M.
MOO
_GLY
3_GLY
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_GLY” go in the grid. First one: U.
U
-rlic
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-rlic” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with G.
GA
SOUND OF PAIN
5Sound of pain
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
G _ _ A _. “Decrease” crosses it at the fourth square.
GROAN
OPPOSITE OF RIGHT
6Opposite of right
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. Solving “Many a time” first gives you its third letter.
LEFT
FOODIE
7Foodie
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Decrease”.
EATER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SECRETLY IMPORT
8Secretly import
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
S _ _ G _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Sound of pain”.
SMUGGLE
OWNER OPERATOR
9Owner operator
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OO
POLICE OFFICER
10Police officer
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: C _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Ache or hurt”.
COP
AFTER H
11After h
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after H.
I
BIRD-RELATED
12Bird-related
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ A _. Solving “Volcanic rock” first gives you its fourth letter.
AVIAN
CONTACT OPTION
13Contact option
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Ache or hurt”.
LENS
INSIDE
14Inside
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: I _. Check the second letter against “Spider-man foe”.
IN
ANIMAL BIOLOGY
15Animal biology
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with Z; pattern Z _ _ L _ _ Y. Solving “Low output” first gives you its fifth letter.
ZOOLOGY
SEND OUT
16Send out
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “British greeting”.
EMIT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ZONE
17Zone
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Opposite of right”.
AREA
ACHE OR HURT
18Ache or hurt
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Bird-related”.
PAIN
MANY A TIME
19Many a time
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with O. Check the third letter against “Foodie”.
OFT
VOLCANIC ROCK
20Volcanic rock
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits B _ _ A _ _. The fourth square is also part of “___ GEL”.
BASALT
DECREASE
21Decrease
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ T _. Check the fourth letter against “Opposite of right”.
ABATE
SPIDER-MAN FOE
22Spider-man foe
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with V; pattern V _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of “Animal biology”.
VENOM
RAPPORT
23Rapport
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Rapport.
R
FIRM IMAGE
24Firm image
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. Solving “Animal biology” first gives you its third letter.
LOGO
LOCAL
25Local
Row 7, col 6 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Local.
L
LOW OUTPUT
26Low output
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Low output”.
LO
27Picture clue
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with E. The third square is also part of “TIPT__”.
EYE
___ GEL
28___ GEL
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ GEL”. Shape: A _ _ _.
ALOE
BRITISH GREETING
29British greeting
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _. Its second letter is shared with “Send out”.
OI
TIPT__
30TIPT__
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“TIPT__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
OE
Crossword Challenge Level 813 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 813 solved
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