Crossword Challenge Puzzle 815 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 815, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
8 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 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; 3 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 “Verified”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 815: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Attentive”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Verified”. 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.
VERIFIED
1Verified
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
C _ _ F _ _ M _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Radio”.
CONFIRMED
ON TOP
2On top
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
AHEAD
2016 OLYMPICS HOST
32016 olympics host
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
R _ _. Check the third letter against “Near-earth object”.
RIO
vid-
4Energy output
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “vid” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EO
FABLE
5Fable
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Fable, nothing more.
F
SINGLE ENTITY
6Single entity
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “LOOK WHAT I ___!”.
UNIT
COVER FOR POT
7Cover for pot
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: L _ _. Check the third letter against “LOOK WHAT I ___!”.
LID
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ATTENTIVE
8Attentive
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with C. Solving “Fable” first gives you its fifth letter.
CAREFUL
BUCKEYE STATE
9Buckeye state
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. Solving “2016 olympics host” first gives you its third letter.
OHIO
NEAR-EARTH OBJECT
10Near-earth object
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NEO
-ctory
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ctory” gives the answer. First letter: F.
FA
THOUGHTS
12Thoughts
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits I _ _ A _. Solving “Granola servings” first gives you its fourth letter.
IDEAS
RADIO
13Radio
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Radio.
R
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. M _ _ S _ _ E. Solving “Illness” first gives you its fifth letter.
MESSAGE
C___MONY
15C___MONY
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “C___MONY” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
ERE
DIRECT ADDRESS
16Direct address
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BROW__E
17BROW__E
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “BROW__E” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
NI
ILLNESS
18Illness
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Fits D _ _ E _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
DISEASE
"LOOK WHAT I ___!"
19"LOOK WHAT I ___!"
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “LOOK WHAT I ___!”? It fits D _ _.
DID
GRANOLA SERVINGS
20Granola servings
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits B _ _ _. “Zones” crosses it at the third square.
BARS
ATOM
21Atom
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits B _ _. The third square is also part of “Single entity”.
BIT
RELAX-ATION
22Relax-ation
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
EASE
WEBSITE VISITORS
23Website visitors
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Begins with U. The fourth square is also part of “Sun. talk”.
USERS
UNIVER-SITY
24Univer-sity
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Univer-sity”.
U
EONS
25Eons
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Sun. talk”.
AGES
ZONES
26Zones
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ A _. “Eons” crosses it at the fourth square.
AREAS
EPOCH
27Epoch
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. Solving “Direct address” first gives you its third letter.
ERA
SUN. TALK
28Sun. talk
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. Check the third letter against “Website visitors”.
SER
LAKE
29Lake
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Lake starts with the answer.
L
NOT AS MUCH
30Not as much
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Eons”.
LESS
Crossword Challenge Level 815 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 815 solved
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