Crossword Challenge Puzzle 816 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 816 is an 8×10 board with 34 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 34 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; 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 “Opposite of north east”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Test items”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Opposite of north east”, 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.
OPPOSITE OF NORTH EAST
1Opposite of north east
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving “A question of place” first gives you its sixth letter.
SOUTHWEST
INSECT WORKER
2Insect worker
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: A _ _. Check the third letter against “Beehive state”.
ANT
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: M _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Beehive state”.
MEAT
NEXT TO Q
4Next to q
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Next to q”.
P
LOS ANGELES
5Los angeles
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Los angeles” to its initials.
LA
GO INSIDE
6Go inside
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits E _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “___ TALKS”.
ENTER
PAST OF SAY
7Past of say
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Titanium symbol”.
SAID
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
TEST ITEMS
8Test items
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. Solving “Los angeles” first gives you its fifth letter.
SAMPLES
thr-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “thr-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
ONE
BEEHIVE STATE
10Beehive state
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
UTAH
-ub
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ub”). What is left starts with T.
T
HEALTH CARE
12Health care
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
HC
A QUESTION OF PLACE
13A question of place
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with W. Solving “Craft” first gives you its fourth letter.
WHERE
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Eastern standard time”.
EAST
BE IN SEASON
15Be in season
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. Its third letter is shared with “Eastern standard time”.
SIT
TONIGHT
16Tonight
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
T _. The second square is also part of “Link series”.
TN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___LYSIS
17___LYSIS
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“___LYSIS” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
ANA
HARP
18Harp
Row 3, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Harp starts with the answer.
H
TITANIUM SYMBOL
19Titanium symbol
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
T _. “Past of say” crosses it at the second square.
TI
EVEN SCORE
20Even score
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fits T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “A question of place”.
TIE
TABLET
21Tablet
Row 5, col 3 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Tablet.
T
LINK SERIES
22Link series
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with C. Its fourth letter is shared with “Be in season”.
CHAIN
___ TALKS
23___ TALKS
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say “___ TALKS” out loud and the blank fills itself: T _ _.
TED
CRAFT
24Craft
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
ART
TIRE NEED
25Tire need
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. Check the third letter against “Go inside”.
AIR
EASTERN STANDARD TIME
26Eastern standard time
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Eastern standard time” to its initials.
EST
VITALITY
27Vitality
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. Solving “___ECT” first gives you its third letter.
LIFE
LAW
28Law
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Law starts with the answer.
L
NOT ON
29Not on
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits O _ _. Solving “Husband's mate” first gives you its third letter.
OFF
FRIENDLY CALL
30Friendly call
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _. Solving “Vitality” first gives you its second letter.
OI
ECON. IDEAS
31Econ. ideas
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Econ. ideas”.
EI
___ECT
32___ECT
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“___ECT” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
EFF
AFTER V
33After v
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from V in the alphabet.
W
HUSBAND'S MATE
34Husband's mate
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ _. Solving “Not on” first gives you its third letter.
WIFE
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