Crossword Challenge Puzzle 817 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 817 of Crossword Challenge gives you 31 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 31 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; 7 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 817: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Small hotel fridge”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits M _ _ R _ _ A _ _. Solving “Garbage heap” first gives you its sixth letter.
MICROWAVE
mosqu-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “mosqu” gives the answer. First letter: I.
ITO
PERSONAL IDENTIFIER
3Personal identifier
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. Solving “Arrive” first gives you its third letter.
NAME
AFTER H
4After h
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after H.
I
BODY ODOR
5Body odor
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Body odor”.
BO
___-SAXON
6___-SAXON
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Which word finishes “___-SAXON”? It fits A _ _ L _.
ANGLO
JUST PAST
7Just past
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ E _ _. Solving “Bird of prey” first gives you its fourth letter.
RECENT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SMALL HOTEL FRIDGE
8Small hotel fridge
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
M _ _ I _ _ R. The fifth square is also part of “Body odor”.
MINIBAR
INVITATION TO APPLY
9Invitation to apply
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Invitation to apply” to its initials.
ITA
ARRIVE
10Arrive
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
C _ _ _. Solving “Personal identifier” first gives you its third letter.
COME
RAINBOW
11Rainbow
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Rainbow.
R
z--bie
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “z--bie”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
OM
GARBAGE HEAP
13Garbage heap
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits W _ _ T _. “Not west” crosses it at the fourth square.
WASTE
COLLEGE MAJOR
14College major
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with “Mix”.
ART
NUMBER AFTER VII
15Number after vii
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with V. Solving “Mix” first gives you its third letter.
VIII
NOT LATER
16Not later
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ L _ _ R. The fifth square is also part of “Intimate”.
EARLIER
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FIRST NUMBER
17First number
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. The third square is also part of “Just past”.
ONE
NOT WEST
18Not west
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Shortly”.
EAST
GAME CONSOLE
19Game console
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Game console”.
GC
LEAVES
20Leaves
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
G _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Garbage heap”.
GOES
BIRD OF PREY
21Bird of prey
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits E _ _ L _. The fourth square is also part of “___-SAXON”.
EAGLE
TENNIS'S SHARAPOVA
22Tennis's sharapova
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with M. Its fourth letter is shared with “Number after vii”.
MARIA
SHORTLY
23Shortly
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “___-SAXON”.
SOON
MIX
24Mix
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Number after vii”.
STIR
TOURIST
25Tourist
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Tourist.
T
DON'T EVEN EXPLAIN
26Don't even explain
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Don't even explain”.
DEE
SOUTH DAKOTA
27South dakota
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “South dakota” to its initials.
SD
SPO__
28SPO__
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “SPO__” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
IL
KICKOFF RETURNER
29Kickoff returner
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
KR
EXIT KIT
30Exit kit
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Exit kit”.
EK
INTIMATE
31Intimate
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Intimate.
I
Crossword Challenge Level 817 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 817 solved
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