Crossword Challenge Puzzle 818 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 818 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 32 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; 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 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “History scholar”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Married man”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “History scholar”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
HISTORY SCHOLAR
1History scholar
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
H _ _ T _ _ I _ _. Solving “Said no” first gives you its sixth letter.
HISTORIAN
NOT SIMILAR
2Not similar
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ I _ _. Solving “Needing rest” first gives you its fourth letter.
UNLIKE
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ _. “Large chunk” crosses it at the third square.
STAR
MUSICAL NOTE
4Musical note
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Musical note”.
B
ACCOUNT NUMBER
5Account number
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AN
s---ze
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “s---ze”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
NEE
OPPOSITE OF UP
7Opposite of up
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits D _ _ _. “Early warning” crosses it at the third square.
DOWN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MARRIED MAN
8Married man
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ B _ _ D. Solving “Account number” first gives you its fifth letter.
HUSBAND
BANK BOOK ABBR.
9Bank book abbr.
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
INT
LARGE CHUNK
10Large chunk
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
SLAB
NEEDING REST
11Needing rest
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Just started”.
TIRED
OKAY
12Okay
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: O _. Solving “Not similar” first gives you its second letter.
OK
SAID NO
13Said no
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ U _ _ D. “___ERVE” crosses it at the fifth square.
REFUSED
FIRST IN LINE
14First in line
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “First in line”.
I
TIME OF LIFE
15Time of life
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. “Leg ends” crosses it at the third square.
AGE
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. N _ _ _. Solving “Leg ends” first gives you its third letter.
NOTE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NEAR-EARTH OBJECT
17Near-earth object
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NEO
JUST STARTED
18Just started
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with B. Check the fourth letter against “Said no”.
BEGUN
EARLY WARNING
19Early warning
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EW
___ERVE
20___ERVE
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “___ERVE” go in the grid. First one: D.
DES
NODULE
21Nodule
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Nodule starts with the answer.
N
PARDON REQUEST
22Pardon request
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ C _. Check the fourth letter against “___IDENT”.
MERCY
PRECIOUS STONE
23Precious stone
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits G _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Pardon request”.
GEM
LEG ENDS
24Leg ends
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Time of life”.
FEET
25Picture clue
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “___IDENT”.
DUCK
__JOY
26__JOY
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · across
“__JOY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
EN
START MOVING
27Start moving
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Fits G _. Check the second letter against the picture clue in the left column.
GO
RUSSIA
28Russia
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits R _. The second square is also part of the picture clue in the inside the grid.
RU
APP
29App
Row 8, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of App, nothing more.
A
___IDENT
30___IDENT
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “___IDENT” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
ACC
ENG
31Eng
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Eng, nothing more.
E
YOUNG KING
32Young king
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Young king” to its initials.
YK
Crossword Challenge Level 818 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 818 solved
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