Crossword Challenge Puzzle 822 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 822? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 14 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks 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 “Mega celebrity”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 822: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Mega celebrity”. 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.
MEGA CELEBRITY
1Mega celebrity
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
S _ _ E _ _ T _ _. Solving “After r” first gives you its sixth letter.
SUPERSTAR
GIVE IT A GO
2Give it a go
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits T _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
TRY
ANTIGEN
3Antigen
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Fits A _. Its second letter is shared with “Desire”.
AG
FORMAL DISCUSSION
4Formal discussion
Top row 4/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ A _ _. “Massa-chusetts” crosses it at the fourth square.
DEBATE
IODINE
5Iodine
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Iodine, nothing more.
I
REMOVE A CAP
6Remove a cap
Top row 6/7 · 7 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ C _ _ W. The fifth square is also part of “Disturber of the peace”.
UNSCREW
CHAOTIC STATE
7Chaotic state
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits M _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Low voice”.
MESS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with S. Its fifth letter is shared with “Iodine”.
STADIUM
DESIRE
9Desire
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits U _ _ _. “Antigen” crosses it at the third square.
URGE
s-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “s” gives the answer. First letter: P.
PY
ELEGANT
11Elegant
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Elegant starts with the answer.
E
DISTURBER OF THE PEACE
12Disturber of the peace
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ T _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Formal discussion”.
RIOTER
AFTER R
13After r
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to R; the answer is its next letter.
S
"YOU'RE ___ BEST!"
14"YOU'RE ___ BEST!"
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “YOU'RE ___ BEST!”. Shape: T _ _.
THE
PASSAGE
15Passage
Left column 8/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ L _. Solving “California city” first gives you its fourth letter.
AISLE
ROYAL SOCIETY
16Royal society
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
__IGHBOR
17__IGHBOR
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “__IGHBOR”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with N.
NE
_IRPLANE
18_IRPLANE
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “_IRPLANE” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
A
LOW VOICE
19Low voice
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits B _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Remove a cap”.
BASS
CULTURAL CUSTOMS
20Cultural customs
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Begins with M. The fourth square is also part of “YOU'RE ___ BEST!”.
MORES
MASSA-CHUSETTS
21Massa-chusetts
Row 5, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Begins with M. Its second letter is shared with “Formal discussion”.
MA
ROMAN ONE
22Roman one
Row 5, col 3 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Roman one”.
I
COMP. SCIENCE
23Comp. science
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CS
COME IN
24Come in
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the fourth letter against “Passage”.
ENTER
25Picture clue
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. W _ _ _. “Once” crosses it at the third square.
WOOD
BEGIN AGAIN
26Begin again
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
R _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Remove a cap”.
RENEW
NOT HERS
27Not hers
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
H _ _. Solving “Royal society” first gives you its third letter.
HIS
NUMBER AFTER ONE
28Number after one
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: T _ _. The picture clue in the inside the grid crosses it at the third square.
TWO
CALIFORNIA CITY
29California city
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Begins with L. Its second letter is shared with “Dry climate”.
LA
ONCE
30Once
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Once.
O
SELF
31Self
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Self”.
I
DRY CLIMATE
32Dry climate
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving “Self” first gives you its third letter.
ARID
Crossword Challenge Level 822 Solved Grid
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