8 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 3 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; 2 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 “Linked together”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Skilled”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Linked together”, read top to bottom.
Hints and answers, clue by clue
AClues 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.
LINKED TOGETHER
1Linked together
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with C. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
CONNECTED
LEGALLY TAKE
2Legally take
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
A _ _ P _. “Nuclear physics” crosses it at the fourth square.
ADOPT
CAPSULE
3Capsule
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
P _ _. “Not our drama” crosses it at the third square.
POD
bo--d
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “bo--d” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
AR
BLOOD TYPE
5Blood type
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Blood type”.
B
ENDLESS CYCLE
6Endless cycle
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits L _ _ _. Solving “___ICE” first gives you its third letter.
LOOP
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “___ICE”.
EEL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SKILLED
8Skilled
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits C _ _ A _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Blood type”.
CAPABLE
STINK
9Stink
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Capsule”.
ODOR
NOT OUR DRAMA
10Not our drama
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Not our drama”.
NOD
NUCLEAR PHYSICS
11Nuclear physics
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NP
AIR UP THERE
12Air up there
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Religious group”.
ETHER
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Name the object in the picture. C.
C
TRIAL RUN
14Trial run
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
T _ _ T _ _ G. The fifth square is also part of “Not complete”.
TESTING
OUTDOOR SCENE ABBR.
15Outdoor scene abbr.
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits E _ _. Check the third letter against “____INESS”.
EXT
DISPLAY PORT
16Display port
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Display port”.
DP
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
OLD ENGLISH
17Old english
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OE
NOT COMPLETE
18Not complete
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
P _ _ T _ _ L. Solving “Trial run” first gives you its fifth letter.
PARTIAL
___ICE
19___ICE
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “___ICE” go in the grid. First one: P.
POL
RELIGIOUS GROUP
20Religious group
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. The third square is also part of “Theater artist”.
SECT
TREE FLUID
21Tree fluid
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. Solving “Endless cycle” first gives you its third letter.
SAP
____INESS
22____INESS
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fill the gap in “____INESS”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with H.
HAST
PUSHED TO DO
23Pushed to do
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ E _. “A" card in the deck” crosses it at the fourth square.
URGED
UPHOLD
24Uphold
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Uphold, nothing more.
U
ONE TIME
25One time
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “A" card in the deck”.
ONCE
THEATER ARTIST
26Theater artist
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of “One time”.
ACTOR
___ENSIVE
27___ENSIVE
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “___ENSIVE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
EXP
"A" CARD IN THE DECK
28"a" card in the deck
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. The third square is also part of “Pushed to do”.
ACE
FAN
29Fan
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Fan starts with the answer.
F
RAN AWAY
30Ran away
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: F _ _ _. Check the third letter against “One time”.
FLED
Crossword Challenge Level 830 Solved Grid
Hide the letters to check your own board against the empty grid.