Crossword Challenge Puzzle 833 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 34 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 833, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 14 of 34 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 5 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Movie-style”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Movie-style”. 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.
MOVIE-STYLE
1Movie-style
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ E _ _ T _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Passage”.
CINEMATIC
ZONE
2Zone
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
AREA
-oster
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-oster”). What is left starts with R.
RO
BLACK AND WET
4Black and wet
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Hold onto”.
INKY
SEE YOU LATER
5See you later
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: B _ _. Check the third letter against “Hold onto”.
BYE
AFTER N
6After n
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after N.
O
PULL THE CORD
7Pull the cord
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ L _ _. Solving “Good luck” first gives you its fourth letter.
UNPLUG
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: C _ _ I _ _ U. Check the fifth letter against “See you later”.
CARIBOU
SARCASTIC HUMOR
9Sarcastic humor
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
I _ _ N _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Black and wet”.
IRONY
ca-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“ca-”). What is left starts with N.
NE
SIMPLE
11Simple
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. “Female sib” crosses it at the third square.
EASY
MARKET
12Market
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Market.
M
PASSAGE
13Passage
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the fourth letter against “Long play”.
AISLE
s--rk
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “s--rk” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with T.
TO
"___ ALL GOOD!"
15"___ ALL GOOD!"
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ ALL GOOD!”? It fits I _ _.
ITS
COFFEE SHOP
16Coffee shop
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with C. The third square is also part of “San francisco”.
CAFE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NORMAL
17Normal
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Normal starts with the answer.
N
SELF-INFLATION
18Self-inflation
Row 3, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Solving “Not me, but…” first gives you its third letter.
EGO
HOLD ONTO
19Hold onto
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with K. Check the third letter against “Self-inflation”.
KEEP
FEMALE SIB
20Female sib
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Fits S _ _. Check the third letter against “Passage”.
SIS
GOOD LUCK
21Good luck
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
GL
"SURE THING!"
22"sure thing!"
Row 5, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with Y. “Salary” crosses it at the third square.
YEAH
ILLEGAL
23Illegal
Row 6, col 3 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Illegal.
I
LITTLEST BIT
24Littlest bit
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “___ ALL GOOD!”.
IOTA
NOT ME, BUT…
25Not me, but…
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Pull the cord”.
YOU
LONG PLAY
26Long play
Row 6, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Long play” to its initials.
LP
GOLF
27Golf
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Golf.
G
NOT HITHER
28Not hither
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with Y. Check the third letter against “North korea”.
YON
SALARY
29Salary
Row 8, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shape: P _ _. The third square is also part of “Not hither”.
PAY
SAN FRANCISCO
30San francisco
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SF
TOOL KIT
31Tool kit
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Tool kit” to its initials.
TK
NOT COLD
32Not cold
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits H _ _. “Tool kit” crosses it at the third square.
HOT
EPSILON
33Epsilon
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Epsilon starts with the answer.
E
NORTH KOREA
34North korea
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NK
Crossword Challenge Level 833 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 833 solved
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