Crossword Challenge Puzzle 837 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 837? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Infor-mation”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Infor-mation”, read top to bottom.
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.
INFOR-MATION
1Infor-mation
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with K; pattern K _ _ W _ _ D _ _. Solving “Common solvent” first gives you its sixth letter.
KNOWLEDGE
EGO
2Ego
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Ego starts with the answer.
E
ABBR. FOR YEARS
3Abbr. for years
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits Y _ _. Solving “___ERVE” first gives you its third letter.
YRS
HARBOR AREA
4Harbor area
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Harbor area”.
HA
"A MAN CALLED ___" (TOM HANKS FILM)
5"A MAN CALLED ___" (TOM HANKS FILM)
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “A MAN CALLED ___" (TOM HANKS FILM)”. Shape: O _ _ _.
OTTO
BARE MINIMUM
6Bare minimum
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits L _ _ S _. Check the fourth letter against “Mail delivery”.
LEAST
MODIFIED
7Modified
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits E _ _ T _ _. “Mail delivery” crosses it at the fourth square.
EDITED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits K _ _ H _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “A MAN CALLED ___" (TOM HANKS FILM)”.
KEYHOLE
BEFORE O
9Before o
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right before O.
N
___ERVE
10___ERVE
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “___ERVE” and enter only the missing part, starting with O.
OBS
WORK-RELATED
11Work-related
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
WR
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with L. Solving “Mental health” first gives you its third letter.
LIME
COMMON SOLVENT
13Common solvent
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ E _. Solving “Look closely” first gives you its fourth letter.
ETHER
ban--ge
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“ban--ge”). What is left starts with D.
DA
GHOST IN SYSTEM
15Ghost in system
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
GIS
que-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “que” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
GRADED
17Graded
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ E _. Solving “Bare minimum” first gives you its fourth letter.
RATED
UK'S OTHER NAME
18Uk's other name
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Fits B _ _ T _ _ N. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
BRITAIN
___ CHI
19___ CHI
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ CHI”? It fits T _ _.
TAI
LOOK CLOSELY
20Look closely
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
P _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Common solvent”.
PEER
MAIL DELIVERY
21Mail delivery
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
P _ _ _. “Bare minimum” crosses it at the third square.
POST
MENTAL HEALTH
22Mental health
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
MH
TIGHT END
23Tight end
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TE
BBQ OFFERING
24Bbq offering
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. Solving “___EMENT” first gives you its third letter.
RIBS
ROMAN 500
25Roman 500
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Roman 500”.
D
ANGLE-ANGLE-SIDE
26Angle-angle-side
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
AAS
COASTAL INLET
27Coastal inlet
Row 8, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Begins with R. The third square is also part of “Angle-angle-side”.
RIA
SON
28Son
Row 8, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Son, nothing more.
S
TIN'S SYMBOL
29Tin's symbol
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Begins with S. Check the second letter against “Cousin of an org.”.
SN
___EMENT
30___EMENT
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “___EMENT”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with B.
BAS
ACCEPT
31Accept
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Accept.
A
COUSIN OF AN ORG.
32Cousin of an org.
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Angle-angle-side”.
ASSN
Crossword Challenge Level 837 Solved Grid
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