Crossword Challenge Puzzle 838 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 838 of Crossword Challenge gives you 29 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 29 fit in one or two squares. 2 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 7 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Swimming stroke”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Heat source”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Swimming stroke”. 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.
SWIMMING STROKE
1Swimming stroke
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with F. The sixth square is also part of “Village”.
FREESTYLE
UNIFORM RESOURCE NAME
2Uniform resource name
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
URN
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Name the object in the picture. R.
R
NETWORK CENTER
4Network center
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NC
STAND UP
5Stand up
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
A _ _ S _. Solving “Stair part” first gives you its fourth letter.
ARISE
HEALTH FIX
6Health fix
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. Solving “Deep anger” first gives you its third letter.
CURE
FITNESS ROUTINES
7Fitness routines
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ R _ _ S _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Post-introvert”.
EXERCISES
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
HEAT SOURCE
8Heat source
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: F _ _ N _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Stand up”.
FURNACE
RURAL ROUTE
9Rural route
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RR
s-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “s-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
END
EDGE
11Edge
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Edge.
E
ACTOR'S PLATFORM
12Actor's platform
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ G _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not notice”.
STAGE
VILLAGE
13Village
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Solving “Create art” first gives you its third letter.
TOWN
YOUR TURN
14Your turn
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
YT
CAMP FACILITY
15Camp facility
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ R _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “__CE”.
LATRINE
"WHAT ___ CAN I SAY?"
16"WHAT ___ CAN I SAY?"
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “WHAT ___ CAN I SAY?”? It fits E _ _ _.
ELSE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CENTRAL POINT
17Central point
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. “Health fix” crosses it at the third square.
CRUX
CREATE ART
18Create art
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Actor's platform”.
DRAW
DEEP ANGER
19Deep anger
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with I. Its third letter is shared with “Fitness routines”.
IRE
NOT NOTICE
20Not notice
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ O _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Burden of proof”.
IGNORE
STAIR PART
21Stair part
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
R _ _ E _. Solving “Health fix” first gives you its fourth letter.
RISER
FINAL FIGURE
22Final figure
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
T _ _ A _. “Camp facility” crosses it at the fourth square.
TOTAL
COW
23Cow
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Cow.
C
PINT-SIZE
24Pint-size
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. Solving “Camp facility” first gives you its third letter.
PUNY
POST-INTROVERT
25Post-introvert
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Post-introvert”.
PI
__CE
26__CE
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “__CE” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
NI
BURDEN OF PROOF
27Burden of proof
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. Solving “Pint-size” first gives you its third letter.
ONUS
TIME-STAMP
28Time-stamp
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Time-stamp” to its initials.
TS
YELLOW SPRINGS
29Yellow springs
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
YS
Crossword Challenge Level 838 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 838 solved
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