Crossword Challenge Puzzle 841 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 841? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 5 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; 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 “SAN ___”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 841: 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 “SAN ___”. 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.
SAN ___
1SAN ___
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Which word finishes “SAN ___”? It fits F _ _ N _ _ S _ _.
FRANCISCO
gr---er
2Indiana
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“gr---er”). What is left starts with I.
IND
'ARE'
3'are'
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “'are'”.
R
ELECTRIC FIELD
4Electric field
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Electric field” to its initials.
EF
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to F _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Hold on”.
FRUIT
IN CASE
6In case
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
L _ _ _. “Land of liberty” crosses it at the third square.
LEST
YIELD ENERGY ARMOR
7Yield energy armor
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Yield energy armor” to its initials.
YEA
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 F _ _ E _ _ Y. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
FIREFLY
ROYAL NAVY
9Royal navy
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Royal navy”.
RN
sh---w
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “sh---w” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
ADO
NATION
11Nation
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Nation starts with the answer.
N
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits C _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Good qualities”.
CHEST
CERTAIN ATOMS
13Certain atoms
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with I. Check the third letter against “Comic actor wilson”.
IONS
STARTING PRICE
14Starting price
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Starting price”.
SP
SURE
15Sure
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits C _ _ T _ _ N. Solving “California” first gives you its fifth letter.
CERTAIN
CHANCES
16Chances
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. “Right direction” crosses it at the third square.
ODDS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NO COST
17No cost
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: F _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “In case”.
FREE
COMIC ACTOR WILSON
18Comic actor wilson
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits O _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
OWEN
LAND OF LIBERTY
19Land of liberty
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: U _ _. Check the third letter against “Yield energy armor”.
USA
GOOD QUALITIES
20Good qualities
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _ _. “Study of markets” crosses it at the fourth square.
ASSETS
HOLD ON
21Hold on
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits W _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
WAIT
WISHED
22Wished
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
H _ _ E _. “Sure” crosses it at the fourth square.
HOPED
HILARIOUS
23Hilarious
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Fits F _ _ N _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Sure”.
FUNNY
FLUORINE
24Fluorine
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Fluorine.
F
SPIRAL SHAPE
25Spiral shape
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with C. “Sure” crosses it at the third square.
COIL
BINO__LAR
26BINO__LAR
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“BINO__LAR” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with C.
CU
CALIFORNIA
27California
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fits C _. Its second letter is shared with “Sure”.
CA
STUDY OF MARKETS
28Study of markets
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. Solving “Spiral shape” first gives you its third letter.
ECON
RIGHT DIRECTION
29Right direction
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Right direction”.
RD
LEAP YEAR
30Leap year
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Leap year”.
LY
Crossword Challenge Level 841 Solved Grid
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