Crossword Challenge Puzzle 842 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 842, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Pleased”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Teaching facilities”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Pleased”. 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.
PLEASED
1Pleased
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ I _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Opposite of more”.
SATISFIED
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 8 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits C _ _ C _ _ R _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fifth letter.
CHECKERS
ROBUST, HEALTHY
3Robust, healthy
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Inform”.
HALE
AFTER N
4After n
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after N.
O
OCEAN ZONE
5Ocean zone
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Ocean zone” to its initials.
OZ
MAXIMUM ALLOWED
6Maximum allowed
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “On fire”.
LIMIT
MARK
7Mark
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. Solving “Medical officer” first gives you its third letter.
SPOT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
TEACHING FACILITIES
8Teaching facilities
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. Solving “Ocean zone” first gives you its fifth letter.
SCHOOLS
ALPHA HYDROXY ACID
9Alpha hydroxy acid
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AHA
INFORM
10Inform
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. Its third letter is shared with “Robust, healthy”.
TELL
___ CREAM
11___ CREAM
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ CREAM” starts with I.
ICE
-unk
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-unk” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with S.
SK
OPPOSITE OF MORE
13Opposite of more
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
F _ _ E _. “Writing tool” crosses it at the fourth square.
FEWER
TEHRAN'S LAND
14Tehran's land
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
I _ _ _. Solving “Launder” first gives you its third letter.
IRAN
pr-
15ACC___ORY
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “pr-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
ESS
DRIVE
16Drive
Left column 9/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Drive, nothing more.
D
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
"___ YOUR LIP!"
17"___ YOUR LIP!"
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say “___ YOUR LIP!” out loud and the blank fills itself: Z _ _.
ZIP
LEAVE
18Leave
Row 3, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Leave, nothing more.
L
MEDICAL OFFICER
19Medical officer
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Medical officer”.
MO
TRAI___
20TRAI___
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
“TRAI___” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with L.
LER
ON FIRE
21On fire
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
L _ _. “Mark” crosses it at the third square.
LIT
WRITING TOOL
22Writing tool
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · down
P _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Tehran's land”.
PEN
HOUSE-HOLD ANIMAL
23House-hold animal
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
P _ _. Check the third letter against “Maximum allowed”.
PET
LAUNDER
24Launder
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
WASH
ALLIANCE
25Alliance
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Prefix with -form”.
AXIS
AFTER
26After
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
After starts with the answer.
A
LAST
27Last
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the inside the grid.
END
PAST LOVER
28Past lover
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
E _. Its second letter is shared with “Alliance”.
EX
UNITED NATIONS
29United nations
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
UN
PREFIX WITH -FORM
30Prefix with -form
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with U. Its third letter is shared with “Alliance”.
UNI
ARTICLE
31Article
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Article starts with the answer.
A
32Picture clue
Row 10, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. H _ _ D _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Last”.
HANDS
Crossword Challenge Level 842 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 842 solved
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