Crossword Challenge Puzzle 848 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 848? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 8 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Bike rider”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 848: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Polish to shine”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Bike rider”. 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.
BIKE RIDER
1Bike rider
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with B. Its sixth letter is shared with “After k”.
BICYCLIST
BODY WASTE
2Body waste
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with U. Solving “Yes or no” first gives you its fourth letter.
URINE
par-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “par-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
ROT
NO NAME
4No name
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NN
AFTER H
5After h
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to H; the answer is its next letter.
I
ROSE PART
6Rose part
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. “Church seat” crosses it at the third square.
STEM
"HEE ___"
7"HEE ___"
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “HEE ___” starts with H.
HAW
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
POLISH TO SHINE
8Polish to shine
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: B _ _ N _ _ H. “After h” crosses it at the fifth square.
BURNISH
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
IRON
CORPORATE INCOME TAX
10Corporate income tax
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
CIT
YES OR NO
11Yes or no
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with Y. Its second letter is shared with “Body waste”.
YN
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. C _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Performed an aria”.
CEDAR
AFTER K
13After k
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to K; the answer is its next letter.
L
CREATE IN MIND
14Create in mind
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
I _ _ G _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Not complete”.
IMAGINE
SUN
15Sun
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. The third square is also part of “Two-fold”.
SOL
THROW-BACK
16Throw-back
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Throw-back” to its initials.
TB
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TEACHING ASSISTANT
17Teaching assistant
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Teaching assistant”.
TA
NOT COMPLETE
18Not complete
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
P _ _ T _ _ L. “Create in mind” crosses it at the fifth square.
PARTIAL
CHURCH SEAT
19Church seat
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: P _ _. Solving “HEE ___” first gives you its third letter.
PEW
PERFORMED AN ARIA
20Performed an aria
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “To that time”.
SANG
___ SMITH
21___ SMITH
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ SMITH”. Shape: S _ _.
SAM
TWO-FOLD
22Two-fold
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. Solving “Create in mind” first gives you its third letter.
DUAL
NAVY UNIT
23Navy unit
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
F _ _ E _. “Dined” crosses it at the fourth square.
FLEET
FAX
24Fax
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fax starts with the answer.
F
LIKING
25Liking
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Dined”.
INTO
TO THAT TIME
26To that time
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with U. “Liking” crosses it at the fourth square.
UNTIL
CRIMINAL SET
27Criminal set
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with M. “Throw-back” crosses it at the third square.
MOB
DINED
28Dined
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. “Navy unit” crosses it at the third square.
ATE
SEA
29Sea
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Sea.
S
30Picture clue
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with S. “Liking” crosses it at the third square.
SLOT
Crossword Challenge Level 848 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 848 solved
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