Crossword Challenge Puzzle 849 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 849? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
11 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Gift cover”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: W _ _ E _ _ I _ _. “Faithful” crosses it at the sixth square.
WATERLILY
REGRET DEEPLY
2Regret deeply
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with R. The third square is also part of “Entice, lure”.
RUE
MILITARY FORCE
3Military force
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with “Entice, lure”.
ARMY
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: P _ _ A _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Thread”.
PAPAYA
AFTER O
5After o
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from O in the alphabet.
P
EXTRA TIME
6Extra time
Top row 6/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Extra time”.
ET
FARM-MADE BUTTER
7Farm-made butter
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “After l”.
RAM
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
GIFT COVER
8Gift cover
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ P _ _ R. “After o” crosses it at the fifth square.
WRAPPER
GLOW
9Glow
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. “Military force” crosses it at the third square.
AURA
ENTICE, LURE
10Entice, lure
Left column 3/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ P _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
TEMPT
EFFORT
11Effort
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Effort starts with the answer.
E
REMOTE CONTROL
12Remote control
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RC
FAITHFUL
13Faithful
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits L _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
LOYAL
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. I _ _. Check the third letter against “12 months”.
ICE
BAKERY PRODUCT
15Bakery product
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
L _ _ _. Solving “12 months” first gives you its third letter.
LOAF
FOOTBALL FIELD GAIN
16Football field gain
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _ D _ _ E. “Answer” crosses it at the fifth square.
YARDAGE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SIES__
17SIES__
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “SIES__” and enter only the missing part, starting with T.
TA
FAIRY TALE FIGURE
18Fairy tale figure
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with T. Its fourth letter is shared with “Faithful”.
TROLL
AFTER L
19After l
Row 4, col 7 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after L.
M
NOT GREAT
20Not great
Row 4, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Not great”.
NG
THREAD
21Thread
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Y _ _ _. Solving “Fairy tale figure” first gives you its third letter.
YARN
WINTER DRINK
22Winter drink
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
C _ _ O _. “Bakery product” crosses it at the fourth square.
COCOA
SEAWEED
23Seaweed
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Grand arena”.
ALGAE
CLASS WITH MATS
24Class with mats
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with Y. “Not great” crosses it at the third square.
YOGA
12 MONTHS
2512 months
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Y _ _ _. Solving “Bakery product” first gives you its third letter.
YEAR
ROMAN 50
26Roman 50
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Roman 50”.
L
NEST ITEM
27Nest item
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Football field gain”.
EGG
SUPPORT FOR WALKING
28Support for walking
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
L _ _. “Seaweed” crosses it at the third square.
LEG
FINAL DRAFT
29Final draft
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
FD
GRAND ARENA
30Grand arena
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Grand arena”.
GA
ANSWER
31Answer
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Answer, nothing more.
A
Crossword Challenge Level 849 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 849 solved
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