Crossword Challenge Puzzle 850 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 850? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants 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 “Financial officer”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Problem”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Financial officer”. 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.
FINANCIAL OFFICER
1Financial officer
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with T. The sixth square is also part of “Until”.
TREASURER
STRETCH FOR
2Stretch for
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ C _. Check the fourth letter against “Atlantic city”.
REACH
OPTICAL NETWORK TERMINAL
3Optical network terminal
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Optical network terminal” to its initials.
ONT
waln-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “waln” gives the answer. First letter: U.
UT
AFTER A
5After a
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to A; the answer is its next letter.
B
NOT TRUTHS
6Not truths
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Federal reserve”.
LIES
s-
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“s-”). What is left starts with E.
END
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PROBLEM
8Problem
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with T. Solving “After a” first gives you its fifth letter.
TROUBLE
LEASE PAYMENT
9Lease payment
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Optical network terminal”.
RENT
CONSUME FOOD
10Consume food
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits E _ _. “Optical network terminal” crosses it at the third square.
EAT
ATLANTIC CITY
11Atlantic city
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Atlantic city”.
AC
OPPOSITE OF HOG
12Opposite of hog
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ R _. The fourth square is also part of “Tree limb”.
SHARE
UNTIL
13Until
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Until.
U
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits R _ _ _. “Where japan is” crosses it at the third square.
RAIN
LEGALLY APPROVED
15Legally approved
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ C _ _ D. Its fifth letter is shared with “Tight end”.
ENACTED
tu-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“tu-”). What is left starts with R.
RN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NOT OUT
17Not out
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the second square.
IN
ENERGY SOURCE
18Energy source
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: F _ _ _. “Opposite of hog” crosses it at the third square.
FUEL
FEDERAL RESERVE
19Federal reserve
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with F; pattern F _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
FED
TREE LIMB
20Tree limb
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: B _ _ N _ _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
BRANCH
CITY TRANSIT
21City transit
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _. “Not truths” crosses it at the third square.
BUS
WHERE JAPAN IS
22Where japan is
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
ASIA
NOT MAIN POINT
23Not main point
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. The fourth square is also part of “Legally approved”.
ASIDE
TOP OF ALPHABET
24Top of alphabet
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Top of alphabet”.
A
AT ALL TIMES
25At all times
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Legally approved”.
EVER
BUSINESS DEALS
26Business deals
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with S. “At all times” crosses it at the fourth square.
SALES
___OUNCE
27___OUNCE
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “___OUNCE” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
ANN
ROMAN 6
28Roman 6
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits V _. The second square is also part of “Not main point”.
VI
TIGHT END
29Tight end
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TE
IN THIS PLACE
30In this place
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ _. Check the third letter against “At all times”.
HERE
Crossword Challenge Level 850 Solved Grid
Hide the letters to check your own board against the empty grid.
Next puzzles
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 8518×10 · 30 clues · 4 picturesLongest answer runs 9 letters, and 2 clues are fill-in-the-blanks.See hints and answersCrossword Challenge Puzzle 8528×10 · 29 clues · 4 picturesLongest answer runs 9 letters, and 2 clues are fill-in-the-blanks.See hints and answers
Puzzle 850 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 850 with us. Puzzle 851 is next, with 30 clues on a 8×10 board.