Crossword Challenge Puzzle 858 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 858? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
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; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need 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 “From brussels”, 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
One word for the picture, starting with B. Check the sixth letter against “Circle shape”.
BULLDOZER
CLEAR AWAY
2Clear away
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. Its fourth letter is shared with “Least squares”.
ERASE
SUPPORT FOR WALKING
3Support for walking
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits L _ _. Solving “Delay” first gives you its third letter.
LEG
-rage
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-rage” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with G.
GA
ROMAN NUMERAL ONE
5Roman numeral one
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Roman numeral one”.
I
OPERA SOLO
6Opera solo
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. Solving “Advice given” first gives you its third letter.
ARIA
tur-
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “tur-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
NIP
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FROM BRUSSELS
8From brussels
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with B. “Roman numeral one” crosses it at the fifth square.
BELGIAN
KIDNEY EXCRETION
9Kidney excretion
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
U _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Support for walking”.
UREA
DELAY
10Delay
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with L. The third square is also part of “Support for walking”.
LAG
LEAST SQUARES
11Least squares
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LS
POSTPONE, DELAY
12Postpone, delay
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ E _. Solving “Look like” first gives you its fourth letter.
DEFER
CIRCLE SHAPE
13Circle shape
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Circle shape”.
O
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. Z _ _ _. Solving “Ice sheet” first gives you its third letter.
ZOOM
SINC___
15SINC___
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “SINC___”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
ERE
RUNNING BACK
16Running back
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Running back”.
RB
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
RHODE ISLAND
17Rhode island
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RI
SCHOOL SEMESTER
18School semester
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
T _ _ _. “Postpone, delay” crosses it at the third square.
TERM
ADVICE GIVEN
19Advice given
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
T _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
TIP
LOOK LIKE
20Look like
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Fruit for tea”.
SEEM
MARINE
21Marine
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. Check the third letter against “Opera solo”.
SEA
ICE SHEET
22Ice sheet
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
FLOE
SLANT
23Slant
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Thin fish”.
ANGLE
ANTONYM
24Antonym
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Antonym, nothing more.
A
UNLOCKED
25Unlocked
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with O. Its third letter is shared with “Thin fish”.
OPEN
FRUIT FOR TEA
26Fruit for tea
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits L _ _ O _. Solving “Unlocked” first gives you its fourth letter.
LEMON
GLOBE SHAPE
27Globe shape
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. “Running back” crosses it at the third square.
ORB
PARENTAL GUIDANCE
28Parental guidance
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
PG
EARTH ORBIT
29Earth orbit
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EO
THIN FISH
30Thin fish
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. “Slant” crosses it at the third square.
EEL
_OLLEGE
31_OLLEGE
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_OLLEGE” go in the grid. First one: C.
C
ICE CREAM HOLDER
32Ice cream holder
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Unlocked”.
CONE
Crossword Challenge Level 858 Solved Grid
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