Crossword Challenge Puzzle 860 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 860 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 3 want 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 “Speedy water vessel”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Speedy water vessel”. 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.
SPEEDY WATER VESSEL
1Speedy water vessel
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
M _ _ O _ _ O _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Benefit”.
MOTORBOAT
QUICK
2Quick
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. Check the fourth letter against “Overtime loss”.
AGILE
f---fly
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “ffly” gives the answer. First letter: I.
IRE
LAW ENFORC.
4Law enforc.
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Law enforc.”.
LE
AFTER A
5After a
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to A; the answer is its next letter.
B
LUSTROUS STONE
6Lustrous stone
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with O. Solving “Taxi” first gives you its third letter.
OPAL
CROSS MARK
7Cross mark
Top row 7/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Cross mark”.
X
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits M _ _ L _ _ X. Check the fifth letter against “After a”.
MAILBOX
MYTHICAL GIANT
9Mythical giant
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
OGRE
bow-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “bow” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TIE
OVERTIME LOSS
11Overtime loss
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OL
RETURN TO DEFAULT
12Return to default
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “PRO____OR”.
RESET
BENEFIT
13Benefit
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Benefit.
B
BIG BURDEN
14Big burden
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. “Instigate” crosses it at the third square.
ONUS
BREATH GAS
15Breath gas
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. Check the third letter against “Instigate”.
AIR
TRUCK LOAD
16Truck load
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Truck load”.
TL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
PROBLEM
17Problem
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Problem, nothing more.
P
METRO-POLIS
18Metro-polis
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Return to default”.
CITY
19Picture clue
Row 3, col 8 · 7 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. B _ _ H _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “Short hello”.
BEEHIVE
TAXI
20Taxi
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
C _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the inside the grid.
CAB
PRO____OR
21PRO____OR
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “PRO____OR” and enter only the missing part, starting with F.
FESS
COMPUTER DATA
22Computer data
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Lustrous stone”.
FILE
INSTIGATE
23Instigate
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Big burden”.
SPUR
EPSILON
24Epsilon
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Epsilon.
E
HEAD COOK
25Head cook
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
C _ _ _. Solving “Reverse direction” first gives you its third letter.
CHEF
MIND SCIENCE
26Mind science
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with P. Its fourth letter is shared with “Head cook”.
PSYCH
ZERO VALUE
27Zero value
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Truck load”.
NIL
SHORT HELLO
28Short hello
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
H _. Check the second letter against the picture clue in the inside the grid.
HI
__NDOM
29__NDOM
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
“__NDOM” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with R.
RA
REVERSE DIRECTION
30Reverse direction
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with R. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the inside the grid.
REV
AVERAGE GRADE
31Average grade
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Average grade”.
C
32Coffee shop
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Use the text “COFFEE SHOP” if the picture is unclear. First letter C.
CAFE
Crossword Challenge Level 860 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 860 solved
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