Crossword Challenge Puzzle 862 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 862 of Crossword Challenge gives you 31 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Family members”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Courtship”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Family members”. 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.
FAMILY MEMBERS
1Family members
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ A _ _ V _ _. Solving “Furious” first gives you its sixth letter.
RELATIVES
MINERAL SOURCE
2Mineral source
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits O _ _. The third square is also part of “In case that”.
ORE
FARM FEED
3Farm feed
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits M _ _ _. The third square is also part of “In case that”.
MASH
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: A.
A
NEW JERSEY
5New jersey
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NJ
TRANSPORT
6Transport
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
C _ _ R _. Check the fourth letter against “Organ of love”.
CARRY
TO ____ LIGHT
7TO ____ LIGHT
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Say “TO ____ LIGHT” out loud and the blank fills itself: E _ _ _.
EMIT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
COURTSHIP
8Courtship
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with R. “New jersey” crosses it at the fifth square.
ROMANCE
cam-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “cam” gives the answer. First letter: E.
ERA
IN CASE THAT
10In case that
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ _. Solving “Farm feed” first gives you its third letter.
LEST
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Look at the picture and fit it to A.
A
TIME DEPOSIT
12Time deposit
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Time deposit” to its initials.
TD
FURIOUS
13Furious
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ T _. The fourth square is also part of “Trial”.
IRATE
VOLUME
14Volume
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with V; pattern V _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Landed (on)”.
VOL
DEMONIC
15Demonic
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. Solving “Landed (on)” first gives you its third letter.
EVIL
BACKDROP
16Backdrop
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. The fifth square is also part of “Internet”.
SETTING
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FRUIT SPREAD
17Fruit spread
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with J. “TO ____ LIGHT” crosses it at the third square.
JAM
TRIAL
18Trial
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Timid person”.
TEST
RHODE ISLAND
19Rhode island
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RI
*COUGH, COUGH*
20*cough, cough*
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Furious”.
AHEM
ORGAN OF LOVE
21Organ of love
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ R _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Transport”.
HEART
HERD
22Herd
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ V _. Solving “Demonic” first gives you its fourth letter.
DROVE
TIMID PERSON
23Timid person
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. Check the third letter against “Transport”.
SHY
LANDED (ON)
24Landed (on)
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Demonic”.
ALIT
TITANIC'S PROBLEM ICE ____
25TITANIC'S PROBLEM ICE ____
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “TITANIC'S PROBLEM ICE ____”. Shape: B _ _ _.
BERG
MUSICAL NOTE
26Musical note
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Musical note”.
B
GUYS
27Guys
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: M _ _. The third square is also part of “Backdrop”.
MEN
MULTI-MEDIA ENV.
28Multi-media env.
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
MME
LEFT TACKLE
29Left tackle
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Left tackle”.
LT
EXIT ROUTE
30Exit route
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Exit route” to its initials.
ER
INTERNET
31Internet
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Internet.
I
Crossword Challenge Level 862 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 862 solved
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