Crossword Challenge Puzzle 89 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 89, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 of them only one or two letters. 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; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Astronaut outside”.
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 “Astronaut outside”. 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.
ASTRONAUT OUTSIDE
1Astronaut outside
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ C _ _ A _ _. “Docking areas” crosses it at the sixth square.
SPACEWALK
HAREM GUARD
2Harem guard
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the fourth letter against “Archer of love”.
EUNUCH
TAKE _ __ (TRY SOME)
3TAKE _ __ (TRY SOME)
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Say “TAKE _ __ (TRY SOME)” out loud and the blank fills itself: A _ _ _.
ASIP
4Guitar
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Picture plus words: “GUITAR”. The answer opens with G.
G
UPPER-CASE
5Upper-case
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
UC
66
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with L. Its third letter is shared with “MED__”.
LEI
FILL UP
7Fill up
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “MED__”.
LOAD
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
88
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _ G _ _ L. Its fifth letter is shared with “Upper-case”.
SEAGULL
INFECTED FLUID
9Infected fluid
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
P _ _. Its third letter is shared with “TAKE _ __ (TRY SOME)”.
PUS
DEEP BLUE DYE
10Deep blue dye
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “TAKE _ __ (TRY SOME)”.
ANIL
ARCHER OF LOVE
11Archer of love
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits C _ _ I _. “Sign after virgo” crosses it at the fourth square.
CUPID
-onomy
1212
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-onomy”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
EC
DOCKING AREAS
13Docking areas
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
W _ _ R _ _ S. “Roman 504” crosses it at the fifth square.
WHARVES
ANOTHER
14Another
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Another starts with the answer.
A
-us
1515
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “us” gives the answer. First letter: L.
LOT
MAIN IDEA
16Main idea
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: K _ _ N _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Voice output”.
KEYNOTE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CORP. HEAD
17Corp. head
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: C _ _. “Fill up” crosses it at the third square.
CEO
SIGN AFTER VIRGO
18Sign after virgo
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ R _. The fourth square is also part of “Docking areas”.
LIBRA
MED__
19MED__
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “MED__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
IA
ROMAN 504
20Roman 504
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
D _ _. Check the third letter against “Docking areas”.
DIV
DESERVE
21Deserve
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Deserve, nothing more.
D
MATCH WELL WITH
22Match well with
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
B _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “To wit: abbr.”.
BEFIT
BABY'S TIE-ON
23Baby's tie-on
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Begins with B. Solving “Match well with” first gives you its third letter.
BIB
LAWYER: ABBR.
24Lawyer: abbr.
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
ATTY
S, M, L OR XL
25S, m, l or xl
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Solving “To wit: abbr.” first gives you its third letter.
SIZE
SIES__
26SIES__
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · across
“SIES__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with T.
TA
OLD ENGLISH
27Old english
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OE
SCI-__ MOVIE
28SCI-__ MOVIE
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Which word finishes “SCI-__ MOVIE”? It fits F _.
FI
VOICE OUTPUT
29Voice output
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Voice output” to its initials.
VO
TO WIT: ABBR.
30To wit: abbr.
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
V _ _. Check the third letter against “S, m, l or xl”.
VIZ
NAP
31Nap
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Nap.
N
Crossword Challenge Level 89 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 89 solved
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