Crossword Challenge Puzzle 892 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 892 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 3 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; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Stunning”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Except”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Stunning”. 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.
STUNNING
1Stunning
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ U _ _ F _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Reflexive pronoun”.
BEAUTIFUL
FINISHES
2Finishes
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Active denial system”.
ENDS
SAT
3Sat
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Sat.
S
INTERFACE
4Interface
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with I. Check the second letter against “Half of ten”.
IF
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. D _ _. The third square is also part of “___-Y OR Z”.
DIG
FOR ALL TIME
6For all time
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. “___-Y OR Z” crosses it at the third square.
EVER
FEEL
7Feel
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ S _. Solving “Royal society” first gives you its fourth letter.
SENSE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
EXCEPT
8Except
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: B _ _ I _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
BESIDES
gard-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “gard-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EN
ACTIVE DENIAL SYSTEM
10Active denial system
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Active denial system” to its initials.
ADS
EMPLOYS
11Employs
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with U. Its third letter is shared with “Views”.
USES
AFTER S
12After s
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to S; the answer is its next letter.
T
REFLEXIVE PRONOUN
13Reflexive pronoun
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits I _ _ E _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Part of a process”.
ITSELF
-ctory
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ctory”). What is left starts with F.
FA
___ AND DOWNS
15___ AND DOWNS
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Say “___ AND DOWNS” out loud and the blank fills itself: U _ _.
UPS
OPPOSITE OF RIGHT
16Opposite of right
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits L _ _ _. “Science fiction” crosses it at the third square.
LEFT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HALF OF TEN
17Half of ten
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
F _ _ _. Solving “For all time” first gives you its third letter.
FIVE
VIEWS
18Views
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. “And more” crosses it at the third square.
SEES
___-Y OR Z
19___-Y OR Z
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___-Y OR Z”? It fits G _ _.
GEN
PART OF A PROCESS
20Part of a process
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Reflexive pronoun”.
STEP
ROYAL SOCIETY
21Royal society
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Royal society” to its initials.
RS
MEMBER-SHIP SPOT
22Member-ship spot
Row 5, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Chaste”.
CLUB
AND MORE
23And more
Row 6, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Member-ship spot”.
ETC
STICKY ROLL
24Sticky roll
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “___ AND DOWNS”.
TAPE
EVIDENCE
25Evidence
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Evidence starts with the answer.
E
NO COST
26No cost
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ _. “___EFIT” crosses it at the third square.
FREE
WINDUP
27Windup
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. Solving “Edition” first gives you its third letter.
END
CHASTE
28Chaste
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “No cost”.
PURE
SCIENCE FICTION
29Science fiction
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SF
___EFIT
30___EFIT
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “___EFIT”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with B.
BEN
TATTOO
31Tattoo
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Tattoo.
T
EDITION
32Edition
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits E _. “Windup” crosses it at the second square.
ED
Crossword Challenge Level 892 Solved Grid
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