Crossword Challenge Puzzle 180 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 180 of Crossword Challenge gives you 29 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
10 of the 29 answers are one or two letters long. 4 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; 1 wants 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 “Carpool member”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Not pleasant”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Carpool member”. 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.
CARPOOL MEMBER
1Carpool member
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits P _ _ S _ _ G _ _. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
PASSENGER
FLAP
2Flap
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits A _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
ADO
FIRST IN LINE
3First in line
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “First in line”.
I
NO PROBLEM
4No problem
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NP
TALKING ANIMAL TALE
5Talking animal tale
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with F. Solving “Two vertical dots” first gives you its fourth letter.
FABLE
UNTIL
6Until
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
U _ _ _. Solving “Base task unit” first gives you its third letter.
UPTO
MONEY CLEANER
7Money cleaner
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ N _ _ R _ _. “To occur” crosses it at the sixth square.
LAUNDERER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOT PLEASANT
8Not pleasant
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ N _ _ L. Its fifth letter is shared with “Talking animal tale”.
PAINFUL
bre-
99
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “bre-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
AD
1010
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Edinburgh native”.
SOS
SKY
11Sky
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Sky starts with the answer.
S
RUN OFF
12Run off
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
E _ _ P _. The fourth square is also part of “Bottle's foe”.
ELOPE
1313
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Edinburgh native”.
NOTE
ton--e
1414
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “tone” gives the answer. First letter: G.
GU
CORE NATURE
15Core nature
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the fifth letter against “Prefix for trap”.
ESSENCE
BACK SECTION
16Back section
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. Solving “UNIVER__L” first gives you its third letter.
REAR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___ BEAR
17___ BEAR
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
The missing word in “___ BEAR” starts with P.
PAPA
EDINBURGH NATIVE
18Edinburgh native
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. “Run off” crosses it at the third square.
SCOT
BASE TASK UNIT
19Base task unit
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Base task unit”.
BTU
BOTTLE'S FOE
20Bottle's foe
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with O. The fourth square is also part of “____-DO-WELL”.
OPENER
TWO VERTICAL DOTS
21Two vertical dots
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with C. Check the fourth letter against “Until”.
COLON
PESKY PARASITE
22Pesky parasite
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of “Core nature”.
LOUSE
FOURTH LETTER
23Fourth letter
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Fourth letter”.
D
PARTNER OF CALL
24Partner of call
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits B _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Core nature”.
BECK
TO OCCUR
25To occur
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: B _. Its second letter is shared with “Money cleaner”.
BE
PREFIX FOR TRAP
26Prefix for trap
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shape: E _. Its second letter is shared with “Core nature”.
EN
____-DO-WELL
27____-DO-WELL
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
The missing word in “____-DO-WELL” starts with N.
NEER
UNIVER__L
28UNIVER__L
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“UNIVER__L” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
SA
KICKOFF RETURNER
29Kickoff returner
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Kickoff returner”.
KR
Crossword Challenge Level 180 Solved Grid
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