Crossword Challenge Puzzle 418 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 418 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Back up”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the top row, read top to bottom.
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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with R. Its sixth letter is shared with “Text reviser”.
RASPBERRY
ALTER-NATIVE OPTION
2Alter-native option
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
ELSE
VOLUME LEVEL
3Volume level
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
VL
ENERGY
4Energy
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Energy, nothing more.
E
BRINK
5Brink
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Skip”.
RIM
SHARP-SHOOTER
6Sharp-shooter
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
S _ _ P _ _. “Press release” crosses it at the fourth square.
SNIPER
DOORWAY ACCESS
7Doorway access
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. “Press release” crosses it at the fourth square.
ENTRY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BACK UP
8Back up
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits R _ _ E _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “Brink”.
REVERSE
TOTALITY
9Totality
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. Solving “Volume level” first gives you its third letter.
ALL
dre-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “dre” gives the answer. First letter: S.
SS
FALL FRUIT
11Fall fruit
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Chemical solution”.
PEAR
BENEFIT
12Benefit
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Benefit.
B
TEXT REVISER
13Text reviser
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ T _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Public speaker”.
EDITOR
NOBLE GAS
14Noble gas
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ O _. “Public speaker” crosses it at the fourth square.
RADON
ba-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “ba-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RN
YIELD ENERGY ARMOR
16Yield energy armor
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
YEA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LODGE
17Lodge
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
I _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Doorway access”.
INN
PUBLIC SPEAKER
18Public speaker
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ T _ _. Solving “Text reviser” first gives you its fourth letter.
ORATOR
SKIP
19Skip
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Sharp-shooter”.
OMIT
CHEMICAL SOLUTION
20Chemical solution
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. The third square is also part of “Text reviser”.
ACID
PRESS RELEASE
21Press release
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
PR
DEAD DUCK
22Dead duck
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Back section”.
GONER
SLY OR SHREWD
23Sly or shrewd
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
C _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Sharp-shooter”.
CAGEY
GREAT ___ DOG
24GREAT ___ DOG
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Say “GREAT ___ DOG” out loud and the blank fills itself: D _ _ _.
DANE
AMP___
25AMP___
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “AMP___”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
ERE
EXHIBIT
26Exhibit
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Exhibit.
E
ACADEMIC YEAR
27Academic year
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Academic year” to its initials.
AY
BACK SECTION
28Back section
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Academic year”.
REAR
ANSWER
29Answer
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Answer, nothing more.
A
SEEDY BREAD
30Seedy bread
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with R. Check the third letter against “AMP___”.
RYE
Crossword Challenge Level 418 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 418 solved
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