Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1018 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1018 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 2 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Funded by”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Learner in class”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Funded by”, 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.
FUNDED BY
1Funded by
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits S _ _ N _ _ R _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Born earlier”.
SPONSORED
bar-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“bar-”). What is left starts with T.
TER
BEEHIVE STATE
3Beehive state
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ _. “Un-written” crosses it at the third square.
UTAH
DESKTOP
4Desktop
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Desktop starts with the answer.
D
END NOTE
5End note
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “End note” to its initials.
EN
NOT EVER
6Not ever
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
N _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Inn or motel”.
NEVER
CARPENTER'S AID
7Carpenter's aid
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Video output”.
TOOL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LEARNER IN CLASS
8Learner in class
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ D _ _ T. Its fifth letter is shared with “End note”.
STUDENT
ANIMAL COMPANION
9Animal companion
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with P. Solving “Beehive state” first gives you its third letter.
PET
UN-WRITTEN
10Un-written
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Beehive state”.
ORAL
NATION
11Nation
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Nation.
N
-oop
12State code
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-oop”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SC
BORN EARLIER
13Born earlier
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
O _ _ E _. “Adored” crosses it at the fourth square.
OLDER
ROUTE
14Route
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. Its third letter is shared with “Statistics”.
ROAD
EASTERN STANDARD TIME
15Eastern standard time
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Eastern standard time”.
EST
HANDLING CARDS
16Handling cards
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ L _ _ G. “Roman 6” crosses it at the fifth square.
DEALING
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NEAR-EARTH OBJECT
17Near-earth object
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Near-earth object” to its initials.
NEO
ADORED
18Adored
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ E _. “Born earlier” crosses it at the fourth square.
LOVED
VIDEO OUTPUT
19Video output
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
VO
ROOF GOO
20Roof goo
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shape: T _ _. The third square is also part of “Born earlier”.
TAR
INN OR MOTEL
21Inn or motel
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: H _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Not ever”.
HOTEL
NEAR
22Near
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Eastern standard time”.
CLOSE
VIBES ARE REAL
23Vibes are real
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Vibes are real”.
VAR
STATISTICS
24Statistics
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with D. The third square is also part of “Eastern standard time”.
DATA
NOT SHORT
25Not short
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Hauler”.
LONG
LAYOUT
26Layout
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Layout starts with the answer.
L
BEACH SHADE
27Beach shade
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Handling cards”.
TAN
TOWARDS
28Towards
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: T _. Solving “Not short” first gives you its second letter.
TO
ROMAN 6
29Roman 6
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Starts with V; pattern V _. Its second letter is shared with “Handling cards”.
VI
HAULER
30Hauler
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with V; pattern V _ _. Check the third letter against “Not short”.
VAN
LOCAL
31Local
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Local starts with the answer.
L
Crossword Challenge Level 1018 Solved Grid
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