Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1518 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1518, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
10 of the 30 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; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Niche skill”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Less tall”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Niche skill”, 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.
NICHE SKILL
1Niche skill
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ C _ _ L _ _. “Able” crosses it at the sixth square.
SPECIALTY
WHEN DOUBLED, LOL
2When doubled, lol
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _. Check the second letter against “Medic prefix”.
HA
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with O. Check the third letter against “Borders”.
ORE
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 6 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with R. Check the fourth letter against “1040 grp.”.
RADIUS
AFTER S
5After s
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from S in the alphabet.
T
BLINKERS
6Blinkers
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Borders”.
EYES
-p
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-p” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RAS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LESS TALL
8Less tall
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
S _ _ R _ _ R. Check the fifth letter against “After s”.
SHORTER
MEDIC PREFIX
9Medic prefix
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with P. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
PARA
EAGLET
10Eaglet
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Eaglet, nothing more.
E
ROMAN 110
11Roman 110
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _. The second square is also part of “Smallest size”.
CX
PROBLEM
12Problem
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits I _ _ U _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ISSUE
ABLE
13Able
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Able.
A
sai-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“sai-”). What is left starts with L.
LOR
IN THAT DIRECTION
15In that direction
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ R _ _ O. Solving “Larger in size” first gives you its fifth letter.
THERETO
YOUNG MEN'S
16Young men's
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Young men's” to its initials.
YM
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
YOU ALL
17You all
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “You all”.
YA
LARGER IN SIZE
18Larger in size
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
G _ _ A _ _ R. Check the fifth letter against “COAS___”.
GREATER
BORDERS
19Borders
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
E _ _ E _. Solving “Blinkers” first gives you its fourth letter.
EDGES
SMALLEST SIZE
20Smallest size
Row 4, col 3 · 2 letters · down
X _. The second square is also part of “Problem”.
XS
1040 GRP.
211040 grp.
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
I _ _. Check the third letter against “Blinkers”.
IRS
CERTAIN
22Certain
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
SURE
UNDER-NEATH
23Under-neath
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
B _ _ O _. Solving “In that direction” first gives you its fourth letter.
BELOW
BLOOD
24Blood
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Blood starts with the answer.
B
GARDEN ENTRY
25Garden entry
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
G _ _ _. “In that direction” crosses it at the third square.
GATE
ELECTRIC BILL LISTING
26Electric bill listing
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ G _. Solving “Garden entry” first gives you its fourth letter.
USAGE
RESISTOR UNIT
27Resistor unit
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. Solving “Young men's” first gives you its third letter.
OHM
COAS___
28COAS___
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “COAS___” and enter only the missing part, starting with T.
TAL
RADIO-ACTIVE GAS
29Radio-active gas
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
R _. The second square is also part of “Matured”.
RG
MATURED
30Matured
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
G _ _ _. Solving “Garden entry” first gives you its third letter.
GREW
Crossword Challenge Level 1518 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1518 solved
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