Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1844 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1844, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 14 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; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Local residents”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1844: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Of no matter”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Local residents”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
LOCAL RESIDENTS
1Local residents
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ N _ _ O _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Cook in oil”.
TOWNSFOLK
REGION Z
2Region z
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Region z”.
RZ
ADM_RE
3ADM_RE
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “ADM_RE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
I
THROW UP
4Throw up
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with V; pattern V _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “Low point”.
VOMIT
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 8 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits I _ _ R _ _ S _. “Finger count” crosses it at the fifth square.
INCREASE
1 OR 11, IN BLACKJACK
61 or 11, in blackjack
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits A _ _. Check the third letter against “Event host”.
ACE
SLY LOOK
7Sly look
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. Solving “Event host” first gives you its third letter.
LEER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
OF NO MATTER
8Of no matter
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ V _ _ L. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
TRIVIAL
OCEAN ZONE
9Ocean zone
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OZ
WARSHIP
10Warship
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Warship, nothing more.
W
LOW POINT
11Low point
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with N. “Throw up” crosses it at the fourth square.
NADIR
seahor-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“seahor-”). What is left starts with S.
SE
COOK IN OIL
13Cook in oil
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits F _ _. “Yellow springs” crosses it at the third square.
FRY
DESERT REFUGE
14Desert refuge
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with O. Its fourth letter is shared with “BEG___ER”.
OASIS
coba-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “coba-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LT
EAGER
16Eager
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with K; pattern K _ _ _. Solving “Eng” first gives you its third letter.
KEEN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
IN THE OLD DAYS
17In the old days
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. Solving “1 or 11, in blackjack” first gives you its third letter.
ONCE
ECHO DELTA
18Echo delta
Row 3, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Echo delta” to its initials.
ED
EVENT HOST
19Event host
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
E _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “1 or 11, in blackjack”.
EMCEE
ADD AIR TO
20Add air to
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ A _ _. “Desert refuge” crosses it at the fourth square.
AERATE
RADIO
21Radio
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Radio, nothing more.
R
PEPPERO__
22PEPPERO__
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
“PEPPERO__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with N.
NI
FINGER COUNT
23Finger count
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. Solving “PEPPERO__” first gives you its third letter.
TEN
YELLOW SPRINGS
24Yellow springs
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Yellow springs” to its initials.
YS
ROYAL TITLE
25Royal title
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits D _ _ _. Solving “Throat area” first gives you its third letter.
DUKE
A HELPING HAND
26A helping hand
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Royal title”.
AID
BEG___ER
27BEG___ER
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “BEG___ER” go in the grid. First one: I.
INN
_NCLE
28_NCLE
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “_NCLE” and enter only the missing part, starting with U.
U
CULINARY INSTITUTE
29Culinary institute
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CI
THROAT AREA
30Throat area
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Culinary institute”.
NECK
ENG
31Eng
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Eng.
E
ANC__NT
32ANC__NT
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “ANC__NT” go in the grid. First one: I.
IE
Crossword Challenge Level 1844 Solved Grid
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