Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1854 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 28 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1854, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
8 of the 28 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 1 wants 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 “Claim”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1854: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Composer vivaldi”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Claim”. 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.
CLAIM
1Claim
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
A _ _ E _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Sad play”.
ASSERTION
WHAT HONEY-EATERS EAT
2What honey-eaters eat
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ T _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Friendly alien”.
NECTAR
-ceps
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “ceps” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TRI
BAKERY HOT SPOT
4Bakery hot spot
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with O. “Field of study” crosses it at the third square.
OVEN
OPPOSITE OF S
5Opposite of s
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Opposite of s”.
N
AMONG OTHERS
6Among others
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ L _ _ I _ _. “Sad play” crosses it at the sixth square.
INCLUDING
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits O _ _. Solving “Field of study” first gives you its third letter.
ONE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
COMPOSER VIVALDI
8Composer vivaldi
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ O _ _ O. The fifth square is also part of “Opposite of s”.
ANTONIO
-ice
9RE____E
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
The image carries “-ice”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SERV
FIELD OF STUDY
10Field of study
Left column 3/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ E _ _ E. Solving “Bumps” first gives you its fifth letter.
SCIENCE
FRIENDLY ALIEN
11Friendly alien
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with E. “What honey-eaters eat” crosses it at the second square.
ET
-ch
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “ch” gives the answer. First letter: R.
RAN
SAD PLAY
13Sad play
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
T _ _ G _ _ Y. Solving “Bumps” first gives you its fifth letter.
TRAGEDY
BETWEEN H AND J
14Between h and j
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
The letter that sits between H and J.
I
DENTIST'S DIRECTION
15Dentist's direction
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits O _ _ _. “Personal title” crosses it at the third square.
OPEN
NEW ZEALAND
16New zealand
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “New zealand”.
NZ
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NEURAL NETWORK
17Neural network
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Neural network”.
NN
BUMPS
18Bumps
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
N _ _ E _. “Sad play” crosses it at the fourth square.
NODES
NOTICE OF LOSS
19Notice of loss
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NOL
PERSONAL TITLE
20Personal title
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Art of sound”.
NAME
21Four seasons, e.g.
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Picture plus words: “FOUR SEASONS, E.G.”. The answer opens with C.
CYCLE
CON___TOR
22CON___TOR
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“CON___TOR” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with D.
DUC
FIREARMS
23Firearms
Row 6, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with G. Check the third letter against “Dentist's direction”.
GUNS
ART OF SOUND
24Art of sound
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits M _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Among others”.
MUSIC
PEACE ZONE
25Peace zone
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
PZ
NATIONS LEAGUE
26Nations league
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NL
ABET
27Abet
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Abet, nothing more.
A
HERB USED IN SAUSAGES
28Herb used in sausages
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Among others”.
SAGE
Crossword Challenge Level 1854 Solved Grid
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