Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1857 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1857? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Needlessly risky”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1857: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Air journeys”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Needlessly risky”. 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.
NEEDLESSLY RISKY
1Needlessly risky
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
F _ _ L _ _ R _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Gain entry to”.
FOOLHARDY
IT'S BETTER THAN NEVER, THEY SAY
2It's better than never, they say
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Objective time”.
LATE
-alic
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “-alic”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
IT
LETTER AFTER F
4Letter after f
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from F in the alphabet.
G
STOMACH ACID (CHEM.)
5Stomach acid (chem.)
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with H. Check the third letter against “Casino machine”.
HCL
– edison
6Inventor edison
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“- edison”). What is left starts with T.
THOMAS
WEB ADDRESSES
7Web addresses
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ E _. Solving “Self-reference” first gives you its fourth letter.
SITES
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
AIR JOURNEYS
8Air journeys
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits F _ _ G _ _ S. Solving “Stomach acid (chem.)” first gives you its fifth letter.
FLIGHTS
HORSE'S MORSEL
9Horse's morsel
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: O _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
OAT
OBJECTIVE TIME
10Objective time
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Objective time” to its initials.
OT
OPPOSITE OF RIGHT
11Opposite of right
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits L _ _ _. “That's the truth” crosses it at the third square.
LEFT
-ay
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The image carries “-ay”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with H.
H
GAIN ENTRY TO
13Gain entry to
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
A _ _ E _ _. “Urban path” crosses it at the fourth square.
ACCESS
CHARGES
14Charges
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Urban path”.
RATES
DIGITAL GRAPHICS
15Digital graphics
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Digital graphics”.
DG
"ABSOLUTELY!"
16"absolutely!"
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with Y. The third square is also part of “_ERVICE”.
YES
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
AR___VES
17AR___VES
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “AR___VES”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with C.
CHI
URBAN PATH
18Urban path
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with S. “Gain entry to” crosses it at the fourth square.
STREET
CASINO MACHINE
19Casino machine
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
SLOT
THAT'S THE TRUTH
20That's the truth
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
F _ _ _. Solving “Gain entry to” first gives you its third letter.
FACT
SELF-REFERENCE
21Self-reference
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
M _. The second square is also part of “Web addresses”.
ME
TERM PAPER
22Term paper
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Sticky roll”.
ESSAY
ZONES
23Zones
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
AREAS
PARROT HOLDER
24Parrot holder
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
C _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Digital graphics”.
CAGE
CON___TION
25CON___TION
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “CON___TION” and enter only the missing part, starting with G.
GES
GEN
26Gen
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Gen.
G
PRESS RELEASE
27Press release
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Press release”.
PR
STICKY ROLL
28Sticky roll
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Press release”.
TAPE
_ERVICE
29_ERVICE
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
“_ERVICE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
S
ABBR. FOR YEARS
30Abbr. for years
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _. The third square is also part of “CON___TION”.
YRS
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