Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1866 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1866, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Modified”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the top row, 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to C _ _ Y _ _ L _ _. Check the sixth letter against “MONT__E”.
CHRYSALIS
OPPOSITE OF LOVE
2Opposite of love
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with H. Its third letter is shared with “Raid the enemy”.
HATE
FIRST LETTER
3First letter
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “First letter”.
A
NORTHWEST DIRECTION
4Northwest direction
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Fits N _. Solving “Dress in” first gives you its second letter.
NW
GO ENJOY EVERYTHING
5Go enjoy everything
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
GEE
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 8 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with E. Its fifth letter is shared with “Ballerina's skirt”.
EARMUFFS
FARM CART
7Farm cart
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “___ OF GOOD FEELING”.
DRAY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MODIFIED
8Modified
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits C _ _ N _ _ D. Solving “Go enjoy everything” first gives you its fifth letter.
CHANGED
-rvest
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-rvest” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with H.
HA
RAID THE ENEMY
10Raid the enemy
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Raid the enemy” to its initials.
RTE
365 DAYS
11365 days
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits Y _ _ _. Solving “Dine” first gives you its third letter.
YEAR
AFTER R
12 after r
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to R; the answer is its next letter.
S
MONT__E
13MONT__E
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “MONT__E” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
AG
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. L _ _. “Berlin's land: abbr.” crosses it at the third square.
LOG
THING
15Thing
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
I _ _ _. Solving “Berlin's land: abbr.” first gives you its third letter.
ITEM
RELATIVE OF A MOLE
16Relative of a mole
Left column 9/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Match end”.
SHREW
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
DRESS IN
17Dress in
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with W. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
WEAR
DINE
18Dine
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. Solving “Ballerina's skirt” first gives you its third letter.
EAT
___ OF GOOD FEELING
19___ OF GOOD FEELING
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say “___ OF GOOD FEELING” out loud and the blank fills itself: E _ _.
ERA
WHEEL MARK
20Wheel mark
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Shape: R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Soybean curd”.
RUT
MALAYSIA
21Malaysia
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with M. “Farm cart” crosses it at the second square.
MY
AU___ATION
22AU___ATION
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “AU___ATION” and enter only the missing part, starting with T.
TOM
BALLERINA'S SKIRT
23Ballerina's skirt
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “AU___ATION”.
TUTU
POST-PUNK SORT
24Post-punk sort
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Thing”.
GOTH
PROTEIN WASTE
25Protein waste
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ _. Check the third letter against “__ARCH”.
UREA
SOYBEAN CURD
26Soybean curd
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
TOFU
BERLIN'S LAND: ABBR.
27Berlin's land: abbr.
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Fits G _ _. The third square is also part of “Relative of a mole”.
GER
MAXIMUM FLOW RATE
28Maximum flow rate
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Maximum flow rate”.
MFR
MATCH END
29Match end
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ME
__ARCH
30__ARCH
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “__ARCH”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
SE
WIRE
31Wire
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Wire.
W
INFORM_L
32INFORM_L
Row 10, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“INFORM_L” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
A
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