Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1869 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1869 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1869: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “50th anniversary, for one”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits J _ _ L _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Nail smoothing”.
JELLYFISH
TO A PERSON
2To a person
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with U. Its third letter is shared with “DE__A”.
UNTO
BACK-GROUND
3Back-ground
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Back-ground” to its initials.
BG
BETWEEN H AND J
4Between h and j
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The letter that sits between H and J.
I
O___NDER
5O___NDER
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “O___NDER” and enter only the missing part, starting with L.
LEA
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with E. Check the fourth letter against “Item count”.
EATING
BUILD
7Build
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ C _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Item count”.
ERECT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
50TH ANNIVERSARY, FOR ONE
850th anniversary, for one
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits J _ _ I _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “O___NDER”.
JUBILEE
-ine
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “-ine”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
ENG
DE__A
10DE__A
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “DE__A” go in the grid. First one: L.
LT
WASTE
11Waste
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Auction off”.
LOSE
AFTER X
12After x
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to X; the answer is its next letter.
Y
NAIL SMOOTHING
13Nail smoothing
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with F. The fourth square is also part of “Critique”.
FILING
SEA ARM
14Sea arm
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
I _ _ E _. Solving “Critique” first gives you its fourth letter.
INLET
STAY TRUE
15Stay true
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Stay true” to its initials.
ST
LARGE PIG
16Large pig
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with H. Check the third letter against “Gen”.
HOG
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HEARING ORGAN
17Hearing organ
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits E _ _. “Build” crosses it at the third square.
EAR
CRITIQUE
18Critique
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ I _ _. “Nail smoothing” crosses it at the fourth square.
REVIEW
PRICE
19Price
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
RATE
AUCTION OFF
20Auction off
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. Solving “Nail smoothing” first gives you its third letter.
SELL
ITEM COUNT
21Item count
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
IC
JOIN IN
22Join in
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits E _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Put on”.
ENTER
SOCIAL GATHERING
23Social gathering
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with E. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
EVENT
ABSORBED BY
24Absorbed by
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits I _ _ _. “Stay true” crosses it at the third square.
INTO
SHORT FOR PROFESSIONAL
25Short for professional
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _. Solving “FLYING DOWN TO _____” first gives you its third letter.
PRO
PRESENT
26Present
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Present.
P
ASSISTED INPUT
27Assisted input
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Assisted input”.
AI
PUT ON
28Put on
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
W _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Assisted input”.
WEAR
GEN
29Gen
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Gen starts with the answer.
G
"FLYING DOWN TO _____"
30"FLYING DOWN TO _____"
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say “FLYING DOWN TO _____” out loud and the blank fills itself: R _ _.
RIO
Crossword Challenge Level 1869 Solved Grid
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