Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1874 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1874, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 12 of them only one or two letters. 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Moved forward”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Illegally copied”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Moved forward”, 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.
MOVED FORWARD
1Moved forward
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with P. Solving “Eclipse modeling frame” first gives you its sixth letter.
PROCEEDED
glac--r
2ANC__NT
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “glac--r”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
IE
FURY
3Fury
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. “Yucky” crosses it at the third square.
RAGE
ASSEMBLY
4Assembly
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
ARRAY
BEFORE U
5Before u
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to U; the answer is its previous letter.
T
ELECTRO DATA SYSTEMS
6Electro data systems
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Electro data systems” to its initials.
EDS
7Vacuum's target
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Both the picture and the text “VACUUM'S TARGET” point to the same word. It begins with D.
DUST
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ILLEGALLY COPIED
8Illegally copied
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ A _ _ D. Its fifth letter is shared with “Before u”.
PIRATED
BACK
9Back
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. “Fury” crosses it at the third square.
REAR
OPTIMUM
10Optimum
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Optimum.
O
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to C _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Assembly”.
CREAM
JUBIL__
12JUBIL__
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “JUBIL__” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
EE
ECLIPSE MODELING FRAME
13Eclipse modeling frame
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Eclipse modeling frame”.
EMF
BE UNSURE
14Be unsure
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits D _ _ B _. “Top piece” crosses it at the fourth square.
DOUBT
EASY VIEW
15Easy view
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EV
TEN-YEAR SPANS
16Ten-year spans
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits D _ _ A _ _ S. “Not included” crosses it at the fifth square.
DECADES
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
GRA__ATE
17GRA__ATE
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “GRA__ATE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with D.
DU
NOT INCLUDED
18Not included
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ T _ _ D. The fifth square is also part of “Be unsure”.
OMITTED
YUCKY
19Yucky
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits G _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of “Electro data systems”.
GROSS
EXTRACT
20Extract
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
R _ _ O _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Be unsure”.
REMOVE
TOTAL
21Total
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Total.
T
NORTHWEST DIRECTION
22Northwest direction
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _. The second square is also part of “Time-weighted average”.
NW
___ AND YANG
23___ AND YANG
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ AND YANG” starts with Y.
YIN
FOLLOW-UP, ABBR.
24Follow-up, abbr.
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
F _. Its second letter is shared with “Be unsure”.
FU
PLAYS A ROLE
25Plays a role
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Apartment payment”.
ACTS
TIME-WEIGHTED AVERAGE
26Time-weighted average
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
TWA
TOP PIECE
27Top piece
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _. The third square is also part of “Ten-year spans”.
BRA
BEFORE D
28Before d
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter back from D in the alphabet.
C
BUSI__SS
29BUSI__SS
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “BUSI__SS” go in the grid. First one: N.
NE
APARTMENT PAYMENT
30Apartment payment
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. “BUSI__SS” crosses it at the third square.
RENT
CAT
31Cat
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Cat.
C
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