Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1877 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1877 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.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 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 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Algebra unknowns”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Algebra unknowns”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
ALGEBRA UNKNOWNS
1Algebra unknowns
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: V _ _ I _ _ L _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Advisory panels”.
VARIABLES
AVERAGE NODE IMPAC
2Average node impac
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Average node impac” to its initials.
ANI
BETWEEN 'S' AND 'U'
3Between 's' and 'u'
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Between 's' and 'u'”.
T
phys--s
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“phys--s”). What is left starts with I.
IC
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 8 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to C _ _ A _ _ E _. Check the fifth letter against “Eastern”.
COLANDER
AMONG
6Among
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “___INGROOM”.
AMID
AT NO TIME
7At no time
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits N _ _ E _. “Tree benefit” crosses it at the fourth square.
NEVER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with V. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
VATICAN
ARTICLE NUMBER
9Article number
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Article number” to its initials.
AN
COASTAL INLET
10Coastal inlet
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. The third square is also part of “Korea's continent”.
RIA
ATTENT_ON
11ATTENT_ON
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
“ATTENT_ON” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
I
EASTERN
12Eastern
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Not soft”.
ASIAN
ADVISORY PANELS
13Advisory panels
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with B. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not soft”.
BOARDS
LIMITLESS UNITY
14Limitless unity
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LU
ENERGY TRANSFER AMOUNT
15Energy transfer amount
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
ETA
-l
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
The image carries “-l”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SHAW
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ARRIVE
17Arrive
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Among”.
COME
KOREA'S CONTINENT
18Korea's continent
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. Solving “Eastern” first gives you its third letter.
ASIA
___INGROOM
19___INGROOM
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “___INGROOM” and enter only the missing part, starting with L.
LIV
NOT SOFT
20Not soft
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
H _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Advisory panels”.
HARD
TREE BENEFIT
21Tree benefit
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ D _. “Among” crosses it at the fourth square.
SHADE
NOT NORTH
22Not north
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. Its fourth letter is shared with “Energy transfer amount”.
SOUTH
RADIANT
23Radiant
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Radiant, nothing more.
R
DISCLOSES
24Discloses
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Bar serving”.
SAYS
___ELOPER
25___ELOPER
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “___ELOPER”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with D.
DEV
NO LONGER ALIVE
26No longer alive
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. “Discloses” crosses it at the third square.
DEAD
AMINO ACID
27Amino acid
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AA
BAR SERVING
28Bar serving
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “___ELOPER”.
RYE
WIN
29Win
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Win starts with the answer.
W
SILICON VALLEY
30Silicon valley
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SV
Crossword Challenge Level 1877 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1877 solved
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