Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1880 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1880 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 4 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; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Factory workers”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Speaker's skill”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Factory workers”, 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.
FACTORY WORKERS
1Factory workers
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits O _ _ R _ _ O _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Fiber strand”.
OPERATORS
IMPOLITE BEHAVIOR
2Impolite behavior
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “MARRI__”.
RUDE
l--ch
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “l--ch”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
AR
BETWEEN 'S' AND 'U'
4Between 's' and 'u'
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Between 's' and 'u'”.
T
c---l
5___CULAR
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “cl” gives the answer. First letter: O.
ORA
MUGGED A SNOOZER
6Mugged a snoozer
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with R. “Two l's” crosses it at the fourth square.
ROLLED
GIVE WAY
7Give way
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits Y _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against “Two l's”.
YIELD
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SPEAKER'S SKILL
8Speaker's skill
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ T _ _ Y. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
ORATORY
tem---a
9Gentle cat sound
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “tem---a” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with P.
PUR
MARRI__
10MARRI__
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “MARRI__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
ED
WEATHER INFO: ABBR.
11Weather info: abbr.
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. Solving “Role in play” first gives you its third letter.
REPT
_RRIVE
12_RRIVE
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_RRIVE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
A
FIBER STRAND
13Fiber strand
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with T. The fourth square is also part of “Urban path”.
THREAD
NOT INNER
14Not inner
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ E _. “Urban path” crosses it at the fourth square.
OUTER
RELEASE NOTE
15Release note
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RN
-dent
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “dent” gives the answer. First letter: S.
STU
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
REGION OF INTEREST
17Region of interest
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Region of interest”.
ROI
URBAN PATH
18Urban path
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
S _ _ E _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Fiber strand”.
STREET
DISCOUNT EVENT
19Discount event
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. “Mugged a snoozer” crosses it at the third square.
SALE
ROLE IN PLAY
20Role in play
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Fiber strand”.
PART
TWO L'S
21Two l's
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: L _. The second square is also part of “Give way”.
LL
TENNIS'S SHARAPOVA
22Tennis's sharapova
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with M. “Helpful hints” crosses it at the fourth square.
MARIA
EQUIPPED WITH WEAPONS
23Equipped with weapons
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. The fourth square is also part of “Mugged a snoozer”.
ARMED
EVENT WITH EASTER EGGS
24Event with easter eggs
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Release note”.
HUNT
EMPLOYEE SELF SERVICE
25Employee self service
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Employee self service” to its initials.
ESS
CLOS_
26CLOS_
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “CLOS_”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
E
HAP__NING
27HAP__NING
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “HAP__NING”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with P.
PE
HELPFUL HINTS
28Helpful hints
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “HAP__NING”.
TIPS
USER
29User
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of User.
U
___THETIC
30___THETIC
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “___THETIC” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
AES
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