Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1887 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1887 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
9 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants 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 “As claimed”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1887: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Befitting”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “As claimed”. 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.
AS CLAIMED
1As claimed
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
A _ _ O _ _ I _ _. Solving “End of life” first gives you its sixth letter.
ACCORDING
NOT WEALTHY
2Not wealthy
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits P _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Call of duty”.
POOR
_ETINA
3_ETINA
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
“_ETINA” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with R.
R
bat-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “bat-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
ON
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with P. Check the third letter against “Acrobat's safe-guard”.
PIN
PACIFIC OR ATLANTIC
6Pacific or atlantic
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
O _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “F__HION”.
OCEAN
GROUPS OF ITEMS
7Groups of items
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Acrobat's safe-guard”.
SETS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BEFITTING
8Befitting
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with A. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
APROPOS
-ach
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ach” gives the answer. First letter: C.
CO
CALL OF DUTY
10Call of duty
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
COD
MOUTH-RELATED
11Mouth-related
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. “Facts” crosses it at the third square.
ORAL
'ARE'
12'are'
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “'are'”.
R
END OF LIFE
13End of life
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ T _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Many”.
DEATH
NUMBER AFTER III
14Number after iii
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
I _. Its second letter is shared with “At any time”.
IV
RECENT
15Recent
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. Solving “GATE__Y” first gives you its third letter.
NEW
ALLOWED ACCESS
16Allowed access
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ N _ _ D. The fifth square is also part of “Bread base”.
GRANTED
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FINE
17Fine
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. Solving “Pacific or atlantic” first gives you its third letter.
NICE
FACTS
18Facts
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Village cousin”.
DATA
ACROBAT'S SAFE-GUARD
19Acrobat's safe-guard
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Groups of items”.
NET
MANY
20Many
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “End of life”.
LOTS
F__HION
21F__HION
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“F__HION” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
AS
BREAD BASE
22Bread base
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits W _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “___ THESE SEATS TAKEN?”.
WHEAT
VILLAGE COUSIN
23Village cousin
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Bread base”.
TOWN
AT ANY TIME
24At any time
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “Recent”.
EVER
PREOWNED
25Preowned
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ _. The third square is also part of “___ THESE SEATS TAKEN?”.
USED
BIRDHO_SE
26BIRDHO_SE
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “BIRDHO_SE” and enter only the missing part, starting with U.
U
AHEAD OF, IN VERSE
27Ahead of, in verse
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: E _ _. Solving “Allowed access” first gives you its third letter.
ERE
VIEWS
28Views
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Ahead of, in verse”.
SEES
GATE__Y
29GATE__Y
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “GATE__Y” and enter only the missing part, starting with W.
WA
"___ THESE SEATS TAKEN?"
30"___ THESE SEATS TAKEN?"
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say “___ THESE SEATS TAKEN?” out loud and the blank fills itself: A _ _.
ARE
NORTH
31North
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
North starts with the answer.
N
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Puzzle 1887 solved
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