Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1894 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1894 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 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 “Edifices”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Gift in will”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Edifices”, 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.
EDIFICES
1Edifices
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with B. The sixth square is also part of “AL_VE”.
BUILDINGS
FORMAL WRITING
2Formal writing
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
E _ _ A _. Solving “Road division” first gives you its fourth letter.
ESSAY
QUERY ENGINE
3Query engine
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
QE
BASIC DESIRE
4Basic desire
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits U _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Matured”.
URGE
FIFTH LETTER
5Fifth letter
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Fifth letter”.
E
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 8 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. S _ _ P _ _ R _. “Power house” crosses it at the fifth square.
SHEPHERD
LARGER THAN A VILLAGE
7Larger than a village
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Solving “Matured” first gives you its third letter.
TOWN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
GIFT IN WILL
8Gift in will
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
B _ _ U _ _ T. The fifth square is also part of “Fifth letter”.
BEQUEST
ONLINE IDENTITY
9Online identity
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with U. Check the third letter against “Query engine”.
USER
prom--e
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “prome” gives the answer. First letter: I.
IS
ROAD DIVISION
11Road division
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Gravity discoverer”.
LANE
CLOTHES COLORER
12Clothes colorer
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: D _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Gravity discoverer”.
DYE
AL_VE
13AL_VE
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
“AL_VE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
I
NEURAL ACTIVATION TIME
14Neural activation time
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Neural activation time” to its initials.
NAT
FRENCH PRESS REMNANTS
15French press remnants
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with G. The fifth square is also part of “Schemes”.
GROUNDS
MUSICAL PIECES
16Musical pieces
Left column 9/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ G _. Check the fourth letter against “Uganda”.
SONGS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HAND OVER
17Hand over
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Hand over” to its initials.
HO
AFTE_
18AFTE_
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “AFTE_” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
R
MATURED
19Matured
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits G _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
GREW
GRAVITY DISCOVERER
20Gravity discoverer
Row 4, col 4 · 6 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ T _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Neural activation time”.
NEWTON
PRIVATE NETWORK
21Private network
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
PN
SCHEMES
22Schemes
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ N _. The fourth square is also part of “French press remnants”.
PLANS
POWER HOUSE
23Power house
Row 6, col 5 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Power house” to its initials.
PH
APOLOGY
24Apology
Row 6, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Apology, nothing more.
A
as----ment
25____ION
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
The image carries “as----ment”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SESS
WHERE SWANSEA IS
26Where swansea is
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits W _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
WALES
KANG___O
27KANG___O
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “KANG___O” go in the grid. First one: A.
ARO
"___ YOU SEEING THIS?"
28"___ YOU SEEING THIS?"
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ YOU SEEING THIS?” starts with A.
ARE
UGANDA
29Uganda
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
U _. The second square is also part of “Musical pieces”.
UG
SADDLE
30Saddle
Row 10, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Saddle.
S
Crossword Challenge Level 1894 Solved Grid
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