Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1896 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1896? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 12 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 6 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Usually”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Problem”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Usually”, 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.
USUALLY
1Usually
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
T _ _ I _ _ L _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Earth day's month”.
TYPICALLY
AFTER Q
2 after q
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after Q.
R
d---or
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“d---or”). What is left starts with O.
OCT
M__BERRY
4M__BERRY
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
“M__BERRY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with U.
UL
SLEEPING PLACES
5Sleeping places
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: B _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Recolor”.
BEDS
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to L _ _ E _. Solving “Profile name” first gives you its fourth letter.
LAYER
POWER SOURCE
7Power source
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ R _ _. Solving “Profile name” first gives you its fourth letter.
ENERGY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PROBLEM
8Problem
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with T. Its fifth letter is shared with “Sleeping places”.
TROUBLE
AFTER X
9After x
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after X.
Y
PATTERN ANALYSIS TOOL
10Pattern analysis tool
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
PAT
INSIDE DIAMETER
11Inside diameter
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Inside diameter” to its initials.
ID
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits C _ _ _. Check the third letter against “R twice”.
CORN
EARTH DAY'S MONTH
13Earth day's month
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ I _. Solving “Single entity” first gives you its fourth letter.
APRIL
FACU__Y
14FACU__Y
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “FACU__Y”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with L.
LT
TABLE SUPPORT
15Table support
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits L _ _. “Grade” crosses it at the third square.
LEG
YARD DUTY
16Yard duty
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Yard duty”.
YD
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TIDY UP
17Tidy up
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
CLEAN
GIVEN A HOME
18Given a home
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ P _ _ D. Its fifth letter is shared with “FACU__Y”.
ADOPTED
RECOLOR
19Recolor
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with D. Check the third letter against “Power source”.
DYE
SINGLE ENTITY
20Single entity
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits U _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Earth day's month”.
UNIT
PROFILE NAME
21Profile name
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits U _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
USER
R TWICE
22R twice
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Begins with R. Check the second letter against “Earth day's month”.
RR
RIGHT GUARD
23Right guard
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RG
LEGAL CLAIM
24Legal claim
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “_____ ONE'S WORDS”.
LIEN
COMED_
25COMED_
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“COMED_” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with Y.
Y
___ GEO (CABLE CHANNEL)
26___ GEO (CABLE CHANNEL)
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Say “___ GEO (CABLE CHANNEL)” out loud and the blank fills itself: N _ _.
NAT
CAN METAL
27Can metal
Row 8, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. “___ GEO (CABLE CHANNEL)” crosses it at the third square.
TIN
GRADE
28Grade
Row 8, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Grade.
G
-p
29Technical issue
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-p” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with T.
TI
_____ ONE'S WORDS
30_____ ONE'S WORDS
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “_____ ONE'S WORDS”. Shape: E _ _.
EAT
B_NKNOTE
31B_NKNOTE
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “B_NKNOTE” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
A
AGAINST, PREFIX
32Against, prefix
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the third letter against “___ GEO (CABLE CHANNEL)”.
ANTI
Crossword Challenge Level 1896 Solved Grid
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