Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1897 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1897, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 6 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Start”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Lower in rank”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Start”. 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.
START
1Start
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: B _ _ I _ _ I _ _. “Belief” crosses it at the sixth square.
BEGINNING
GAZED UPON
2Gazed upon
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “Good enough”.
EYED
trampoli-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“trampoli-”). What is left starts with N.
NE
BETWEEN D AND F
4Between d and f
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Alphabet check: the single letter between D and F.
E
IN TIMES OF YORE
5In times of yore
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Shortly”.
AGO
– horse
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
The image carries “- horse”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with T.
TROJAN
_____ CAVILL (ACTOR)
7_____ CAVILL (ACTOR)
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
The missing word in “_____ CAVILL (ACTOR)” starts with H.
HENRY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LOWER IN RANK
8Lower in rank
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
B _ _ E _ _ H. Its fifth letter is shared with “In times of yore”.
BENEATH
-glasses
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “-glasses”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
EYE
GOOD ENOUGH
10Good enough
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
GE
AIMLESS
11Aimless
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with I. Solving “BETTER ___ THAN NEVER” first gives you its third letter.
IDLE
BETWEEN M AND O
12Between m and o
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Alphabet check: the single letter between M and O.
N
BELIEF
13Belief
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ I _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Tv drama type”.
NOTION
MODEL OF PERFECTION
14Model of perfection
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ A _. “Tv drama type” crosses it at the fourth square.
IDEAL
REFUSAL WORD
15Refusal word
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: N _. The second square is also part of “Smell”.
NO
GENETIC RESPONSE ANALYSIS
16Genetic response analysis
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Genetic response analysis” to its initials.
GRA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
RE___TFUL
17RE___TFUL
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“RE___TFUL” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with G.
GRE
TV DRAMA TYPE
18Tv drama type
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ I _ _. “Belief” crosses it at the fourth square.
SERIAL
SHORTLY
19Shortly
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
SOON
BETTER ___ THAN NEVER
20BETTER ___ THAN NEVER
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
The missing word in “BETTER ___ THAN NEVER” starts with L.
LATE
JUNIOR, ABBR.
21Junior, abbr.
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with J. Its second letter is shared with “_____ CAVILL (ACTOR)”.
JR
ACTOR'S PARTS
22Actor's parts
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. Check the fourth letter against “Human limbs”.
ROLES
ORDERED SET
23Ordered set
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ A _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
ARRAY
SMELL
24Smell
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Refusal word”.
ODOR
"WHAT'S THE ___ IN TRYING?"
25"WHAT'S THE ___ IN TRYING?"
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Say “WHAT'S THE ___ IN TRYING?” out loud and the blank fills itself: U _ _.
USE
_NCLE
26_NCLE
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_NCLE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with U.
U
GENERAL HOSPITAL
27General hospital
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “General hospital” to its initials.
GH
HUMAN LIMBS
28Human limbs
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “General hospital”.
LEGS
TOP OF ALPHABET
29Top of alphabet
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Top of alphabet”.
A
___/HER/HERS
30___/HER/HERS
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say “___/HER/HERS” out loud and the blank fills itself: S _ _.
SHE
Crossword Challenge Level 1897 Solved Grid
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