Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1902 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1902 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 14 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; 6 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 “Lacking”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Late”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Lacking”, 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.
LACKING
1Lacking
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with D. “After h” crosses it at the sixth square.
DEFICIENT
romp-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“romp-”). What is left starts with E.
ERS
PO__TE
3PO__TE
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “PO__TE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with L.
LI
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with A. Check the fifth letter against “Cash alter-native”.
ACCIDENT
AFTER X
5After x
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to X; the answer is its next letter.
Y
BEING
6Being
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ S _ _ N _ _. The sixth square is also part of “___ AND THE WOLF”.
EXISTENCE
VALLEY
7Valley
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Spiral shape”.
DALE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LATE
8Late
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits D _ _ A _ _ D. Its fifth letter is shared with “After x”.
DELAYED
"SPAMALOT" CREATOR IDLE
9"spamalot" creator idle
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. “PO__TE” crosses it at the third square.
ERIC
FIELD SERVICE
10Field service
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
FS
_NFORM
11_NFORM
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_NFORM”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
I
CASH ALTER-NATIVE
12Cash alter-native
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
C _ _ D _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
CREDIT
AFTER H
13After h
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after H.
I
prot--t
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“prot--t”). What is left starts with E.
ES
AFTER THIS
15After this
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. “Experience” crosses it at the third square.
NEXT
THE WINNING PLAY
16The winning play
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
TWP
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TA__TION
17TA__TION
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “TA__TION” go in the grid. First one: X.
XA
BLOOD TYPE
18Blood type
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Blood type”.
O
SPIRAL SHAPE
19Spiral shape
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. “Being” crosses it at the third square.
COIL
DATA EXCHANGE POINT
20Data exchange point
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DEP
DIGITAL INPUT
21Digital input
Row 5, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Digital input”.
DI
BETWEEN Q AND S
22Between q and s
Row 5, col 3 · 1 letter · down
The letter that sits between Q and S.
R
SKILL EFFECT
23Skill effect
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Skill effect”.
SE
INSTANT TURN OPTION
24Instant turn option
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ITO
ENJOY A BOOK
25Enjoy a book
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “__RTRIDGE”.
READ
"___ AND THE WOLF"
26"___ AND THE WOLF"
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ AND THE WOLF”. Shape: P _ _ E _.
PETER
STITCH UP
27Stitch up
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “The winning play”.
SEW
ZERO QUANTITY
28Zero quantity
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. Solving “Being” first gives you its third letter.
NONE
EXPERIENCE
29Experience
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Starts with X; pattern X _. Its second letter is shared with “The winning play”.
XP
__RTRIDGE
30__RTRIDGE
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “__RTRIDGE” go in the grid. First one: C.
CA
TRIVIA
31Trivia
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Trivia, nothing more.
T
___ TALKS (LECTURE SERIES)
32___ TALKS (LECTURE SERIES)
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ TALKS (LECTURE SERIES)”? It fits T _ _.
TED
Crossword Challenge Level 1902 Solved Grid
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