Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1910 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1910? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
9 of the 30 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; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 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 “Amenable”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1910: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Sweet fruit stew”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Amenable”. 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.
AMENABLE
1Amenable
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
C _ _ P _ _ A _ _. Solving “Arch locale” first gives you its sixth letter.
COMPLIANT
CAUSE FOR OPENING A WINDOW
2Cause for opening a window
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. Solving “Gangster group” first gives you its third letter.
ODOR
MACKINAW
3Mackinaw
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Mackinaw starts with the answer.
M
fli- -lops
4Personal foul
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “fli lops” gives the answer. First letter: P.
PF
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 8 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: O _ _ A _ _ N _. The fifth square is also part of “Fire!" preceder”.
ORNAMENT
HORN'S SOUND
6Horn's sound
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. Solving “PA___AMA” first gives you its third letter.
TOOT
FLORIDA BIRD
7Florida bird
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Not public”.
EGRET
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SWEET FRUIT STEW
8Sweet fruit stew
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with C. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
COMPOTE
b--yguard
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “b--yguard”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
OD
GANGSTER GROUP
10Gangster group
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits M _ _. Solving “It's not fair” first gives you its third letter.
MOB
NOT PUBLIC
11Not public
Left column 4/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with P. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
PRIVATE
FINA_
12FINA_
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
“FINA_” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with L.
L
ARCH LOCALE
13Arch locale
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ T _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Life, in rome”.
INSTEP
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
14Account executive
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Account executive”.
AE
"AYE" CANCELER
15"aye" canceler
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with N. “GOODB__” crosses it at the third square.
NAY
"STAR ___ BEYOND" (2016 FILM)
16"STAR ___ BEYOND" (2016 FILM)
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
The missing word in “STAR ___ BEYOND" (2016 FILM)” starts with T.
TREK
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
KERMIT, E.G.
17Kermit, e.g.
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with F. The third square is also part of “Horn's sound”.
FROG
IT'S NOT FAIR
18It's not fair
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: B _ _ _. “Fire!" preceder” crosses it at the third square.
BIAS
PA___AMA
19PA___AMA
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“PA___AMA” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with N.
NOR
LIFE, IN ROME
20Life, in rome
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with V. Its third letter is shared with “Arch locale”.
VITA
"FIRE!" PRECEDER
21"fire!" preceder
Row 6, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
AIM
NIGH
22Nigh
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. “Aye" canceler” crosses it at the third square.
NEAR
THEORY
23Theory
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Theory, nothing more.
T
SNEAK A LOOK
24Sneak a look
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
P _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Thermal energy exchange”.
PEEK
DAY AFTER TUE
25Day after tue
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shape: W _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Known defect”.
WED
START OVER
26Start over
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Sneak a look”.
ANEW
GOODB__
27GOODB__
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “GOODB__” and enter only the missing part, starting with Y.
YE
THERMAL ENERGY EXCHANGE
28Thermal energy exchange
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Thermal energy exchange” to its initials.
TEE
KNOW
29Know
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Know.
K
KNOWN DEFECT
30Known defect
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
KD
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