Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1930 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1930 of Crossword Challenge gives you 31 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
10 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 4 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; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Not barbaric”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Kitchen surface”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Not barbaric”. 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.
NOT BARBARIC
1Not barbaric
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ I _ _ Z _ _. Check the sixth letter against “BAGP_PE”.
CIVILIZED
METAL'S PARTNER
2Metal's partner
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ D _. “Bit of creativity” crosses it at the fourth square.
OXIDE
BEFORE V
3Before v
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to V; the answer is its previous letter.
U
NEW TRIAL
4New trial
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “New trial” to its initials.
NT
INFORMALLY, "THOUGH"
5Informally, "though"
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Globe shape”.
THO
BOBBLE
6Bobble
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
E _ _ O _. Its fourth letter is shared with “__JECT”.
ERROR
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: R _ _ B _ _. Check the fourth letter against “__JECT”.
RUBBER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
KITCHEN SURFACE
8Kitchen surface
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with C. The fifth square is also part of “Informally, "though”.
COUNTER
ROMAN NUMERAL 9
9Roman numeral 9
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
I _. Solving “Metal's partner” first gives you its second letter.
IX
tele---ion
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “teleion” gives the answer. First letter: V.
VIS
BIT OF CREATIVITY
11Bit of creativity
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Solving “Religious group” first gives you its third letter.
IDEA
12School address
Left column 5/9 · 7 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “SCHOOL ADDRESS” point to the same word. It begins with L.
LECTURE
BAGP_PE
13BAGP_PE
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
“BAGP_PE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
I
ZOOM SCHOOL
14Zoom school
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
ZS
thirt-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“thirt-”). What is left starts with E.
EEN
NON-ANALOG
16Non-analog
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with D. Its fifth letter is shared with “Distress”.
DIGITAL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BY WAY OF, BRIEFLY
17By way of, briefly
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Bobble”.
THRU
RELIGIOUS GROUP
18Religious group
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Solving “School address” first gives you its third letter.
SECT
GLOBE SHAPE
19Globe shape
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: O _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
ORB
BIT OF SCIENCE
20Bit of science
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Apex”.
ATOM
__JECT
21__JECT
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “__JECT” go in the grid. First one: O.
OB
DISTRESS
22Distress
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ E _. Solving “Energy transfer amount” first gives you its fourth letter.
UPSET
APEX
23Apex
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Distress”.
TOP
___ZE
24___ZE
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “___ZE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
SEI
LOVE_
25LOVE_
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “LOVE_”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with R.
R
STATION ABBR
26Station abbr
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits S _ _. “Non-analog” crosses it at the third square.
STA
MEDICAL SCHOOL STUDENT
27Medical school student
Row 8, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
MSS
NEGATIVE GRADE
28Negative grade
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Negative grade”.
NG
AT LARGE
29At large
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “At large” to its initials.
AL
ENERGY TRANSFER AMOUNT
30Energy transfer amount
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
ETA
IMAGERY
31Imagery
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Imagery.
I
Crossword Challenge Level 1930 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1930 solved
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