Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2018 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2018 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 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; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “In the beginning”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2018: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Seize and hold”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “In the beginning”. 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.
IN THE BEGINNING
1In the beginning
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits I _ _ T _ _ L _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Get back at”.
INITIALLY
LOTS
2Lots
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
MANY
s-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “s-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with P.
PY
AFTER N
4After n
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to N; the answer is its next letter.
O
BARISTA'S DISPENSER
5Barista's dispenser
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: U _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Quick pic”.
URN
SHADING
6Shading
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with N. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not yes”.
NUANCE
STORAGE AREA
7Storage area
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
D _ _ O _. “Not yes” crosses it at the fourth square.
DEPOT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SEIZE AND HOLD
8Seize and hold
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ O _ _ D. Check the fifth letter against “Barista's dispenser”.
IMPOUND
NO VOTE
9No vote
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: N _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
NAY
ga-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “ga-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
IN
TEXT ERROR
11Text error
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. Solving “Baby bird's sound” first gives you its third letter.
TYPO
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits I.
I
GET BACK AT
13Get back at
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ N _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Short poem form”.
AVENGE
COAT'S FOLD
14Coat's fold
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ E _. Solving “Short poem form” first gives you its fourth letter.
LAPEL
LINE NUMBER
15Line number
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LN
EVER-GREEN TREE
16Ever-green tree
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with Y. Check the third letter against “West”.
YEW
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FEEL REMORSE
17Feel remorse
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. The third square is also part of “Storage area”.
RUE
SHORT POEM FORM
18Short poem form
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ N _ _. Solving “Get back at” first gives you its fourth letter.
SONNET
QUICK PIC
19Quick pic
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Shading”.
SNAP
BABY BIRD'S SOUND
20Baby bird's sound
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Get back at”.
PEEP
NOT YES
21Not yes
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _. The second square is also part of “Storage area”.
NO
RADIANTLY LIT
22Radiantly lit
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
A _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against “Loyalist”.
AGLOW
PERFORM
23Perform
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits E _ _ C _. “Shading” crosses it at the fourth square.
ENACT
WINDMILL BLADE
24Windmill blade
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with V. Its third letter is shared with “Line number”.
VANE
OPTICAL FEATURE
25Optical feature
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “Deep sadness”.
EYE
AG_
26AG_
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “AG_” go in the grid. First one: E.
E
REACTIVE OUTPUT
27Reactive output
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RO
LOYALIST
28Loyalist
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. Solving “Reactive output” first gives you its third letter.
TORY
WEST
29West
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of West, nothing more.
W
DEEP SADNESS
30Deep sadness
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: W _ _. “Optical feature” crosses it at the third square.
WOE
Crossword Challenge Level 2018 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2018 solved
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