Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1618 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1618? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 of them only one or two letters. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Rate of events”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1618: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Rate of events”. 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.
RATE OF EVENTS
1Rate of events
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with I. Check the sixth letter against “Busy”.
INCIDENCE
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _ S _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Problem to solve”.
SEASON
f-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Picture word minus “f” gives the answer. First letter: L.
LOSS
_RROW
4_RROW
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
“_RROW” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
A
NEW ZEALAND
5New zealand
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NZ
DAMAGE IMPACT POINT
6Damage impact point
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Damage impact point” to its initials.
DIP
MARK
7Mark
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Public opinion”.
SPOT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
+s
8Hawaii and fiji
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “+s” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
ISLANDS
ART STYLE PREFIX
9Art style prefix
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
NEO
A.T.M. OUTPUT
10A.t.m. output
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits C _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
CASH
PROBLEM TO SOLVE
11Problem to solve
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ U _. Solving “Homo sapiens” first gives you its fourth letter.
ISSUE
-ve
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-ve”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with D.
DO
BUSY
13Busy
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ A _ _ D. The fifth square is also part of “Breakfast staple”.
ENGAGED
NEGATIVE
14Negative
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Negative starts with the answer.
N
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits C _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Obtains”.
CUT
NOT WESTERN
16Not western
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
E _ _ T _ _ N. The fifth square is also part of “Year end”.
EASTERN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
"___ YOUR LIP!"
17"___ YOUR LIP!"
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say “___ YOUR LIP!” out loud and the blank fills itself: Z _ _.
ZIP
HOMO SAPIENS
18Homo sapiens
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with H. Its fourth letter is shared with “Busy”.
HUMAN
PUBLIC OPINION
19Public opinion
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Public opinion” to its initials.
PO
BREAKFAST STAPLE
20Breakfast staple
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. The third square is also part of “Busy”.
EGG
TARGET
21Target
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Target starts with the answer.
T
MENTION
22Mention
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. Check the fourth letter against “Opposite of nay”.
REFER
MEGA GREAT RUN
23Mega great run
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
MGR
OBTAINS
24Obtains
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
G _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
GETS
COLLEGE HEAD
25College head
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
D _ _ _. “Opposite of nay” crosses it at the third square.
DEAN
ENERGY
26Energy
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the second letter against “Homo sapiens”.
EN
USER AGENT
27User agent
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “User agent” to its initials.
UA
__STIVAL
28__STIVAL
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “__STIVAL” go in the grid. First one: F.
FE
YEAR END
29Year end
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Year end” to its initials.
YE
OPPOSITE OF NAY
30Opposite of nay
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with Y. “College head” crosses it at the third square.
YEA
TARGET
31Target
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Target starts with the answer.
T
Crossword Challenge Level 1618 Solved Grid
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