Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1808 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1808, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 2 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 “Raise crops”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Raise crops”, 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.
RAISE CROPS
1Raise crops
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits C _ _ T _ _ A _ _. Solving “Main school team” first gives you its sixth letter.
CULTIVATE
BRIDGE FEATURE
2Bridge feature
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. “Local currency” crosses it at the third square.
ARCH
OPPOSITE OF YOU
3Opposite of you
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Fits M _. Solving “Kidney waste” first gives you its second letter.
ME
ABSORB, AS A LOSS
4Absorb, as a loss
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: E _ _. The third square is also part of “Needs air”.
EAT
AFTER Q
5After q
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after Q.
R
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: A _ _ E _ _. “X or y preceder” crosses it at the fourth square.
ARREST
VIEWED
7Viewed
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Needs air”.
SEEN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
+s
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Picture word minus “+s” gives the answer. First letter: C.
CAMERAS
KIDNEY WASTE
9Kidney waste
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
U _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Opposite of you”.
UREA
LOCAL CURRENCY
10Local currency
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Local currency”.
LC
mara---n
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “maran” gives the answer. First letter: T.
THO
INCEPTION
12Inception
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Inception starts with the answer.
I
MAIN SCHOOL TEAM
13Main school team
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
V _ _ S _ _ Y. Its fifth letter is shared with “Start fire”.
VARSITY
ARE EXPECTING
14Are expecting
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. The fourth square is also part of “Offhand remark”.
AWAIT
TARGET OBJECTIVE
15Target objective
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TO
"WHAT ___ CAN I SAY?"
16"WHAT ___ CAN I SAY?"
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “WHAT ___ CAN I SAY?”? It fits E _ _ _.
ELSE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
REGARDING EMAIL
17Regarding email
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Regarding email” to its initials.
RE
START FIRE
18Start fire
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Begins with I. Its fourth letter is shared with “Main school team”.
IGNITE
NEEDS AIR
19Needs air
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
TIRE
GREEN POD PLANT
20Green pod plant
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with O. The third square is also part of “Main school team”.
OKRA
X OR Y PRECEDER
21X or y preceder
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
G _ _. “Viewed” crosses it at the third square.
GEN
OFFHAND REMARK
22Offhand remark
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ D _. Check the fourth letter against “Go against”.
ASIDE
IT'S NORTH OF OKLA.
23It's north of okla.
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits K _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Start fire”.
KANS
ARMY NO-SHOW
24Army no-show
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. Solving “Target objective” first gives you its third letter.
AWOL
25Picture clue
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to Y _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Go against”.
YOYO
AR_MA
26AR_MA
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “AR_MA”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with O.
O
FIRE__Y
27FIRE__Y
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “FIRE__Y”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with F.
FL
GO AGAINST
28Go against
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. Solving “FIRE__Y” first gives you its third letter.
DEFY
SAP
29Sap
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Sap starts with the answer.
S
f--or
30__ AND BEHOLD
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “f--or”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LO
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