Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1810 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1810? 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 1 of those asks 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; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Sensible”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Attribute to”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Sensible”. 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.
SENSIBLE
1Sensible
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ I _ _ B _ _. “Not awake” crosses it at the sixth square.
ADVISABLE
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _ _. Solving “Voice mail” first gives you its third letter.
SUMO
COMMON ERA
3Common era
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Common era” to its initials.
CE
RETINA
4Retina
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Retina.
R
CLIMBING PLANT
5Climbing plant
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. Check the third letter against “Abnormal sac”.
IVY
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: B _ _ H _ _. Solving “Not she” first gives you its fourth letter.
BISHOP
FOOD CONSUMER
7Food consumer
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “Not she” first gives you its fourth letter.
EATER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ATTRIBUTE TO
8Attribute to
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits A _ _ R _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Climbing plant”.
ASCRIBE
EXPECTED DATE
9Expected date
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits D _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Common era”.
DUE
VOICE MAIL
10Voice mail
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Voice mail” to its initials.
VM
GREEK "I"
11Greek "i"
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Literary yarn”.
IOTA
AFTER R
12 after r
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to R; the answer is its next letter.
S
NOT AWAKE
13Not awake
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with A. Its fourth letter is shared with “Lurch”.
ASLEEP
RUN, AS COLORS IN THE WASH
14Run, as colors in the wash
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Lurch”.
BLEED
PORTFO__O
15PORTFO__O
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “PORTFO__O” and enter only the missing part, starting with L.
LI
AUSTRALIAN BIRD
16Australian bird
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits E _ _. “Use” crosses it at the third square.
EMU
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BY
17By
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
V _ _. The third square is also part of “Food consumer”.
VIA
LURCH
18Lurch
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with C. Solving “Not awake” first gives you its fourth letter.
CAREEN
ABNORMAL SAC
19Abnormal sac
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
CYST
LITERARY YARN
20Literary yarn
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Not awake”.
TALE
NOT SHE
21Not she
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: H _. Solving “Food consumer” first gives you its second letter.
HE
PRESS
22Press
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Likable”.
MEDIA
BATTLE ATTIRE
23Battle attire
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ O _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
ARMOR
THIN PERSON
24Thin person
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. “PORTFO__O” crosses it at the third square.
SLIM
AQUARIUM WRIGGLER
25Aquarium wriggler
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the inside the grid.
EEL
EDGE
26Edge
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Edge.
E
CREDIT LIMIT
27Credit limit
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CL
LIKABLE
28Likable
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. Solving “Credit limit” first gives you its third letter.
NICE
USE
29Use
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Use.
U
-ergy
30Totality
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ergy”). What is left starts with A.
ALL
Crossword Challenge Level 1810 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1810 solved
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