Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1811 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1811? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Front-page titles”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Terrify”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Front-page titles”. 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.
FRONT-PAGE TITLES
1Front-page titles
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ D _ _ N _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
HEADLINES
LOOK AT RUDELY
2Look at rudely
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
OGLE
AFTER Q
3 after q
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
ROYAL SOCIETY
4Royal society
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Royal society”.
RS
k---k
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “kk” gives the answer. First letter: I.
IOS
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits F _ _ E _. “M__DOW” crosses it at the fourth square.
FLIES
CLASS WITH POSES AND FOCUSED BREATHING
7Class with poses and focused breathing
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: Y _ _ _. Solving “DE___N” first gives you its third letter.
YOGA
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
TERRIFY
8Terrify
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with H. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
HORRIFY
R__ION
9R__ION
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “R__ION”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
EG
c-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “c” gives the answer. First letter: A.
ALF
ANIMAL ON A ROAD SIGN
11Animal on a road sign
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. The third square is also part of “Manage”.
DEER
AFTER K
12After k
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to K; the answer is its next letter.
L
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with I. Solving “Jockey's strap” first gives you its fourth letter.
INDIA
NO ANSWER
14No answer
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NA
ENTITY NOT SEEN
15Entity not seen
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ENS
FULFILL A NEED
16Fulfill a need
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ I _ _ Y. The fifth square is also part of “Ship's canvases”.
SATISFY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BY ONESELF
17By oneself
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
SOLO
MANAGE
18Manage
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with F. Solving “Cape” first gives you its third letter.
FEND
DE___N
19DE___N
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “DE___N” and enter only the missing part, starting with S.
SIG
JOCKEY'S STRAP
20Jockey's strap
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
R _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
REIN
M__DOW
21M__DOW
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“M__DOW” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
EA
SHIP'S CANVASES
22Ship's canvases
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits S _ _ L _. “Bit of fake news” crosses it at the fourth square.
SAILS
CAPE
23Cape
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Ship's canvases”.
NESS
MOTHER'S MOTHER
24Mother's mother
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Entity not seen”.
NANA
CURDS AND ___
25CURDS AND ___
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “CURDS AND ___”? It fits W _ _ _.
WHEY
AFTER V
26After v
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from V in the alphabet.
W
BITMAP IMAGE
27Bitmap image
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _. Solving “Fulfill a need” first gives you its third letter.
GIF
NEAR
28Near
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. Solving “Bitmap image” first gives you its third letter.
NIGH
STREET ABBR.
29Street abbr.
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
S _. The second square is also part of “Fulfill a need”.
ST
BIT OF FAKE NEWS
30Bit of fake news
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits L _ _. Its third letter is shared with “CURDS AND ___”.
LIE
INTELLI-GENT
31Intelli-gent
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Intelli-gent”.
I
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