Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1815 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1815? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
11 of the 32 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; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Exactly alike”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1815: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Separate from”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Exactly alike”. 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.
EXACTLY ALIKE
1Exactly alike
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits I _ _ N _ _ C _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Card catalogue abbr.”.
IDENTICAL
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _ N _ _. “Neural network” crosses it at the fourth square.
SIGNAL
ORGANIZATION ABBR
3Organization abbr
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
O _ _. “Custard base” crosses it at the third square.
ORG
LOAD TIME
4Load time
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LT
ACOUSTIC
5Acoustic
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Acoustic starts with the answer.
A
ITEM
6Item
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with T. The fourth square is also part of “Japanese currency”.
THING
AIRPORT PICKUP DRIVER'S INFO
7Airport pickup driver's info
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. Solving “Spy grp.” first gives you its third letter.
ETA
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SEPARATE FROM
8Separate from
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ L _ _ E. “Acoustic” crosses it at the fifth square.
ISOLATE
EARTH MATERIAL
9Earth material
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Organization abbr”.
DIRT
CUSTARD BASE
10Custard base
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with E. Solving “Organization abbr” first gives you its third letter.
EGG
NEURAL NETWORK
11Neural network
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Neural network” to its initials.
NN
-le
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “-le”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with T.
TAB
CARD CATALOGUE ABBR.
13Card catalogue abbr.
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits I _ _ U _. “Cold war initials” crosses it at the fourth square.
ILLUS
AFTER B
14After b
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from B in the alphabet.
C
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with A. Check the third letter against “Color of sky”.
AXES
LIFE'S GOOD
16Life's good
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LG
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HAT TIP
17Hat tip
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Hat tip”.
HT
STOP DOING
18Stop doing
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits C _ _ S _. “Card catalogue abbr.” crosses it at the fourth square.
CEASE
SPY GRP.
19Spy grp.
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits C _ _. Check the third letter against “Airport pickup driver's info”.
CIA
AFTER X
20After x
Row 4, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to X; the answer is its next letter.
Y
JAPANESE CURRENCY
21Japanese currency
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shape: Y _ _. The third square is also part of “Item”.
YEN
COLOR OF SKY
22Color of sky
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: B _ _ _. “App audience” crosses it at the third square.
BLUE
TAKES A BREAK
23Takes a break
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. Solving “Extra-terrestrial” first gives you its fourth letter.
RESTS
FR___ANCE
24FR___ANCE
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “FR___ANCE” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
AGR
COLD WAR INITIALS
25Cold war initials
Row 6, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits U _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
USSR
_DITION
26_DITION
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_DITION”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
E
REFERENCE
27Reference
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: R _ _. “Foul callers” crosses it at the third square.
REF
APP AUDIENCE
28App audience
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with U. “Reference” crosses it at the fourth square.
USERS
XBOX GAMING
29Xbox gaming
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
XG
EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
30Extra-terrestrial
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
ET
US_
31US_
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
“US_” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
E
FOUL CALLERS
32Foul callers
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. “Reference” crosses it at the third square.
REFS
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