Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1816 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1816 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 7 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Hard facts”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Lessens”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Hard facts”. 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.
HARD FACTS
1Hard facts
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits R _ _ L _ _ I _ _. Solving “Sums” first gives you its sixth letter.
REALITIES
"___ ON DOWN THE ROAD"
2"___ ON DOWN THE ROAD"
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
The missing word in “___ ON DOWN THE ROAD” starts with E.
EASE
_UMBBELL
3_UMBBELL
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “_UMBBELL” and enter only the missing part, starting with D.
D
UNIV. HOSPITAL
4Univ. hospital
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UH
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 8 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to C _ _ E _ _ I _. Solving “SQUIR___” first gives you its fifth letter.
CAMELLIA
"FOR THE FIRST TIME ___ …"
6"FOR THE FIRST TIME ___ …"
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Say “FOR THE FIRST TIME ___ …” out loud and the blank fills itself: E _ _ _.
EVER
HAVE A FEELING ABOUT
7Have a feeling about
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits S _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Group heads”.
SENSE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LESSENS
8Lessens
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
R _ _ U _ _ S. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
REDUCES
R__SON
9R__SON
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
“R__SON” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
EA
r---berry
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“r---berry”). What is left starts with A.
ASP
GROUP HEADS
11Group heads
Left column 4/9 · 7 letters · across
L _ _ D _ _ S. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
LEADERS
INHALE
12Inhale
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Inhale.
I
SUMS
13Sums
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits T _ _ A _ _. “___ DIARY” crosses it at the fourth square.
TOTALS
INTERS. HIGHWAY
14Inters. highway
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IH
EFFECTIVE INTEREST RATE
15Effective interest rate
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EIR
BUBBLY DRINK
16Bubbly drink
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Right direction”.
SODA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
OWN
17Own
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ _. Check the third letter against “FOR THE FIRST TIME ___ …”.
HAVE
ROLE IN PLAY
18Role in play
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
P _ _ _. Solving “SQUIR___” first gives you its third letter.
PART
XY CARRIERS
19Xy carriers
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _. Solving “Have a feeling about” first gives you its third letter.
MEN
"___ DIARY"
20"___ DIARY"
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ DIARY”? It fits D _ _ _.
DEAR
SQUIR___
21SQUIR___
Row 6, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “SQUIR___” go in the grid. First one: R.
REL
BUCKEYE STATE
22Buckeye state
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Effective interest rate”.
OHIO
AFTER D
23After d
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after D.
E
TIME DURATION
24Time duration
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Act and shine”.
SPAN
w-
25REQU___
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“w-”). What is left starts with E.
EST
HARVEST-READY FRUIT
26Harvest-ready fruit
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Time duration”.
RIPE
RIGHT DIRECTION
27Right direction
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Right direction” to its initials.
RD
ACT AND SHINE
28Act and shine
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AAS
_QUARIUS
29_QUARIUS
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_QUARIUS” go in the grid. First one: A.
A
NUCLEAR TEST
30Nuclear test
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Nuclear test” to its initials.
NT
Crossword Challenge Level 1816 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1816 solved
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