Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1818 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1818 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 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; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Backed”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Dimly seen”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Backed”. 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.
BACKED
1Backed
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
S _ _ P _ _ T _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Rapid turn”.
SUPPORTED
VILLAIN'S OPPOSITE
2Villain's opposite
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: H _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Expert”.
HERO
ADMIT
3Admit
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Admit, nothing more.
A
DOWN-TOWN
4Down-town
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DT
ASSAYER'S MATERIAL
5Assayer's material
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with O. “Ace's stat” crosses it at the third square.
ORE
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 8 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits W _ _ E _ _ L _. Solving “Fall in winter” first gives you its fifth letter.
WEREWOLF
1776 OR 1945
71776 or 1945
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: Y _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Ace's stat”.
YEAR
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
DIMLY SEEN
8Dimly seen
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. “Assayer's material” crosses it at the fifth square.
SHADOWY
tong-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “tong-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with U.
UE
EXPERT
10Expert
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits P _ _. “CH___TICK” crosses it at the third square.
PRO
VATICAN LEADER
11Vatican leader
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ _. “CH___TICK” crosses it at the third square.
POPE
AFTER N
12After n
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to N; the answer is its next letter.
O
RAPID TURN
13Rapid turn
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Rapid turn”.
RT
TOTAL ENERGY EDGE
14Total energy edge
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TEE
HEARING ORGANS
15Hearing organs
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with “Poet's before”.
EARS
THING IN YOUR SLEEP
16Thing in your sleep
Left column 9/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits D _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “__XOPHONE”.
DREAM
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ELM OR OAK
17Elm or oak
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
TREE
CH___TICK
18CH___TICK
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “CH___TICK” and enter only the missing part, starting with O.
OPS
ACE'S STAT
19Ace's stat
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “1776 or 1945”.
ERA
COME TO A CLOSE
20Come to a close
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the third letter against “Let fall”.
END
FOREV__
21FOREV__
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“FOREV__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
ER
___NGUTAN
22___NGUTAN
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “___NGUTAN” go in the grid. First one: O.
ORA
FALL IN WINTER
23Fall in winter
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Solving “___NGUTAN” first gives you its third letter.
SNOW
RIP
24Rip
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Hearing organs”.
TEAR
25Picture clue
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to P _ _ _. Solving “Follow-up, abbr.” first gives you its third letter.
PLUG
LET FALL
26Let fall
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
DROP
POET'S BEFORE
27Poet's before
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. Solving “Thing in your sleep” first gives you its third letter.
ERE
WHOLE
28Whole
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the inside the grid.
ALL
__XOPHONE
29__XOPHONE
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “__XOPHONE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
SA
FOLLOW-UP, ABBR.
30Follow-up, abbr.
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with F; pattern F _. Check the second letter against the picture clue in the inside the grid.
FU
MOMENT
31Moment
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Moment, nothing more.
M
GEM
32Gem
Row 10, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Gem.
G
Crossword Challenge Level 1818 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1818 solved
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