Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1819 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1819, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
10 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Frying sound”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1819: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Tightly packed”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Frying sound”. 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.
FRYING SOUND
1Frying sound
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with C. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the sixth square.
CRACKLING
AFTER N
2After n
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from N in the alphabet.
O
MEDICAL SCHOOL STUDENT
3Medical school student
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
MSS
A__LOGY
4A__LOGY
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
“A__LOGY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with P.
PO
AS WELL
5As well
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Winter sport”.
ALSO
+s
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
The image carries “+s”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with C.
CAKES
CUT DOWN
7Cut down
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. Solving “Winter sport” first gives you its third letter.
TRIM
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
TIGHTLY PACKED
8Tightly packed
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits C _ _ P _ _ T. Solving “As well” first gives you its fifth letter.
COMPACT
AFTER Q
9 after q
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to Q; the answer is its next letter.
R
c-- -eat
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “c-- -eat”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
ARS
COMMON ERA
11Common era
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CE
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: K _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Electric vehicle”.
KNEE
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits L _ _ E _. Solving “Look closely” first gives you its fourth letter.
LEVER
SHORT FOR 'I WANT'
14Short for 'i want'
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with I. The second square is also part of “Fix-up”.
IW
_____ KING COLE
15_____ KING COLE
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “_____ KING COLE” starts with N.
NAT
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. G _ _ S _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with “Bbq offering”.
GLASSES
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SUN RELATED
17Sun related
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits S _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
SOLAR
FIX-UP
18Fix-up
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ E _ _ L. The fifth square is also part of “Short for 'i want'”.
RENEWAL
WINTER SPORT
19Winter sport
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. Its third letter is shared with “Cut down”.
SKI
LOOK CLOSELY
20Look closely
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits P _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
PEER
LYRIC CREATION
21Lyric creation
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits P _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
POEM
ELECTRIC VEHICLE
22Electric vehicle
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EV
BEFORE T
23Before t
Row 6, col 6 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right before T.
S
BBQ OFFERING
24Bbq offering
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Flying mammal”.
RIBS
ALLOWS
25Allows
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ _. “Flying mammal” crosses it at the third square.
LETS
LOW
26Low
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Low starts with the answer.
L
SYNTHETIC AI ENTITY
27Synthetic ai entity
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Synthetic ai entity” to its initials.
SAE
SHINE'S PARTNER
28Shine's partner
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Synthetic ai entity”.
RISE
TURN AROUND
29Turn around
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TA
FLYING MAMMAL
30Flying mammal
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits B _ _. Solving “Allows” first gives you its third letter.
BAT
SECRET
31Secret
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Secret.
S
Crossword Challenge Level 1819 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1819 solved
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