Crossword Challenge Puzzle 182 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 182 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. 5 clues are pictures; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Word-puzzle grid”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Word-puzzle grid”. 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.
WORD-PUZZLE GRID
1Word-puzzle grid
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with C. The sixth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
CROSSWORD
DALAI ___
2DALAI ___
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
The missing word in “DALAI ___” starts with L.
LAMA
A THING
3A thing
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with I. The second square is also part of “Cat's catch”.
IT
MACHINE
4Machine
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Machine.
M
SHRINKS' ORG.
5Shrinks' org.
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits A _ _. “Family head” crosses it at the third square.
APA
CHAOTIC DISORDER
6Chaotic disorder
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits T _ _ U _ _. Solving “United states” first gives you its fourth letter.
TUMULT
77
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. E _ _ S _. “United states” crosses it at the fourth square.
ERASE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
88
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits C _ _ M _ _ E. “Shrinks' org.” crosses it at the fifth square.
CLIMATE
CAT'S CATCH
9Cat's catch
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. Check the third letter against “A thing”.
RAT
YOGA MANTRA
10Yoga mantra
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _. Solving “DALAI ___” first gives you its second letter.
OM
EPIC TALE
11Epic tale
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Persian body”.
SAGA
SOUTH
12South
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of South, nothing more.
S
1313
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to W _ _ N _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Bearing”.
WALNUT
PROPOSAL TO MAKE
14Proposal to make
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
O _ _ E _. “Bearing” crosses it at the fourth square.
OFFER
RURAL ROUTE
15Rural route
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RR
1616
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with D. The third square is also part of “After f”.
DOG
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___CHASE
17___CHASE
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “___CHASE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with P.
PUR
BEARING
18Bearing
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ N _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
MANNER
FAMILY HEAD
19Family head
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Chaotic disorder”.
MAMA
PERSIAN BODY
20Persian body
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
G _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
GULF
UNITED STATES
21United states
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
US
NOBELIST MARIE
22Nobelist marie
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
C _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “Travel by vehicle”.
CURIE
FATHER'S BROTHER
23Father's brother
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with U. Its fourth letter is shared with “Chaotic disorder”.
UNCLE
CURLY HAIRSTYLE
24Curly hairstyle
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Rural route”.
AFRO
2523
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with V. Solving “Consume food” first gives you its third letter.
VET
ROMAN FIVE
26Roman five
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Roman five”.
V
BIRTH__Y
27BIRTH__Y
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “BIRTH__Y” and enter only the missing part, starting with D.
DA
TRAVEL BY VEHICLE
28Travel by vehicle
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. Solving “BIRTH__Y” first gives you its third letter.
RIDE
AFTER F
29After f
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from F in the alphabet.
G
CONSUME FOOD
30Consume food
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits E _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the inside the grid.
EAT
Crossword Challenge Level 182 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 182 solved
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