Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1820 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1820? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
11 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 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 “Metric distance”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1820: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Metric distance”. 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.
METRIC DISTANCE
1Metric distance
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits K _ _ O _ _ T _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “After d”.
KILOMETER
afra-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “afra” gives the answer. First letter: I.
ID
CLOTHING CREATOR
3Clothing creator
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ I _ _ E _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fifth square.
DESIGNER
PERSONAL IDENTIFIER
4Personal identifier
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Clever”.
NAME
EAST DIRECTION
5East direction
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “East direction”.
E
GLAMPING OPTION
6Glamping option
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: Y _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Clever”.
YURT
"GAME, ___, MATCH"
7"GAME, ___, MATCH"
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “GAME, ___, MATCH”. Shape: S _ _.
SET
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to K _ _ N _ _ S. “East direction” crosses it at the fifth square.
KIDNEYS
MENTAL FLASH
9Mental flash
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with I. Solving “Clothing creator” first gives you its third letter.
IDEA
AFTER K
10After k
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after K.
L
THE EAST, POETICALLY
11The east, poetically
Left column 4/9 · 6 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ E _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Personal identifier”.
ORIENT
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. M _ _. Check the third letter against “Clothing creator”.
MUG
AFTER D
13After d
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after D.
E
YOUTHFUL STAGE
14Youthful stage
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ N _ _ E. Solving “Enliven” first gives you its fifth letter.
TEENAGE
MAKE A MISTAKE
15Make a mistake
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with E. Solving “Clothing creator” first gives you its third letter.
ERR
-violi
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-violi”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
RA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
UNDER EFFECT
17Under effect
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
UE
ENLIVEN
18Enliven
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
A _ _ M _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Youthful stage”.
ANIMATE
CLEVER
19Clever
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with S. The fourth square is also part of “Glamping option”.
SMART
RUSSIA
20Russia
Row 4, col 3 · 2 letters · down
R _. Its second letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
RU
PRO
21Pro
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. The fourth square is also part of “Light touch”.
ADEPT
ANT_C
22ANT_C
Row 6, col 5 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “ANT_C” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
I
OPTICAL NETWORK
23Optical network
Row 6, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
ON
ACT
24Act
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Act.
A
PETRI DISH GEL
25Petri dish gel
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. Solving “Light touch” first gives you its third letter.
AGAR
WANDERER
26Wanderer
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits N _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Petri dish gel”.
NOMAD
BLOCK OF TIME
27Block of time
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
ERA
LIGHT TOUCH
28Light touch
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. The third square is also part of “Pro”.
TAP
PLANET
29Planet
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Planet starts with the answer.
P
SAUCY
30Saucy
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Petri dish gel”.
PERT
Crossword Challenge Level 1820 Solved Grid
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