Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1822 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1822, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Beauty products”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Aunt's children”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Beauty products”. 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.
BEAUTY PRODUCTS
1Beauty products
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ M _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Total yield”.
COSMETICS
"___ MUTUAL FRIEND"
2"___ MUTUAL FRIEND"
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “___ MUTUAL FRIEND” starts with O.
OUR
UNITED STATES
3United states
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “United states” to its initials.
US
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 6 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _ R _ _. Solving “Furious” first gives you its fourth letter.
STEREO
ITCH
5Itch
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Itch starts with the answer.
I
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with N. Solving “WHAT ___ CAN I SAY?” first gives you its third letter.
NEST
SUGAR SUBS-TITUTE
7Sugar subs-titute
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits S _ _ E _ _ N _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Stare at”.
SWEETENER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
AUNT'S CHILDREN
8Aunt's children
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits C _ _ S _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with “Itch”.
COUSINS
BOOT OUT
9Boot out
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. Solving “United states” first gives you its third letter.
OUST
SPEED RUN
10Speed run
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Speed run” to its initials.
SR
MANNER
11Manner
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Manner starts with the answer.
M
OLDER PERSON
12Older person
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with E. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
ELDER
TOTAL YIELD
13Total yield
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TY
t-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “t” gives the answer. First letter: I.
IRE
METRO-POLIS
15Metro-polis
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. Solving “VEG___BLE” first gives you its third letter.
CITY
DISPERSE
16Disperse
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
S _ _ T _ _ R. The fifth square is also part of “Tabloid”.
SCATTER
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
YUCK
17Yuck
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _. Its second letter is shared with “Sugar subs-titute”.
EW
BIG IN SIZE
18Big in size
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
L _ _ G _. The fourth square is also part of “Stare at”.
LARGE
"WHAT ___ CAN I SAY?"
19"WHAT ___ CAN I SAY?"
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “WHAT ___ CAN I SAY?”? It fits E _ _ _.
ELSE
PYRAM__
20PYRAM__
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “PYRAM__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
ID
FURIOUS
21Furious
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
I _ _ T _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
IRATE
SONG TEXT
22Song text
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits L _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Metro-polis”.
LYRIC
_ROPHY
23_ROPHY
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_ROPHY”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with T.
T
NOT WIN
24Not win
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. The third square is also part of “Selenium”.
LOSE
STARE AT
25Stare at
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ _. Solving “Not win” first gives you its third letter.
OGLE
VEG___BLE
26VEG___BLE
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “VEG___BLE” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
ETA
AGES
27Ages
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. Solving “Sugar subs-titute” first gives you its third letter.
EON
YOUR TURN
28Your turn
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Your turn”.
YT
SELENIUM
29Selenium
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with S. “Sugar subs-titute” crosses it at the second square.
SE
TABLOID
30Tabloid
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Tabloid.
T
Crossword Challenge Level 1822 Solved Grid
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