Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1830 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1830 of Crossword Challenge gives you 33 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
14 of the 33 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 7 clues are fill-ins, and 6 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Financial systems”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Surround”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Financial systems”, read top to bottom.
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.
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
1Financial systems
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “Not females” first gives you its sixth letter.
ECONOMIES
SHORT SLEEP
2Short sleep
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. The third square is also part of “Aria area”.
NAP
SCENIC OUTLOOK
3Scenic outlook
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with V. “Aria area” crosses it at the third square.
VIEW
AFTER D
4After d
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from D in the alphabet.
E
-k
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-k” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with L.
LEA
OLD GUARD
6Old guard
Top row 6/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Old guard” to its initials.
OG
RESPECTFUL
7Respectful
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ I _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Zoom in”.
POLITE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SURROUND
8Surround
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ E _ _ P. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
ENVELOP
CONTENT-AWARE IMAGE
9Content-aware image
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Content-aware image”.
CAI
ARIA AREA
10Aria area
Left column 3/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ R _. The fourth square is also part of “Graded”.
OPERA
BEFORE O
11Before o
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to O; the answer is its previous letter.
N
br--coli
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “br--coli” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
OC
NOT FEMALES
13Not females
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits M _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Graded”.
MALES
AS BEFORE, IN FOOTNOTES
14As before, in footnotes
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Elevator in london”.
IBID
b---ry
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“b---ry”). What is left starts with E.
ELF
BACKDROP
16Backdrop
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ T _ _ G. The fifth square is also part of “__DDLE”.
SETTING
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
"I" PROBLEM
17"i" problem
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits E _ _. Check the third letter against “Respectful”.
EGO
GRADED
18Graded
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits R _ _ E _. “Not females” crosses it at the fourth square.
RATED
TOTA_
19TOTA_
Row 4, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“TOTA_” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with L.
L
ZERO FILL
20Zero fill
Row 4, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ZF
AWK__RD
21AWK__RD
Row 5, col 3 · 2 letters · across
“AWK__RD” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with W.
WA
CORD FOR TV
22Cord for tv
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
CABLE
ZOOM IN
23Zoom in
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ZI
F__HION
24F__HION
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “F__HION” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
AS
_____-HARTLEY ACT
25_____-HARTLEY ACT
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Say “_____-HARTLEY ACT” out loud and the blank fills itself: T _ _ _.
TAFT
ELEVATOR IN LONDON
26Elevator in london
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
LIFT
INVIT_
27INVIT_
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “INVIT_”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
E
PUD___G
28PUD___G
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “PUD___G” go in the grid. First one: D.
DIN
DOC
29Doc
Row 8, col 6 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Doc, nothing more.
D
__DDLE
30__DDLE
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “__DDLE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with M.
MI
XBOX GAMING
31Xbox gaming
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Xbox gaming”.
XG
BLEND
32Blend
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: M _ _. “Xbox gaming” crosses it at the third square.
MIX
TIME
33Time
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Time starts with the answer.
T
Crossword Challenge Level 1830 Solved Grid
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