Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1831 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1831, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 30 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; 4 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 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Owned by”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1831: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Study of matter”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Owned by”. 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.
OWNED BY
1Owned by
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
P _ _ S _ _ S _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Asserted”.
POSSESSED
____ five
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “____ five” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with H.
HIGH
YIELD LOSS
3Yield loss
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
YL
_PAGHETTI
4_PAGHETTI
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “_PAGHETTI” and enter only the missing part, starting with S.
S
"DEATHTRAP" WRITER LEVIN
5"deathtrap" writer levin
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: I _ _. Its third letter is shared with “50% off" event”.
IRA
PHONED
6Phoned
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
C _ _ L _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Long play”.
CALLED
DANCE MOVES
7Dance moves
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
S _ _ P _. The fourth square is also part of “Long play”.
STEPS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
STUDY OF MATTER
8Study of matter
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ S _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against “Deathtrap" writer levin”.
PHYSICS
s-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “s-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
OIL
SERGEANT
10Sergeant
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits S _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its second letter.
SG
GUN BLAST
11Gun blast
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. “Not written” crosses it at the third square.
SHOT
GAM_
12GAM_
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
“GAM_” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
E
ASSERTED
13Asserted
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ T _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Declares”.
STATED
BUSINESS DEALS
14Business deals
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits S _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Declares”.
SALES
ELASTIC KERNEL
15Elastic kernel
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Elastic kernel”.
EK
-k
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-k”). What is left starts with D.
DES
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CAT'S CATCH
17Cat's catch
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. “Dance moves” crosses it at the third square.
RAT
DECLARES
18Declares
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ T _ _. “Asserted” crosses it at the fourth square.
STATES
"50% OFF" EVENT
19"50% off" event
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Phoned”.
SALE
NOT WRITTEN
20Not written
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits O _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Asserted”.
ORAL
LONG PLAY
21Long play
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Long play”.
LP
EXAMS
22Exams
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits T _ _ T _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Break off”.
TESTS
CHARGES
23Charges
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
R _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Phoned”.
RATES
GRAB HOLD OF
24Grab hold of
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. “Elastic kernel” crosses it at the third square.
TAKE
JAMES BOND, E.G.
25James bond, e.g.
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Begins with S. Its third letter is shared with “Introverted”.
SPY
SAT
26Sat
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Sat.
S
OUTTA HERE
27Outta here
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OH
BREAK OFF
28Break off
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Solving “Outta here” first gives you its third letter.
STOP
SULFUR
29Sulfur
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Sulfur, nothing more.
S
INTROVERTED
30Introverted
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “James bond, e.g.”.
SHY
Crossword Challenge Level 1831 Solved Grid
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