Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1860 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1860, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 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 “Water science”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Eager to aid”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Water science”, 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.
WATER SCIENCE
1Water science
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ R _ _ O _ _. Solving “Low-fat” first gives you its sixth letter.
HYDROLOGY
conf---nce
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“conf---nce”). What is left starts with E.
ERE
AFTER K
3After k
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from K in the alphabet.
L
POWER AMPLIFIER
4Power amplifier
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Power amplifier”.
PA
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits F _ _ S _. Check the fourth letter against “Simple”.
FLOSS
NOT PRETTY
6Not pretty
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with U. Check the third letter against “___ SCHOOL”.
UGLY
-der
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “der” gives the answer. First letter: L.
LAD
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
EAGER TO AID
8Eager to aid
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
H _ _ P _ _ L. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
HELPFUL
YOUR
9Your
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits Y _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the second square.
YR
DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL
10Digital elevation model
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Digital elevation model”.
DEM
AFTER Q
11After q
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
DESERT REFUGE
12Desert refuge
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits O _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Isn't, infor-mally”.
OASIS
LOW-FAT
13Low-fat
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with L. “Table-land” crosses it at the third square.
LEAN
res-t
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “rest” gives the answer. First letter: O.
OR
JOINT JOB
15Joint job
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _. “CARDI__N” crosses it at the third square.
GIG
TWELVE MONTHS
16Twelve months
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: Y _ _ _. The third square is also part of “CARDI__N”.
YEAR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
POND PLANT
17Pond plant
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Not pretty”.
ALGA
TABLE-LAND
18Table-land
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ _. Solving “Desert refuge” first gives you its third letter.
MESA
___ SCHOOL
19___ SCHOOL
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ SCHOOL”? It fits O _ _.
OLD
ISN'T, INFOR-MALLY
20Isn't, infor-mally
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Low-fat”.
AINT
SIMPLE
21Simple
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
EASY
EAGLES' HOME
22Eagles' home
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
A _ _ I _. “Joint job” crosses it at the fourth square.
AERIE
SOGGY GROUND
23Soggy ground
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Begins with B. Check the fourth letter against “Party barrel”.
BOGGY
BENEFIT
24Benefit
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Benefit starts with the answer.
B
WAS AWARE OF
25Was aware of
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
K _ _ _. “Party barrel” crosses it at the third square.
KNEW
KNOCKOUT
26Knockout
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: K _. Solving “Soggy ground” first gives you its second letter.
KO
AIR-KILOMETER
27Air-kilometer
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Air-kilometer” to its initials.
AK
ZESTY FLAVOR
28Zesty flavor
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Was aware of”.
TANG
CARDI__N
29CARDI__N
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “CARDI__N”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with G.
GA
PARTY BARREL
30Party barrel
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with K; pattern K _ _. “Soggy ground” crosses it at the third square.
KEG
RUNNER
31Runner
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Runner, nothing more.
R
WYOMING
32Wyoming
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
W _. The second square is also part of “Soggy ground”.
WY
Crossword Challenge Level 1860 Solved Grid
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