Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1867 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1867 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
10 of the 32 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; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the top row, 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to W _ _ N _ _ D _ _. The sixth square is also part of “___ SCORE (400 TO 1600)”.
WEDNESDAY
DO THE WRONG THING
2Do the wrong thing
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. Solving “Medicine” first gives you its third letter.
ERR
FEMALE CHILD
3Female child
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ G _ _ E _. Solving “Cultural” first gives you its fifth letter.
DAUGHTER
AFTER C
4After c
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from C in the alphabet.
D
locat--n
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “locat--n”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
IO
COMMON CRICKET SCORE
6Common cricket score
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with N. “P__NETARY” crosses it at the third square.
NIL
QUITE PLEASED
7Quite pleased
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits G _ _ _. Solving “P__NETARY” first gives you its third letter.
GLAD
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits W _ _ D _ _ G. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
WEDDING
BLOCK OF TIME
9Block of time
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the third letter against “Female child”.
ERA
MEDICINE
10Medicine
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Female child”.
DRUG
BETWEEN M AND O
11Between m and o
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The letter that sits between M and O.
N
CULTURAL
12Cultural
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ N _ _. Solving “X or y preceder” first gives you its fourth letter.
ETHNIC
___ SCORE (400 TO 1600)
13___ SCORE (400 TO 1600)
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ SCORE (400 TO 1600)”. Shape: S _ _.
SAT
UNION PAYMENTS
14Union payments
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. Check the third letter against “Female child”.
DUES
ACQUAINT
15Acquaint
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Acquaint starts with the answer.
A
cr--tal
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “cr--tal” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with Y.
YS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
COOKING STAPLE
17Cooking staple
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with O. Check the third letter against “Quite pleased”.
OIL
X OR Y PRECEDER
18X or y preceder
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _. Solving “Cultural” first gives you its third letter.
GEN
P__NETARY
19P__NETARY
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “P__NETARY” go in the grid. First one: L.
LA
ENERGY INTAKE RATE
20Energy intake rate
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EIR
"GOSH!"
21"gosh!"
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _. The third square is also part of “Energy intake rate”.
GEE
TIME ALLOCATION UNIT
22Time allocation unit
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
TAU
DECIDE
23Decide
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Decide starts with the answer.
D
TRANS-PORTED ITEMS
24Trans-ported items
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ G _. “Rule period” crosses it at the fourth square.
CARGO
MINI
25Mini
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Solving “Rule period” first gives you its third letter.
TINY
BETRAYER
26Betrayer
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. Solving “Mini” first gives you its third letter.
RAT
TO PLACE DOWN
27To place down
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
S _ _. “Home of the trojans” crosses it at the third square.
SET
RHODE ISLAND
28Rhode island
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RI
FA__
29FA__
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “FA__” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
IR
RULE PERIOD
30Rule period
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ G _. The fourth square is also part of “Trans-ported items”.
REIGN
SAP
31Sap
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Sap starts with the answer.
S
HOME OF THE TROJANS
32Home of the trojans
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. Solving “Trans-ported items” first gives you its third letter.
TROY
Crossword Challenge Level 1867 Solved Grid
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