Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1875 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1875, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Trait set”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Be there before”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Trait set”, 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.
TRAIT SET
1Trait set
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ N _ _ Y _ _. “Liquid from eyes” crosses it at the sixth square.
PHENOTYPE
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits R _ _. “Easter decoration” crosses it at the third square.
RUG
NOP_
3NOP_
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “NOP_”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
E
DIRECT OBJECT
4Direct object
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DO
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits A _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of “Bit of chemistry”.
APRON
ABOUND
6Abound
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Color of lobster”.
TEEM
LAST STAGE
7Last stage
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: E _ _. The third square is also part of “Color of lobster”.
END
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BE THERE BEFORE
8Be there before
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ D _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
PREDATE
-midity
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-midity”). What is left starts with H.
HU
EASTER DECORATION
10Easter decoration
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. The third square is also part of “LADY ___ (POP DIVA)”.
EGG
AVE_GER
11AVE_GER
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “AVE_GER” go in the grid. First one: N.
N
EYE, EAR OR HEART
12Eye, ear or heart
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Aim”.
ORGAN
LIQUID FROM EYES
13Liquid from eyes
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. Solving “LADY ___ (POP DIVA)” first gives you its third letter.
TEAR
YARD LINE
14Yard line
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Yard line”.
YL
WHERE TO SEE A CROWN
15Where to see a crown
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with P. Solving “BAZ__R” first gives you its fifth letter.
PAGEANT
LEAVE THE BUILDING
16Leave the building
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “HY__ENIC”.
EXIT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
READY FOR BUSINESS
17Ready for business
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. Check the third letter against “Abound”.
OPEN
LADY ___ (POP DIVA)
18LADY ___ (POP DIVA)
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Say “LADY ___ (POP DIVA)” out loud and the blank fills itself: G _ _ _.
GAGA
COLOR OF LOBSTER
19Color of lobster
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. The third square is also part of “Last stage”.
RED
AIM
20Aim
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits T _ _ G _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Profit”.
TARGET
BIT OF CHEMISTRY
21Bit of chemistry
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
ATOM
CALM DOWN
22Calm down
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. Its fourth letter is shared with “Where to see a crown”.
RELAX
9TH
239th
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ T _. Check the fourth letter against “Where to see a crown”.
NINTH
NIGHT
24Night
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Night.
N
DISCOVER
25Discover
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Where to see a crown”.
FIND
FAST INTERNET
26Fast internet
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Fast internet”.
FI
BAZ__R
27BAZ__R
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “BAZ__R” go in the grid. First one: A.
AA
PROFIT
28Profit
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits G _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Discover”.
GAIN
HY__ENIC
29HY__ENIC
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“HY__ENIC” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with G.
GI
DENSITY HEIGHT
30Density height
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Density height”.
DH
Crossword Challenge Level 1875 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1875 solved
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