Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1879 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1879 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
10 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Sick-nesses”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1879: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Bend”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Sick-nesses”. 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.
SICK-NESSES
1Sick-nesses
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
I _ _ N _ _ S _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
ILLNESSES
NUMBER OF YIELDS
2Number of yields
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
NOY
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits C _ _ R _ _ C _. Check the fifth letter against “Calendar entries”.
CURRENCY
AFTER K
4After k
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from K in the alphabet.
L
ITEM COUNT
5Item count
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Item count”.
IC
NET ACTIVE WORK
6Net active work
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
NAW
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. E _ _ _. “Pronoun for us” crosses it at the third square.
EYES
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BEND
8Bend
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ L _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Item count”.
INCLINE
FABU___S
9FABU___S
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “FABU___S” and enter only the missing part, starting with L.
LOU
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to L _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
LYRE
ABBR. FOR NORTH
11Abbr. for north
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Abbr. for north”.
N
CALENDAR ENTRIES
12Calendar entries
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the fourth letter against “Geological span”.
EVENTS
limou---e
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “limoue” gives the answer. First letter: S.
SIN
TIME UNITS
14Time units
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
SECS
AFTER D
15After d
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after D.
E
-ug
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-ug” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with S.
SL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
DE___
17DE___
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “DE___” and enter only the missing part, starting with C.
CAY
GEOLOGICAL SPAN
18Geological span
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. “Calendar entries” crosses it at the third square.
EON
PRONOUN FOR US
19Pronoun for us
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
W _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its second letter.
WE
FLIGHT BOARD INFO: ABBR.
20Flight board info: abbr.
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Solving “___ATROSS” first gives you its third letter.
ETA
EGGS OF FISH
21Eggs of fish
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. “Flight board info: abbr.” crosses it at the third square.
ROE
"LA ___ EN ROSE"
22"LA ___ EN ROSE"
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “LA ___ EN ROSE” starts with V.
VIE
SPEED
23Speed
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Speed starts with the answer.
S
WATER PARK SIGHT
24Water park sight
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. Check the fourth letter against “Football gains”.
SLIDE
COMPANY LEADER
25Company leader
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Begins with B. “Football gains” crosses it at the third square.
BOSS
___ATROSS
26___ATROSS
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “___ATROSS” go in the grid. First one: A.
ALB
WAS IDLE
27Was idle
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. The third square is also part of “Digits on feet”.
SAT
INPUT OUTPUT
28Input output
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Input output”.
IO
RUN ON
29Run on
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RO
FOOTBALL GAINS
30Football gains
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits Y _ _ D _. The fourth square is also part of “Water park sight”.
YARDS
LOGIC
31Logic
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Logic.
L
DIGITS ON FEET
32Digits on feet
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. Solving “Water park sight” first gives you its third letter.
TOES
Crossword Challenge Level 1879 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1879 solved
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