Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1881 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1881 of Crossword Challenge gives you 29 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
10 of the 29 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; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Seclusion”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Try to get the facts”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Seclusion”, 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.
SECLUSION
1Seclusion
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ L _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
ISOLATION
0, IN WORLD CUP SCORES
20, in world cup scores
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits N _ _. “Not fresh” crosses it at the third square.
NIL
QUICK
3Quick
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Quick starts with the answer.
Q
URBAN ZONE
4Urban zone
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Urban zone” to its initials.
UZ
CHARGED, CHEM
5Charged, chem
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
I _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “Stage whisper”.
IONIC
BYWAY
6Byway
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Catch”.
ROAD
ADD FRILLS TO
7Add frills to
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “SCHO__” first gives you its sixth letter.
EMBELLISH
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
TRY TO GET THE FACTS
8Try to get the facts
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
I _ _ U _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “Charged, chem”.
INQUIRE
ba--l
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “ba--l”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SI
NOT FRESH
10Not fresh
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: O _ _. The third square is also part of “Disk contents”.
OLD
AFTER K
11After k
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to K; the answer is its next letter.
L
ROOM AT THE TOP
12Room at the top
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. “Draw off fluid” crosses it at the fourth square.
ATTIC
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Disk contents”.
TRAP
NOSTALG__
14NOSTALG__
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “NOSTALG__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
IA
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits O _ _ O _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with “Over-powered”.
OCTOPUS
GLOWING GAS
16Glowing gas
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Toward a place”.
NEON
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CLOSE-UP SHOT
17Close-up shot
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with Z. Check the third letter against “Byway”.
ZOOM
DISK CONTENTS
18Disk contents
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Room at the top”.
DATA
CATCH
19Catch
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
N _ _. “Add frills to” crosses it at the third square.
NAB
DRAW OFF FLUID
20Draw off fluid
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ H _ _. Solving “Arizona native” first gives you its fourth letter.
SIPHON
STAGE WHISPER
21Stage whisper
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ D _. “Byway” crosses it at the fourth square.
ASIDE
FOLLOW THE PATH OF
22Follow the path of
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ C _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
TRACE
AMBU_ANCE
23AMBU_ANCE
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “AMBU_ANCE” go in the grid. First one: L.
L
ARTISTIC PIECE
24Artistic piece
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
OPUS
SCHO__
25SCHO__
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “SCHO__” and enter only the missing part, starting with O.
OL
OVER-POWERED
26Over-powered
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OP
ARIZONA NATIVE
27Arizona native
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with H. Check the third letter against “Artistic piece”.
HOPI
TOWARD A PLACE
28Toward a place
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Begins with T. The second square is also part of “Glowing gas”.
TO
-elter
29System handler
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “elter” gives the answer. First letter: S.
SH
Crossword Challenge Level 1881 Solved Grid
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