Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1895 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1895, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 14 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want 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 “Assigned”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Permitted”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Assigned”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
ASSIGNED
1Assigned
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
A _ _ O _ _ T _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Aquatic”.
ALLOCATED
KID'S SEAT ON SANTA
2Kid's seat on santa
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with L. Solving “Long play” first gives you its third letter.
LAP
sa--on
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “saon” gives the answer. First letter: L.
LM
POSITIVE THINKER
4Positive thinker
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
Fits O _ _ I _ _ S _. “Perpetrate, as a crime” crosses it at the fifth square.
OPTIMIST
WEEKLY
5Weekly
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Weekly.
W
BEING
6Being
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “Borders” first gives you its sixth letter.
EXISTENCE
COMPLETED
7Completed
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Certain bed size”.
DONE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PERMITTED
8Permitted
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving “Weekly” first gives you its fifth letter.
ALLOWED
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: L _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
LAMP
LONG PLAY
10Long play
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LP
AFTER N
11After n
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to N; the answer is its next letter.
O
PERPETRATE, AS A CRIME
12Perpetrate, as a crime
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
C _ _ M _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Positive thinker”.
COMMIT
AQUATIC
13Aquatic
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Aquatic.
A
ricot-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“ricot-”). What is left starts with T.
TA
GET OFF THE HIGHWAY
15Get off the highway
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. Solving “Insight engine” first gives you its third letter.
EXIT
DISTRIBUTED ENERGY ELEMENT
16Distributed energy element
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
DEE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HUGS AND KISSES
17Hugs and kisses
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits X _. The second square is also part of “Completed”.
XO
WARNING
18Warning
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Warning.
W
CERTAIN BED SIZE
19Certain bed size
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Being”.
TWIN
ROOT MEAN SQUARE
20Root mean square
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Root mean square” to its initials.
RMS
HYB__D
21HYB__D
Row 5, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “HYB__D” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
RI
BLOOD TYPE
22Blood type
Row 5, col 3 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Blood type”.
O
CA__
23CA__
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “CA__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
SE
INTERACTIVE DATA EDITOR
24Interactive data editor
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Interactive data editor”.
IDE
25Mix gently
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Picture plus words: “MIX GENTLY”. The answer opens with S.
STIR
BORDERS
26Borders
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with S. Check the fourth letter against “Being”.
SIDES
LUMBER-JACK'S WEAPON
27Lumber-jack's weapon
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. The third square is also part of “Distributed energy element”.
AXE
POSTED
28Posted
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Solving “Being” first gives you its third letter.
SENT
INSIGHT ENGINE
29Insight engine
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IE
CULINARY INSTITUTE
30Culinary institute
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Culinary institute”.
CI
DANCE
31Dance
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Dance, nothing more.
D
REMIN___
32REMIN___
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“REMIN___” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with D.
DER
Crossword Challenge Level 1895 Solved Grid
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