Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1901 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1901, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 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; 3 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 “Father's inheritance”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1901: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Trap for the unwary”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Father's inheritance”. 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.
FATHER'S INHERITANCE
1Father's inheritance
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ R _ _ O _ _. “City leader” crosses it at the sixth square.
PATRIMONY
BITTERLY COLD
2Bitterly cold
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
I _ _. Check the third letter against “Misprint”.
ICY
BETWEEN 'S' AND 'U'
3Between 's' and 'u'
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Between 's' and 'u'”.
T
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: F _ _ T _ _ T _. “AUCTIO___R” crosses it at the fifth square.
FOOTNOTE
L__YRINTH
5L__YRINTH
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
“L__YRINTH” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
AB
CLIFF EDGE
6Cliff edge
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with L. The fourth square is also part of “Actor's platform”.
LEDGE
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Doctor”.
LYRE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
TRAP FOR THE UNWARY
8Trap for the unwary
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with P. The fifth square is also part of “L__YRINTH”.
PITFALL
-tion
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-tion” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
AC
MISPRINT
10Misprint
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Post-script”.
TYPO
AFTER Q
11After q
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to Q; the answer is its next letter.
R
forb--den
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“forb--den”). What is left starts with I.
ID
CITY LEADER
13City leader
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
MAYOR
HAPPENING ONLY ONCE
14Happening only once
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with O. The fifth square is also part of “Antenna”.
ONETIME
NET CHARGE
15Net charge
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Net charge” to its initials.
NC
OPPOSITE OF "NAW"
16Opposite of "naw"
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Problem”.
YEP
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ACT AS DIRECTED
17Act as directed
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. The third square is also part of “Cliff edge”.
OBEY
POST-SCRIPT
18Post-script
Row 3, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Post-script” to its initials.
PS
DOCTOR
19Doctor
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
D _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its second letter.
DR
ANTENNA
20Antenna
Row 4, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ I _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Happening only once”.
AERIAL
ACTOR'S PLATFORM
21Actor's platform
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ G _. “Cliff edge” crosses it at the fourth square.
STAGE
GROOVE TO MUSIC
22Groove to music
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ C _. The fourth square is also part of “Net charge”.
DANCE
AUCTIO___R
23AUCTIO___R
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
“AUCTIO___R” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with N.
NEE
PLA__R
24PLA__R
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“PLA__R” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with Y.
YE
AFRICAN GRASSLAND
25African grassland
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits V _ _ _. Solving “___ OF AVON” first gives you its third letter.
VELD
VOICE
26Voice
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Voice.
V
LADY'S TITLE
27Lady's title
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits M _ _. “Log set data” crosses it at the third square.
MRS
___ OF AVON
28___ OF AVON
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
The missing word in “___ OF AVON” starts with E.
EARL
PROBLEM
29Problem
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Problem.
P
LOG SET DATA
30Log set data
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LSD
Crossword Challenge Level 1901 Solved Grid
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