Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1905 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1905 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 3 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; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Shining bright”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1905: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Courage”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Shining bright”. 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.
SHINING BRIGHT
1Shining bright
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits B _ _ L _ _ A _ _. The sixth square is also part of “___ NEVER TOO LATE TO LEARN”.
BRILLIANT
t---pet
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“t---pet”). What is left starts with R.
RUM
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to A _ _ L _ _ I _. The fifth square is also part of “Leave me alone!”.
ANALYSIS
AFTER U
4After u
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from U in the alphabet.
V
ENERGY WATCH
5Energy watch
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EW
SPAT
6Spat
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. The third square is also part of “GATE__Y”.
ROW
"SURE THING!"
7"sure thing!"
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with Y. The third square is also part of “GATE__Y”.
YEAH
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
COURAGE
8Courage
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
B _ _ V _ _ Y. Solving “Energy watch” first gives you its fifth letter.
BRAVERY
PARTICIPATE IN RACE
9Participate in race
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
RUN
MOSQUE HEAD
10Mosque head
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
IMAM
ABBR. FOR LEFT
11Abbr. for left
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Abbr. for left”.
L
"LEAVE ME ALONE!"
12"leave me alone!"
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits L _ _ O _ _. Solving “Cow sound” first gives you its fourth letter.
LAYOFF
"___ NEVER TOO LATE TO LEARN"
13"___ NEVER TOO LATE TO LEARN"
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ NEVER TOO LATE TO LEARN”? It fits I _ _.
ITS
AT A TIME OF
14At a time of
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
AMID
BEFORE O
15Before o
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter back from O in the alphabet.
N
-morrow
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “morrow” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TO
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
DEEP SADNESS
17Deep sadness
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: W _ _. The third square is also part of “Sure thing!”.
WOE
COW SOUND
18Cow sound
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · down
M _ _. Check the third letter against “Leave me alone!”.
MOO
GATE__Y
19GATE__Y
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “GATE__Y” go in the grid. First one: W.
WA
NOT ON
20Not on
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. The third square is also part of “Admirer”.
OFF
LINE OUT ORDER
21Line out order
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LOO
24-HR. SOURCE OF MONEY
2224-hr. source of money
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
A _ _. Check the third letter against “At a time of”.
ATM
HOT
23Hot
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Hot.
H
TALKING ANIMAL TALE
24Talking animal tale
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ L _. Solving “Move sideways” first gives you its fourth letter.
FABLE
REQUIRE-MENT
25Require-ment
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. “Move sideways” crosses it at the third square.
NEED
ADMIRER
26Admirer
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: F _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Require-ment”.
FAN
___COUNT
27___COUNT
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “___COUNT” and enter only the missing part, starting with D.
DIS
TO OCCUR
28To occur
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits B _. Its second letter is shared with “Require-ment”.
BE
DRIVING LICENSE
29Driving license
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Driving license” to its initials.
DL
MOVE SIDEWAYS
30Move sideways
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
S _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Talking animal tale”.
SIDLE
OLEANDER
31Oleander
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Oleander, nothing more.
O
WINTER TOY
32Winter toy
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Solving “Talking animal tale” first gives you its third letter.
SLED
Crossword Challenge Level 1905 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1905 solved
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