Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1911 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1911? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “In the direction of”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the top row, 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits T _ _ R _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Letter after q”.
TERRARIUM
AFTER N
2After n
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after N.
O
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. W _ _ D _ _ L _. Check the fifth letter against “Donations for the needy”.
WINDMILL
FINE, SLANGILY
4Fine, slangily
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
A _ _. The third square is also part of “Rating list”.
AOK
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Rating list”.
RUIN
AFTER C
6After c
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from C in the alphabet.
D
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. S _ _ _. Solving “Rating list” first gives you its third letter.
SIGN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
IN THE DIRECTION OF
8In the direction of
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits T _ _ A _ _ S. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
TOWARDS
BETWEEN D AND F
9Between d and f
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
The letter that sits between D and F.
E
RATING LIST
10Rating list
Left column 3/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with R. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
RANKING
CLEARED (OF)
11Cleared (of)
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: R _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
RID
DONATIONS FOR THE NEEDY
12Donations for the needy
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
ALMS
LETTER AFTER Q
13Letter after q
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after Q.
R
ICE HOUSE
14Ice house
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. Its fourth letter is shared with “Nose around”.
IGLOO
RELEASE
15Release
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits U _ _ O _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Carpenter's aid”.
UNLOOSE
MUSIC PRODUCER
16Music producer
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Music producer”.
MP
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LOAN RECEIPT
17Loan receipt
Row 3, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Fits I _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
IOU
BE ILL
18Be ill
Row 3, col 3 · 3 letters · down
A _ _. Check the third letter against “Donations for the needy”.
AIL
AMB_ENCE
19AMB_ENCE
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “AMB_ENCE” go in the grid. First one: I.
I
ATOMIC BOMB
20Atomic bomb
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
N _ _ _. Solving “CRIC_ET” first gives you its third letter.
NUKE
SISTER BERTRILLE, E.G.
21Sister bertrille, e.g.
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
NUN
NOSE AROUND
22Nose around
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits S _ _ O _. Solving “Release” first gives you its fourth letter.
SNOOP
CRIC_ET
23CRIC_ET
Row 6, col 6 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “CRIC_ET” go in the grid. First one: K.
K
CARPENTER'S AID
24Carpenter's aid
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. “Release” crosses it at the third square.
TOOL
WOOD-WIND
25Wood-wind
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Release”.
REED
BURY
26Bury
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits I _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Atomic bomb”.
INTER
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
27Gross national product
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Gross national product” to its initials.
GNP
ECHO
28Echo
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Echo.
E
IN THAT CASE
29In that case
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fits S _. The second square is also part of “Slog”.
SO
SLOG
30Slog
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. The third square is also part of “In that case”.
PLOD
Crossword Challenge Level 1911 Solved Grid
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