Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1913 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1913 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 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 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1913: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Harm payments”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
water –
1Ticket machine
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “water -” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with D.
DISPENSER
IT'S NORTH OF THE INDIAN OCEAN
2It's north of the indian ocean
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “System input”.
ASIA
AL__ST
3AL__ST
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “AL__ST” go in the grid. First one: M.
MO
ABBOT
4Abbot
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Abbot.
A
-gle
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “-gle”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with G.
GAR
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits E _ _ V _ _. “Vene-zuela” crosses it at the fourth square.
ELEVEN
WASTE CARRIER
7Waste carrier
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ E _. “Vene-zuela” crosses it at the fourth square.
SEWER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
HARM PAYMENTS
8Harm payments
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ A _ _ S. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
DAMAGES
PREFIX MEANING "EQUAL"
9Prefix meaning "equal"
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits I _ _. Its third letter is shared with “AL__ST”.
ISO
SYSTEM INPUT
10System input
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “System input” to its initials.
SI
WALKING SPEED
11Walking speed
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
P _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Mention as example”.
PACE
BETWEEN D AND F
12Between d and f
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The letter that sits between D and F.
E
CONCEPT
13Concept
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ I _ _. Solving “Not allowed” first gives you its fourth letter.
NOTION
BREW IN A TEAPOT
14Brew in a teapot
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with S. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not allowed”.
STEEP
REP__ITION
15REP__ITION
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “REP__ITION”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
ET
PLUNDER
16Plunder
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Blood type”.
ROB
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HOPPY DRINK
17Hoppy drink
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. “Waste carrier” crosses it at the third square.
ALE
NOT ALLOWED
18Not allowed
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits D _ _ I _ _. Solving “Concept” first gives you its fourth letter.
DENIED
SKETCHED
19Sketched
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
DREW
MENTION AS EXAMPLE
20Mention as example
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Concept”.
CITE
VENE-ZUELA
21Vene-zuela
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits V _. Check the second letter against “Waste carrier”.
VE
SUBJECT MATTER
22Subject matter
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with T. “Runs out of battery” crosses it at the fourth square.
TOPIC
BURY
23Bury
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
I _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
INTER
"BEETLE BAILEY" DOG
24"beetle bailey" dog
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. The third square is also part of “REP__ITION”.
OTTO
EMPLOYEE SELF SERVICE
25Employee self service
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Employee self service” to its initials.
ESS
EXHIBIT
26Exhibit
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Exhibit starts with the answer.
E
US__UL
27US__UL
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
“US__UL” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
EF
RUNS OUT OF BATTERY
28Runs out of battery
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “US__UL”.
DIES
BLOOD TYPE
29Blood type
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Blood type”.
B
COMBO FINISH SCORE
30Combo finish score
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Combo finish score” to its initials.
CFS
Crossword Challenge Level 1913 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1913 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 1913 with us. Puzzle 1914 is next, with 31 clues on a 8×10 board.