Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1925 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1925 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Financial systems”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Attempts”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Financial systems”, 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.
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
1Financial systems
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
E _ _ N _ _ I _ _. “Roman numeral for 1000” crosses it at the sixth square.
ECONOMIES
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to F _ _ I _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
FRUIT
"___ YOUR EYES ONLY"
3"___ YOUR EYES ONLY"
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “___ YOUR EYES ONLY”. Shape: F _ _.
FOR
ORIGINAL POSTER
4Original poster
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Original poster” to its initials.
OP
AFTER Q
5 after q
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
"THAT WAS ___ "
6"THAT WAS ___ "
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “THAT WAS ___”? It fits T _ _ _.
THEN
-n
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-n”). What is left starts with S.
SIG
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ATTEMPTS
8Attempts
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ O _ _ S. Solving “After q” first gives you its fifth letter.
EFFORTS
CUT SHORT
9Cut short
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with C. Check the third letter against “___ YOUR EYES ONLY”.
CROP
WE, POSSESSIVE
10We, possessive
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: O _ _. Check the third letter against “___ YOUR EYES ONLY”.
OUR
ma--cure
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“ma--cure”). What is left starts with N.
NI
NOT THIS ONE
12Not this one
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits O _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Along”.
OTHER
ROMAN NUMERAL FOR 1000
13Roman numeral for 1000
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Roman numeral for 1000”.
M
CALLED TO EVENT
14Called to event
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with I. Solving “Value” first gives you its fifth letter.
INVITED
GLANCED AT
15Glanced at
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “Own”.
EYED
PARADI__
16PARADI__
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
“PARADI__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
SE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
GREETING
17Greeting
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: H _. Its second letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
HI
VALUE
18Value
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
M _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Off from the center”.
MERIT
NUT___
19NUT___
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “NUT___”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with M.
MEG
ALONG
20Along
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with B. Check the fourth letter against “Called to event”.
BESIDE
"BIG" NAME IN LONDON
21"big" name in london
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits B _ _. Solving “THAT WAS ___” first gives you its third letter.
BEN
OWN
22Own
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits H _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Called to event”.
HAVE
social –
23Press
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“social -”). What is left starts with M.
MEDIA
ROMAN 1000
24Roman 1000
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Roman 1000”.
M
REGARD AS
25Regard as
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “__THER”.
DEEM
OFF FROM THE CENTER
26Off from the center
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. “Regard as” crosses it at the fourth square.
ASIDE
DECEMBER 31, FOR SHORT
27December 31, for short
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with N. Solving “PARADI__” first gives you its third letter.
NYE
__THER
28__THER
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “__THER” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
EI
MIDTERM
29Midterm
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Midterm.
M
JANE AUSTEN TITLE WOMAN
30Jane austen title woman
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Regard as”.
EMMA
Crossword Challenge Level 1925 Solved Grid
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