Crossword Challenge Puzzle 518 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 518 of Crossword Challenge gives you 29 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 29 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Time ticking”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 518: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Neck artery”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Time ticking”. 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.
TIME TICKING
1Time ticking
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
C _ _ N _ _ O _ _. Solving “Drive” first gives you its sixth letter.
COUNTDOWN
WEDDING SITE
2Wedding site
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Arrest suddenly”.
ALTAR
ROAD ABBR.
3Road abbr.
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shape: R _. Check the second letter against “Nostalgia-evoking song”.
RD
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with O. “Volcano output” crosses it at the third square.
OIL
DECK WOOD
5Deck wood
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Volcano output”.
TEAK
AFTER H
6After h
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to H; the answer is its next letter.
I
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to D _ _ G _ _ F _ _. Solving “Beauty parlor” first gives you its sixth letter.
DRAGONFLY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NECK ARTERY
8Neck artery
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ O _ _ D. Its fifth letter is shared with “Deck wood”.
CAROTID
NOSTALGIA-EVOKING SONG
9Nostalgia-evoking song
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
O _ _ I _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
OLDIE
don-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “don-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with U.
UT
ARREST SUDDENLY
11Arrest suddenly
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. The third square is also part of “Starting point”.
NAB
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Starting point”.
TRAP
DRIVE
13Drive
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Drive.
D
EXPRESS AN OPINION
14Express an opinion
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits O _ _ N _. Solving “Trousers” first gives you its fourth letter.
OPINE
FULL OF YEARNING
15Full of yearning
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
W _ _ T _ _ L. The fifth square is also part of “Opposite of right”.
WISTFUL
NICE TRY
16Nice try
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
AFTER Q
17After q
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to Q; the answer is its next letter.
R
FORBID ACTION
18Forbid action
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
V _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Towards”.
VETO
VOLCANO OUTPUT
19Volcano output
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Forbid action”.
LAVA
STARTING POINT
20Starting point
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Fits B _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Express an opinion”.
BASIS
PARTY BARREL
21Party barrel
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
K _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
KEG
TROUSERS
22Trousers
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with P. Its fourth letter is shared with “Full of yearning”.
PANTS
TOWARDS
23Towards
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with T. Its second letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
TO
OPPOSITE OF RIGHT
24Opposite of right
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Full of yearning”.
LEFT
BEAUTY PARLOR
25Beauty parlor
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of “Forbid action”.
SALON
DEEP HOLE
26Deep hole
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: P _ _. Check the third letter against “Nice try”.
PIT
FORMULA
27Formula
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Formula starts with the answer.
F
UNITED AIRLINES
28United airlines
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “United airlines” to its initials.
UA
NOT LEAVE
29Not leave
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “United airlines”.
STAY
Crossword Challenge Level 518 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 518 solved
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