Crossword Challenge Puzzle 618 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 618, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Stunning”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Web journal author”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Stunning”, 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.
STUNNING
1Stunning
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
B _ _ U _ _ F _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “From new delhi”.
BEAUTIFUL
g-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“g-”). What is left starts with L.
LOSS
OPTIMAL
3Optimal
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Optimal.
O
GET WELL
4Get well
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
GW
YOUNG WOMAN
5Young woman
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits G _ _. The third square is also part of “Green land”.
GAL
NOT ODD
6Not odd
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Green land”.
EVEN
STRETCH FOR
7Stretch for
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. Its fourth letter is shared with “North carolina”.
REACH
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
WEB JOURNAL AUTHOR
8Web journal author
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits B _ _ G _ _ R. “Young woman” crosses it at the fifth square.
BLOGGER
ENERGY OUTPUT
9Energy output
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Energy output”.
EO
GRAYISH
10Grayish
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. The third square is also part of “Kept in hand”.
ASH
APPLIES
11Applies
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits U _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Kept in hand”.
USES
AFTER S
12After s
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to S; the answer is its next letter.
T
FROM NEW DELHI
13From new delhi
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ I _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Past of say”.
INDIAN
-lder
14__RUM
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “lder” gives the answer. First letter: F.
FO
LAND OF LIBERTY
15Land of liberty
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _. Solving “Air force” first gives you its third letter.
USA
OPPOSITE OF RIGHT
16Opposite of right
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
L _ _ _. Solving “Air force” first gives you its third letter.
LEFT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SURFER'S NEED
17Surfer's need
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Not odd”.
WAVE
KEPT IN HAND
18Kept in hand
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ _. “Science room” crosses it at the third square.
HELD
GREEN LAND
19Green land
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
L _ _. Check the third letter against “Stretch for”.
LEA
PAST OF SAY
20Past of say
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “From new delhi”.
SAID
NORTH CAROLINA
21North carolina
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NC
GRANOLA SERVINGS
22Granola servings
Row 5, col 6 · 4 letters · down
B _ _ _. “Let fall” crosses it at the third square.
BARS
SCIENCE ROOM
23Science room
Row 6, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Begins with L. Its third letter is shared with “Granola servings”.
LAB
FACIAL FEATURE
24Facial feature
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Land of liberty”.
NOSE
HISTORY
25History
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of History, nothing more.
H
WRITTEN MESSAGE
26Written message
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Stay true always”.
NOTE
27Picture clue
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. P _ _. The picture clue in the inside the grid crosses it at the third square.
PAN
LET FALL
28Let fall
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. Check the third letter against “Written message”.
DROP
AIR FORCE
29Air force
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Air force” to its initials.
AF
STAY TRUE ALWAYS
30Stay true always
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
STA
TAB
31Tab
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Tab starts with the answer.
T
rav-
32SCI__CE
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “rav-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EN
Crossword Challenge Level 618 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 618 solved
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