Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1502 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1502, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 13 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 7 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 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Height above sea”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Financial system”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Height above sea”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
HEIGHT ABOVE SEA
1Height above sea
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
ELEVATION
MEDICAL SAC
2Medical sac
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Employee self service”.
CYST
sciss-
3Office research services
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“sciss-”). What is left starts with O.
ORS
NEW ENGLAND
4New england
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “New england” to its initials.
NE
AFTER N
5After n
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after N.
O
ther-
6THER___
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “ther-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with M.
MOS
DAY BEFORE TODAY
7Day before today
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _ T _ _ D _ _. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
YESTERDAY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
8Financial system
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the fifth letter against “After n”.
ECONOMY
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: L _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
LYRE
EMPLOYEE SELF SERVICE
10Employee self service
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ESS
VIRTUAL TOUR
11Virtual tour
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
VT
ARIA
12Aria
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Aria, nothing more.
A
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits T _ _ C _ _ R. “Sharp angle” crosses it at the fifth square.
TRACTOR
AFTER H
14After h
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from H in the alphabet.
I
SHOP WINDOW SIGN
15Shop window sign
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. The third square is also part of “Coffee shop”.
OPEN
isla-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “isla-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with N.
ND
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
MISTLET__
17MISTLET__
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “MISTLET__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with O.
OE
SHARP ANGLE
18Sharp angle
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ T _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
ACUTE
ACTIVE SUPPORT SYSTEM
19Active support system
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
ASS
VENEER
20Veneer
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
F _ _ I _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Farm expanse”.
FACING
FIBRE CHANNEL
21Fibre channel
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Fibre channel”.
FC
COFFEE SHOP
22Coffee shop
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with C. Check the third letter against “Farm expanse”.
CAFE
TUNDRA
23Tundra
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Tundra, nothing more.
T
CRACK THE CASE
24Crack the case
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ V _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Volt-amper”.
SOLVE
REASON FOR ACTION
25Reason for action
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
C _ _ S _. Check the fourth letter against “Crack the case”.
CAUSE
LOVE_
26LOVE_
Row 6, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “LOVE_” go in the grid. First one: R.
R
FARM EXPANSE
27Farm expanse
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits F _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Crack the case”.
FIELD
PUBLIC DISPLAY
28Public display
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
PD
VOLT-AMPER
29Volt-amper
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
VA
ARE
30Are
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Are”.
R
"FIFTY SHADES OF ___"
31"FIFTY SHADES OF ___"
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Complete the phrase “FIFTY SHADES OF ___”. Shape: G _ _ _.
GREY
Crossword Challenge Level 1502 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1502 solved
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