Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1521 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1521? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Get used to”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1521: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “No gods belief”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Get used to”. 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.
GET USED TO
1Get used to
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
A _ _ L _ _ A _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
ACCLIMATE
BOOT'S END
2Boot's end
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
T _ _. The third square is also part of “Hand over”.
TOE
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. H _ _ R _ _ E _. Solving “Symbolic” first gives you its fifth letter.
HYDROGEN
EAGLET
4Eaglet
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Eaglet starts with the answer.
E
INFINIBAND
5Infiniband
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with I. Its second letter is shared with “Harbor area”.
IB
"___ BUT TRUE"
6"___ BUT TRUE"
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Say “___ BUT TRUE” out loud and the blank fills itself: S _ _.
SAD
FICTIONAL STORY
7Fictional story
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits M _ _ _. “Down-town” crosses it at the third square.
MYTH
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NO GODS BELIEF
8No gods belief
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits A _ _ E _ _ M. The fifth square is also part of “Infiniband”.
ATHEISM
SHY, EVASIVE
9Shy, evasive
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with C. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
COY
HAND OVER
10Hand over
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
C _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
CEDE
LAKE
11Lake
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Lake.
L
SYMBOLIC
12Symbolic
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ N _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Ages upon ages”.
ICONIC
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with M. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
MUG
"NOT ON ___"
14"NOT ON ___"
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “NOT ON ___”? It fits A _ _ _.
ABET
AFTER S
15After s
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to S; the answer is its next letter.
T
b--tle
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “b--tle” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HARBOR AREA
17Harbor area
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
B _ _. “Fictional story” crosses it at the third square.
BAY
AGES UPON AGES
18Ages upon ages
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. The third square is also part of “Symbolic”.
EON
DOWN-TOWN
19Down-town
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Down-town” to its initials.
DT
HINT
20Hint
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
T _ _. The third square is also part of “Church seat”.
TIP
DECAY
21Decay
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. The third square is also part of “Hint”.
ROT
BABY BEAR
22Baby bear
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits C _ _. “NOT ON ___” crosses it at the third square.
CUB
HARMFUL
23Harmful
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Harmful.
H
STOP DOING
24Stop doing
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
C _ _ S _. “Health worker” crosses it at the fourth square.
CEASE
TIME QUESTION
25Time question
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits W _ _ _. Solving “Health worker” first gives you its third letter.
WHEN
CHURCH SEAT
26Church seat
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with P. Check the third letter against “Time question”.
PEW
PULL HARD
27Pull hard
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Fits T _ _. The third square is also part of “Quiet valley”.
TUG
AFTER HOURS
28After hours
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “After hours”.
AH
REAL LIFE
29Real life
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Real life” to its initials.
RL
HEALTH WORKER
30Health worker
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits N _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of “Stop doing”.
NURSE
ELEGANT
31Elegant
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Elegant starts with the answer.
E
QUIET VALLEY
32Quiet valley
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
G _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Stop doing”.
GLEN
Crossword Challenge Level 1521 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1521 solved
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