Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1525 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1525 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
12 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 8 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Tremor synonym”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1525: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Spinning sensation”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Tremor synonym”. 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.
TREMOR SYNONYM
1Tremor synonym
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits V _ _ R _ _ I _ _. Solving “Task” first gives you its sixth letter.
VIBRATION
CEASED
2Ceased
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “End”.
ENDED
RUGBY SCORE
3Rugby score
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Rugby score” to its initials.
RS
AFTER S
4After s
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after S.
T
f-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “f-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
ISH
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. G _ _ T _ _. Solving “Touch-down” first gives you its fourth letter.
GOATEE
RUST, FOR EXAMPLE
7Rust, for example
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
O _ _ D _. Solving “Touch-down” first gives you its fourth letter.
OXIDE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SPINNING SENSATION
8Spinning sensation
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits V _ _ T _ _ O. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
VERTIGO
IRON NEXUS SOLDIERS
9Iron nexus soldiers
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Iron nexus soldiers” to its initials.
INS
BIG DEAL
10Big deal
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Big deal”.
BD
END
11End
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. Its third letter is shared with “Ace”.
REAR
ATTACK DAMAGE
12Attack damage
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AD
TASK
13Task
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Task.
T
GOAL
14Goal
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
I _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Like some councils”.
IDEAL
r--ch
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “rch” gives the answer. First letter: O.
OA
NEW YEAR'S EVE
16New year's eve
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “New year's eve”.
NYE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CHICAGO WHITE ___
17CHICAGO WHITE ___
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “CHICAGO WHITE ___” starts with S.
SOX
LIKE SOME COUNCILS
18Like some councils
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
T _ _ B _ _. Solving “Fit for duty” first gives you its fourth letter.
TRIBAL
ASIAN CUISINE
19Asian cuisine
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
THAI
ACE
20Ace
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Ace.
A
TOUCH-DOWN
21Touch-down
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Touch-down”.
TD
ASTRONAUT OCHOA
22Astronaut ochoa
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits E _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Give for use”.
ELLEN
ENGINEERING GROUP
23Engineering group
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
IEEE
AMERICAN ENGLISH
24American english
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AE
FIT FOR DUTY
25Fit for duty
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. “Astronaut ochoa” crosses it at the third square.
ABLE
24 HOURS
2624 hours
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with D. Its third letter is shared with “New year's eve”.
DAY
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN STUDIO
27Industrial design studio
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IDS
_NJURY
28_NJURY
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “_NJURY” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
I
NEGATIVE RESPONSE
29Negative response
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fits N _. The second square is also part of “Vetoes”.
NO
GIVE FOR USE
30Give for use
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. Solving “Negative response” first gives you its third letter.
LEND
ELL
31Ell
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Ell starts with the answer.
E
VETOES
32Vetoes
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits N _ _. Solving “Industrial design studio” first gives you its third letter.
NOS
Crossword Challenge Level 1525 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1525 solved
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