Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1532 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1532 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
10 of the 30 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; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Beneficial”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Shipping load”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Beneficial”. 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.
BENEFICIAL
1Beneficial
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: F _ _ O _ _ B _ _. “1996 olympics host” crosses it at the sixth square.
FAVORABLE
RESOURCE LOADER
2Resource loader
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RL
ch-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “ch-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
ESS
"THE MUSIC MAN" LOCALE
4"the music man" locale
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ _. “Play-ground seat” crosses it at the third square.
IOWA
AFTER F
5After f
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to F; the answer is its next letter.
G
TRUTHFUL
6Truthful
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ E _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Type of beer”.
HONEST
PULL HARD
7Pull hard
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. Solving “Play-ground seat” first gives you its third letter.
TUG
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SHIPPING LOAD
8Shipping load
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits F _ _ I _ _ T. “After f” crosses it at the fifth square.
FREIGHT
IN ADDITION
9In addition
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
ALSO
AFTER U
10After u
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to U; the answer is its next letter.
V
ON BOARD
11On board
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “On board” to its initials.
OB
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: R _ _. Solving “Quite pleased” first gives you its third letter.
RUG
1996 OLYMPICS HOST
131996 olympics host
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with A. Its fifth letter is shared with “Sickness”.
ATLANTA
ASSIGN FAULT
14Assign fault
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with B. The fourth square is also part of “Before noon”.
BLAME
LIGHT EMITTING DIODE
15Light emitting diode
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
LED
jok-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “jok-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
ER
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
F__NDER
17F__NDER
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “F__NDER”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with O.
OU
SICKNESS
18Sickness
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ N _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against “Assign fault”.
ILLNESS
PLAY-GROUND SEAT
19Play-ground seat
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with S. “Truthful” crosses it at the fourth square.
SWING
HOUSE SERVANT
20House servant
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Shape: B _ _ L _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Assign fault”.
BUTLER
TYPE OF BEER
21Type of beer
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. “Truthful” crosses it at the third square.
ALE
QUITE PLEASED
22Quite pleased
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. Solving “Assign fault” first gives you its third letter.
GLAD
CAPTURED
23Captured
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Fits T _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Bring into court”.
TAKEN
LOCAL SIDEREAL TIME
24Local sidereal time
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
LST
BEFORE NOON
25Before noon
Row 6, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Fits A _. Check the second letter against “Assign fault”.
AM
_ETCHUP
26_ETCHUP
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_ETCHUP”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with K.
K
UNITED STATES
27United states
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
US
BRING INTO COURT
28Bring into court
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. Check the third letter against “Captured”.
SUE
ANOTHER
29Another
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Another starts with the answer.
A
COUSIN OF AN ORG.
30Cousin of an org.
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “United states”.
ASSN
Crossword Challenge Level 1532 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1532 solved
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