Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1535 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1535? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 12 of them only one or two letters. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 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 “Looks like”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Figure out”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Looks like”. 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.
LOOKS LIKE
1Looks like
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
R _ _ E _ _ L _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Blood”.
RESEMBLES
PRECISE
2Precise
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ C _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Study of markets”.
EXACT
cl-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“cl-”). What is left starts with A.
AP
AFTER K
4After k
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from K in the alphabet.
L
BELIEF SUFFIX
5Belief suffix
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with I. Its third letter is shared with “Actress stone of "birdman”.
ISM
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. Z _ _ B _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Bank note”.
ZOMBIE
OLYMPIC SWIMMER JANET
7Olympic swimmer janet
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. Its fourth letter is shared with “Bank note”.
EVANS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FIGURE OUT
8Figure out
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with R. The fifth square is also part of “Belief suffix”.
REALIZE
___ENSIVE
9___ENSIVE
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “___ENSIVE” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
EXP
mes--ge
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“mes--ge”). What is left starts with S.
SA
STUDY OF MARKETS
11Study of markets
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Own”.
ECON
MONTANA
12Montana
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits M _. Its second letter is shared with “Precise”.
MT
BLOOD
13Blood
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Blood, nothing more.
B
STUDY A SUBJECT
14Study a subject
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with L. Solving “Goes inside” first gives you its fourth letter.
LEARN
t--spoon
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“t--spoon”). What is left starts with E.
EA
ASIAN TITLE
16Asian title
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
S _ _. Solving “Iodine” first gives you its third letter.
SRI
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SUBJECT-OBJECT-VERB
17Subject-object-verb
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Subject-object-verb” to its initials.
SOV
GOES INSIDE
18Goes inside
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ E _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Engineering group”.
ENTERS
ACTRESS STONE OF "BIRDMAN"
19Actress stone of "birdman"
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
EMMA
OWN
20Own
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Own, nothing more.
O
BANK NOTE
21Bank note
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
BN
ERGO
22Ergo
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: H _ _ C _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Look over quickly”.
HENCE
"GET A LOAD OF ___!"
23"GET A LOAD OF ___!"
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Complete the phrase “GET A LOAD OF ___!”. Shape: T _ _ _.
THIS
IOWA POSTAL
24Iowa postal
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shape: I _. Solving “Study a subject” first gives you its second letter.
IA
ENGINEERING GROUP
25Engineering group
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Solving “Ergo” first gives you its third letter.
IEEE
LISTENER
26Listener
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. Solving “Asian title” first gives you its third letter.
EAR
27Picture clue
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. O _ _. Check the third letter against “Wool provider”.
ONE
OAK
28Oak
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Oak, nothing more.
O
L__YER
29L__YER
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “L__YER” go in the grid. First one: A.
AW
LOOK OVER QUICKLY
30Look over quickly
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “L__YER”.
SCAN
IODINE
31Iodine
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Iodine, nothing more.
I
WOOL PROVIDER
32Wool provider
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. The picture clue in the inside the grid crosses it at the third square.
EWE
Crossword Challenge Level 1535 Solved Grid
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