Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1542 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1542? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Acrobat's wire”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Plane departure”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Acrobat's wire”. 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.
ACROBAT'S WIRE
1Acrobat's wire
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ H _ _ O _ _. “After q” crosses it at the sixth square.
TIGHTROPE
ABOVE
2Above
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Above starts with the answer.
A
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to K _ _ G _ _ O _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fifth letter.
KANGAROO
FINAL STAGE
4Final stage
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
END
CAUSE FOR NOSE-PINCHING
5Cause for nose-pinching
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
ODOR
AFTER E
6After e
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after E.
F
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits F _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
FLAG
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PLANE DEPARTURE
8Plane departure
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ E _ _ F. The fifth square is also part of “Cause for nose-pinching”.
TAKEOFF
IBID
9Ibid
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Ibid.
I
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with G. Check the fifth letter against “Cause for nose-pinching”.
GONDOLA
WARM GREETING
11Warm greeting
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with H. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
HUG
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with T. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
TRAM
AFTER Q
13 after q
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to Q; the answer is its next letter.
R
UV SHIELD GAS
14Uv shield gas
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
O _ _ N _. Check the fourth letter against “Food in exodus”.
OZONE
SETTLER
15Settler
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits P _ _ N _ _ R. “Look like” crosses it at the fifth square.
PIONEER
EVENT PASS
16Event pass
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EP
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
AMPERSAND
17Ampersand
Row 3, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. The third square is also part of “Cause for nose-pinching”.
AND
NOT THEIR
18Not their
Row 3, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with O. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
OUR
LADEN
19Laden
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Laden starts with the answer.
L
SMALL MASS
20Small mass
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Moon”.
LUMP
FLOOR COVER
21Floor cover
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
RUG
FOOD IN EXODUS
22Food in exodus
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ N _. Solving “Settler” first gives you its fourth letter.
MANNA
MOON
23Moon
Row 6, col 6 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Moon.
M
LOOK LIKE
24Look like
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Solving “Settler” first gives you its third letter.
SEEM
PLAY AREA
25Play area
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Begins with Y. Solving “Settler” first gives you its third letter.
YARD
NOT SMOOTH
26Not smooth
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ P _. The fourth square is also part of “Small mass”.
RASPY
PEP
27Pep
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits Z _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Event pass”.
ZIP
B_CKUP
28B_CKUP
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “B_CKUP” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
A
ENTRY INDEX
29Entry index
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Entry index”.
EI
IN AMONG
30In among
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the third letter against “Entry index”.
AMID
Crossword Challenge Level 1542 Solved Grid
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