Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1547 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1547 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.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 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 “Unwilling”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Machine-like”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Unwilling”. 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.
UNWILLING
1Unwilling
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits R _ _ U _ _ A _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Nail spot”.
RELUCTANT
ASSAYER'S MATERIAL
2Assayer's material
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. Solving “Not as much” first gives you its third letter.
ORE
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. B _ _ E _ _ N _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fifth square.
BASEMENT
AFTER N
4After n
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to N; the answer is its next letter.
O
spaghet-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “spaghet-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with T.
TI
COLD CUBE
6Cold cube
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. The third square is also part of “Extra sensory”.
ICE
MEDICAL SAC
7Medical sac
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Extra sensory”.
CYST
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MACHINE-LIKE
8Machine-like
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ O _ _ C. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
ROBOTIC
min---l
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “min---l”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
ERA
NOT AS MUCH
10Not as much
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits L _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
LESS
BREAK_P
11BREAK_P
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “BREAK_P” go in the grid. First one: U.
U
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. C _ _ B _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Cry loudly”.
CYMBAL
NAIL SPOT
13Nail spot
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
TOE
SISTER OF PARENT
14Sister of parent
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
AUNT
NURSE
15Nurse
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Nurse, nothing more.
N
TRADE-MARK
16Trade-mark
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TM
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BITTERLY COLD
17Bitterly cold
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. “Medical sac” crosses it at the third square.
ICY
CRY LOUDLY
18Cry loudly
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
SOB
EXTRA SENSORY
19Extra sensory
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
ES
OLD HORSE
20Old horse
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Begins with N. Its third letter is shared with “___SE”.
NAG
GEOLOGICAL SPAN
21Geological span
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Old horse”.
EON
"___ DON'T SAY!"
22"___ DON'T SAY!"
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “___ DON'T SAY!” starts with Y.
YOU
TAX
23Tax
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Tax, nothing more.
T
NOT TIGHT
24Not tight
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of “Brief”.
LOOSE
9:00-5:30 STORE SIGN
259:00-5:30 store sign
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Begins with O. Solving “Brief” first gives you its third letter.
OPEN
___SE
26___SE
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “___SE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with G.
GOO
4:00 ENGLISH DRINK
274:00 english drink
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Fits T _ _. Check the third letter against “End of blessing”.
TEA
OVER-POWERED
28Over-powered
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OP
ROYAL MAIL
29Royal mail
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Royal mail”.
RM
BRIEF
30Brief
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with T. The fourth square is also part of “Not tight”.
TERSE
MARKET
31Market
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Market.
M
END OF BLESSING
32End of blessing
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Not tight”.
AMEN
Crossword Challenge Level 1547 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1547 solved
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