Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1555 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1555 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 6 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Rule to follow”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Rule to follow”. 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.
RULE TO FOLLOW
1Rule to follow
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ D _ _ I _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the sixth square.
GUIDELINE
ALLEGE
2Allege
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Insight engine”.
AVER
bliz--rd
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “bliz--rd”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with Z.
ZA
EXISTENT
4Existent
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Existent starts with the answer.
E
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 8 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits L _ _ L _ _ O _. Check the fifth letter against “Hold on”.
LOLLIPOP
-p
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “p” gives the answer. First letter: L.
LOO
CARVE
7Carve
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “Alliance” first gives you its third letter.
ETCH
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits G _ _ E _ _ E. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
GAZELLE
UNIVERSAL VORTEX ARRAY
9Universal vortex array
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
UVA
INSIGHT ENGINE
10Insight engine
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
IE
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to D _ _ L _. The fourth square is also part of “Loud boom”.
DRILL
AFTER D
12After d
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to D; the answer is its next letter.
E
-ng
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ng” gives the answer. First letter: L.
LU
ELEMENT VARIANT
14Element variant
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
I _ _ T _ _ E. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
ISOTOPE
SIMPSONS NEIGHBOR
15Simpsons neighbor
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. Check the third letter against “Omega data sphere”.
NED
LATIN BEING
16Latin being
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Solving “Omega data sphere” first gives you its third letter.
ESSE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
F___PRINT
17F___PRINT
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “F___PRINT” go in the grid. First one: O.
OOT
LOUD BOOM
18Loud boom
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits B _ _ S _. Solving “E-mail filter's target” first gives you its fourth letter.
BLAST
ALLIANCE
19Alliance
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
B _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
BLOC
I WILL
20I will
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
IW
HIGH SCORE
21High score
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “High score”.
H
REDUCE SLOWLY
22Reduce slowly
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ E _. Solving “Furry friend” first gives you its fourth letter.
TAPER
HOLD ON
23Hold on
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
WAIT
PUTS INTO ACTION
24Puts into action
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
U _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Simpsons neighbor”.
USES
FACEBOOK'S PARENT COMPANY
25Facebook's parent company
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Furry friend”.
META
E-MAIL FILTER'S TARGET
26E-mail filter's target
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. Check the third letter against “Reduce slowly”.
SPAM
OMEGA DATA SPHERE
27Omega data sphere
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Omega data sphere”.
ODS
FURRY FRIEND
28Furry friend
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _. “Facebook's parent company” crosses it at the third square.
PET
GAM_
29GAM_
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “GAM_” go in the grid. First one: E.
E
ORCHEST__
30ORCHEST__
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“ORCHEST__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with R.
RA
Crossword Challenge Level 1555 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1555 solved
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