Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1556 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1556, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Reasoning behind”.
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 “Reasoning behind”. 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.
REASONING BEHIND
1Reasoning behind
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
R _ _ I _ _ A _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Notice of loss”.
RATIONALE
NATURE-FRIENDLY
2Nature-friendly
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Solving “Legal wrong” first gives you its third letter.
ECO
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with S. Its fifth letter is shared with “Connected to wi-fi, say”.
STROLLER
TACTFUL
4Tactful
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Tactful.
T
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
5Indiana university
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Indiana university” to its initials.
IU
DEGREE IN MATH
6Degree in math
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with N. The third square is also part of “Hat tip”.
NTH
ACQUIRES
7Acquires
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. “Hat tip” crosses it at the third square.
GETS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. R _ _ T _ _ G. “Indiana university” crosses it at the fifth square.
RESTING
TAKE ACTION
9Take action
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
ACT
LEGAL WRONG
10Legal wrong
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
TORT
AFTER H
11After h
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from H in the alphabet.
I
CONNECTED TO WI-FI, SAY
12Connected to wi-fi, say
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with O. Check the fourth letter against “Prefix with city”.
ONLINE
NOTICE OF LOSS
13Notice of loss
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Notice of loss”.
NOL
+s
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“+s”). What is left starts with A.
AXES
AFTER K
15After k
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to K; the answer is its next letter.
L
ENERGY STORAGE
16Energy storage
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Energy storage”.
ES
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
COMP___R
17COMP___R
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “COMP___R”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with U.
UTE
PREFIX WITH CITY
18Prefix with city
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Fits T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Connected to wi-fi, say”.
TRI
HAT TIP
19Hat tip
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Hat tip”.
HT
TINY PEST
20Tiny pest
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fits A _ _. The third square is also part of “Roof sealer”.
ANT
OFFICE REGULATORY AFFAIRS
21Office regulatory affairs
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Office regulatory affairs” to its initials.
ORA
GODDESS OF NIGHT
22Goddess of night
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits N _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
NOX
SOCIETY
23Society
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Society.
S
KEEN
24Keen
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Fits E _ _ E _. “Sprints” crosses it at the fourth square.
EAGER
"ALL _____!" (COURT PHRASE)
25"ALL _____!" (COURT PHRASE)
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Say “ALL _____!" (COURT PHRASE)” out loud and the blank fills itself: R _ _ _.
RISE
ROOF SEALER
26Roof sealer
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
T _ _. Solving “ALL _____!" (COURT PHRASE)” first gives you its third letter.
TAR
SMALL BAG
27Small bag
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Fits S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Heal”.
SAC
HY__ENIC
28HY__ENIC
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “HY__ENIC”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with G.
GI
MER__RY
29MER__RY
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “MER__RY” and enter only the missing part, starting with C.
CU
SPRINTS
30Sprints
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits R _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Keen”.
RACES
SECTION
31Section
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Section.
S
HEAL
32Heal
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Keen”.
CURE
Crossword Challenge Level 1556 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1556 solved
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