Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1566 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1566 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.
14 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 4 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 7 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 5 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Most votes”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Most votes”, read top to bottom.
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.
MOST VOTES
1Most votes
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with P. Check the sixth letter against “Logic”.
PLURALITY
bath---e
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “bath---e”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
ROB
NOT OUT
3Not out
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with I. “Not short” crosses it at the second square.
IN
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. E _ _ P _ _ N _. Its fifth letter is shared with “Not children”.
EGGPLANT
START
5Start
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Start, nothing more.
S
+s
6Large numbers
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
Picture word minus “+s” gives the answer. First letter: T.
THOUSANDS
FOOT BOTTOM
7Foot bottom
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Solving “Earth sci.” first gives you its third letter.
SOLE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
+s
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “+s” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with P.
PRIESTS
NOT SHORT
9Not short
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. “Not out” crosses it at the third square.
LONG
UPPER BOUND
10Upper bound
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Upper bound” to its initials.
UB
AFTER Q
11 after q
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
NOT CHILDREN
12Not children
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ L _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
ADULTS
LOGIC
13Logic
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Logic starts with the answer.
L
mosa-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “mosa-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
IC
JUST LIKE ___
15JUST LIKE ___
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “JUST LIKE ___”? It fits T _ _ _.
THAT
"ARE WE THERE ___?"
16"ARE WE THERE ___?"
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “ARE WE THERE ___?”? It fits Y _ _.
YET
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HOME OFFICE
17Home office
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
HO
EVERY
18Every
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Every, nothing more.
E
EARTH SCI.
19Earth sci.
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits G _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
GEOL
___TICE
20___TICE
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “___TICE” and enter only the missing part, starting with J.
JUS
JURASSIC PARK
21Jurassic park
Row 5, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
JP
DESTROY
22Destroy
Row 5, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Destroy, nothing more.
D
UNREAL ENGINE
23Unreal engine
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UE
PREFIX WITH CITY
24Prefix with city
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
T _ _. The third square is also part of “3×3”.
TRI
AID
25Aid
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits H _ _ _. “Driving license” crosses it at the third square.
HELP
___ JESSICA PARKER
26___ JESSICA PARKER
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Say “___ JESSICA PARKER” out loud and the blank fills itself: S _ _ A _.
SARAH
BA___LOR
27BA___LOR
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “BA___LOR”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with C.
CHE
3X3
283×3
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
NINE
AIR TRAFFIC
29Air traffic
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AT
DRIVING LICENSE
30Driving license
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Driving license”.
DL
ATLAS
31Atlas
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Atlas, nothing more.
A
ACTIVE SERVER PAGES
32Active server pages
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ASP
Crossword Challenge Level 1566 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1566 solved
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