Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1573 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 34 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1573, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
15 of the 34 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 7 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Supervision”.
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 “Supervision”. 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.
SUPERVISION
1Supervision
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with O. The sixth square is also part of “BEH_ND”.
OVERSIGHT
FIX UNFAIRLY
2Fix unfairly
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Check the third letter against “End grain”.
RIG
COMP. SCIENCE
3Comp. science
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CS
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to H _ _ D _ _ F _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fifth letter.
HANDCUFF
ABACUS
5Abacus
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Abacus, nothing more.
A
ASSESSOR
6Assessor
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits R _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “BUDG__”.
RATER
TWO-PERSON SONG
7Two-person song
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits D _ _ _. Solving “Musical mark” first gives you its third letter.
DUET
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: O _ _ H _ _ D. The fifth square is also part of “Abacus”.
ORCHARD
ENTRY PERMIT
9Entry permit
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits V _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Comp. science”.
VISA
END GRAIN
10End grain
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EG
AFTER Q
11 after q
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to Q; the answer is its next letter.
R
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. S _ _ C _ _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
SOCCER
BEH_ND
13BEH_ND
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “BEH_ND” go in the grid. First one: I.
I
GENERAL'S RANK
14General's rank
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
GR
PEEVED MOOD
15Peeved mood
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: H _ _ _. “Fine arts” crosses it at the third square.
HUFF
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to T _ _. “Fine arts” crosses it at the third square.
TEA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
AUDIO UNIT
17Audio unit
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Audio unit” to its initials.
AU
_STRICH
18_STRICH
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “_STRICH”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with O.
O
MUSICAL MARK
19Musical mark
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Assessor”.
NOTE
STAGE PLAY
20Stage play
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Fits A _ _. “Pull hard” crosses it at the third square.
ACT
__RENALINE
21__RENALINE
Row 5, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “__RENALINE” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
AD
LETTER AFTER N
22Letter after n
Row 5, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from N in the alphabet.
O
BUDG__
23BUDG__
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “BUDG__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
ET
SELF-ESTEEM
24Self-esteem
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “Basic origami step” first gives you its third letter.
EGO
CHANCES OF SUCCESS
25Chances of success
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits O _ _ _. Solving “T__DYBEAR” first gives you its third letter.
ODDS
PULL HARD
26Pull hard
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Shape: T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Self-esteem”.
TUG
BEMOAN
27Bemoan
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
RUE
OBSERVE
28Observe
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Observe.
O
"___ THERE BE LIGHT"
29"___ THERE BE LIGHT"
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “___ THERE BE LIGHT”. Shape: L _ _.
LET
BASIC ORIGAMI STEP
30Basic origami step
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with F. “___ THERE BE LIGHT” crosses it at the third square.
FOLD
FINE ARTS
31Fine arts
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
FA
T__DYBEAR
32T__DYBEAR
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “T__DYBEAR” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
ED
IMPROVE
33Improve
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Improve.
I
"___ MY LIFE" (BON JOVI HIT)
34"___ MY LIFE" (BON JOVI HIT)
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say “___ MY LIFE" (BON JOVI HIT)” out loud and the blank fills itself: I _ _.
ITS
Crossword Challenge Level 1573 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1573 solved
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