Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1597 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1597 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 6 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 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 “Problem-solving procedure”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Non-believer”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Problem-solving procedure”, 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.
PROBLEM-SOLVING PROCEDURE
1Problem-solving procedure
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
A _ _ O _ _ T _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Ibex”.
ALGORITHM
2Cry drops
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Picture plus words: “CRY DROPS”. The answer opens with T.
TEARS
HAZARD X
3Hazard x
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
HX
EACH
4Each
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Each.
E
EQUAL: PREFIX
5Equal: prefix
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with I. Its third letter is shared with “Ice cream holder”.
ISO
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ G _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Global economy”.
SINGER
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: T _ _ E _. Solving “Global economy” first gives you its fourth letter.
TREES
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NON-BELIEVER
8Non-believer
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the fifth letter against “Equal: prefix”.
ATHEIST
COMP___
9COMP___
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “COMP___” go in the grid. First one: L.
LEX
-rland
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-rland” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with G.
GA
DENTIST'S EXAM
11Dentist's exam
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Vowel starter”.
ORAL
RUGBY SCORE
12Rugby score
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Rugby score”.
RS
IBEX
13Ibex
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Ibex.
I
CAPTURED
14Captured
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with T. The fourth square is also part of “Nearer”.
TAKEN
HOME MADE
15Home made
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
HM
-ic
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “ic” gives the answer. First letter: M.
MAG
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
KNIGHTED MAN
17Knighted man
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
SIR
NEARER
18Nearer
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits C _ _ S _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Client”.
CLOSER
ICE CREAM HOLDER
19Ice cream holder
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
C _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
CONE
VOWEL STARTER
20Vowel starter
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Vowel starter”.
A
GLOBAL ECONOMY
21Global economy
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Global economy” to its initials.
GE
KIDNEY-LIKE
22Kidney-like
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. Its fourth letter is shared with “Fury”.
RENAL
MINE FINDS
23Mine finds
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
ORES
UNITED KINGDOM
24United kingdom
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
UK
CLIENT
25Client
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Kidney-like”.
USER
"I ____ ROCK" (1966 HIT)
26"I ____ ROCK" (1966 HIT)
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “I ____ ROCK" (1966 HIT)”? It fits A _ _.
AMA
IDENTIFY
27Identify
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Fits P _ _. Solving “Heavy carrier” first gives you its third letter.
PEG
PUBLIC
28Public
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Public.
P
__ARD
29__ARD
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
“__ARD” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with G.
GU
FURY
30Fury
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. “__ARD” crosses it at the third square.
RAGE
GAME
31Game
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Game, nothing more.
G
32Heavy carrier
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Picture plus words: “HEAVY CARRIER”. The answer opens with L.
LUG
Crossword Challenge Level 1597 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1597 solved
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