Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1600 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1600, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 of them only one or two letters. 5 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Across”.
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 “Across”. 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.
ACROSS
1Across
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits C _ _ S _ _ I _ _. “Win” crosses it at the sixth square.
CROSSWISE
HARMONY
2Harmony
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with U. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
UNITY
TEACHING ASST.
3Teaching asst.
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TA
LOGISTIC
4Logistic
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Logistic.
L
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 8 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with E. “Close” crosses it at the fifth square.
EARPHONE
LETTER AFTER PI
6Letter after pi
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with R. The third square is also part of “Nile predator, briefly”.
RHO
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: Y _ _ H _. The fourth square is also part of “High”.
YACHT
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. C _ _ L _ _ Y. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
CUTLERY
GENETIC CARRIER, FOR SHORT
9Genetic carrier, for short
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Check the third letter against “Teaching asst.”.
RNA
OPEN INTEREST
10Open interest
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OI
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Gush down”.
STRAP
SCHOOL YEAR
12School year
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “School year” to its initials.
SY
WIN
13Win
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Win starts with the answer.
W
BABYHOOD
14Babyhood
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits I _ _ A _ _ Y. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
INFANCY
-ck
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-ck”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SO
FRINGE
16Fringe
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. Solving “Gamma” first gives you its third letter.
EDGE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
"I FOUND IT!"
17"i found it!"
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
AHA
GUSH DOWN
18Gush down
Row 3, col 5 · 7 letters · down
Fits C _ _ C _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Babyhood”.
CASCADE
NILE PREDATOR, BRIEFLY
19Nile predator, briefly
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Letter after pi”.
CROC
AFTER Q
20 after q
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to Q; the answer is its next letter.
R
HIGH
21High
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
High starts with the answer.
H
FATHER'S BROTHER
22Father's brother
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ L _. “Bagel shop” crosses it at the fourth square.
UNCLE
CLOSE
23Close
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Father's brother”.
SHUT
IN FACT
24In fact
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
IF
CLICKED IMAGE
25Clicked image
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
ICON
AGREEING GESTURE
26Agreeing gesture
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with N. Its third letter is shared with “Fringe”.
NOD
PUP'S BARK
27Pup's bark
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _. Check the third letter against “CONC__T”.
YIP
BAGEL SHOP
28Bagel shop
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. Solving “Father's brother” first gives you its third letter.
DELI
GAMMA
29Gamma
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Gamma starts with the answer.
G
CONC__T
30CONC__T
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “CONC__T” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
EP
Crossword Challenge Level 1600 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1600 solved
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