Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1606 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1606, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures; 1 clue wants 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 “Bushy desert plant”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Err”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Bushy desert plant”. 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.
BUSHY DESERT PLANT
1Bushy desert plant
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ E _ _ U _ _. Solving “After q” first gives you its sixth letter.
SAGEBRUSH
AFTER S
2After s
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to S; the answer is its next letter.
T
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with U. “Burger meat” crosses it at the fifth square.
UMBRELLA
GANGSTER GROUP
4Gangster group
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits M _ _. “Male turkey” crosses it at the third square.
MOB
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to B _ _ _. “Male turkey” crosses it at the third square.
BOLT
LEGACY
6Legacy
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Legacy.
L
MAKE MONEY
7Make money
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Male turkey”.
EARN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ERR
8Err
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
S _ _ M _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
STUMBLE
ACROBAT
9Acrobat
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Acrobat starts with the answer.
A
MALE TURKEY
10Male turkey
Left column 3/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with G. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
GOBBLER
BE MISTAKEN
11Be mistaken
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
ERR
12Burger meat
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Picture plus words: “BURGER MEAT”. The answer opens with B.
BEEF
AFTER Q
13 after q
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after Q.
R
WITHOUT LIGHT
14Without light
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
U _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “Force (upon)”.
UNLIT
NAUSEATED AT SEA
15Nauseated at sea
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ S _ _ K. Check the fifth letter against “Mix gently”.
SEASICK
HAT TIP
16Hat tip
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
HT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
COW'S SOUND
17Cow's sound
Row 3, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Shape: M _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
MOO
MINING PRODUCT
18Mining product
Row 3, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: O _ _. Check the third letter against “Burger meat”.
ORE
ANTIGEN
19Antigen
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Antigen starts with the answer.
A
ROOF EDGE
20Roof edge
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. “Vacation” crosses it at the third square.
EAVE
COLOR OF SAND
21Color of sand
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: T _ _. Solving “Make money” first gives you its third letter.
TAN
FORCE (UPON)
22Force (upon)
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits F _ _ S _. Check the fourth letter against “Nauseated at sea”.
FOIST
VACATION
23Vacation
Row 6, col 6 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Vacation.
V
MIX GENTLY
24Mix gently
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Solving “Nauseated at sea” first gives you its third letter.
STIR
25Picture clue
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. R _ _ _. “Nauseated at sea” crosses it at the third square.
RAKE
NOT A WINNER
26Not a winner
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ E _. “Roof edge” crosses it at the fourth square.
LOSER
AFTER-TAX AMOUNT
27After-tax amount
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
N _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Hat tip”.
NET
_RCHIVE
28_RCHIVE
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_RCHIVE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
A
COPPER SYMBOL
29Copper symbol
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shape: C _. Check the second letter against “Correct!”.
CU
CORRECT!
30Correct!
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. “Copper symbol” crosses it at the third square.
TRUE
Crossword Challenge Level 1606 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1606 solved
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