Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1609 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1609 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Relieve pain”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Painters and sculptors”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Relieve pain”, 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.
RELIEVE PAIN
1Relieve pain
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _ _ A _ _. Solving “Plan” first gives you its sixth letter.
ALLEVIATE
POLICE BUST
2Police bust
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Jar top”.
RAID
AFTER S
3After s
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after S.
T
ITEM SCORE
4Item score
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
IS
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 8 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. S _ _ A _ _ E _. Its fifth letter is shared with “TAI ___”.
STRAINER
NOT SLACK
6Not slack
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
T _ _ _. “Bitter herb” crosses it at the third square.
TAUT
SHARP INCLINE
7Sharp incline
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ E _. Solving “Teach” first gives you its fourth letter.
STEEP
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PAINTERS AND SCULPTORS
8Painters and sculptors
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
A _ _ I _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ARTISTS
-ke
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ke” gives the answer. First letter: L.
LA
JAR TOP
10Jar top
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
L _ _. The third square is also part of “Air passage”.
LID
TEACH
11Teach
Left column 4/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with E. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
EDUCATE
VOICE
12Voice
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Voice.
V
PLAN
13Plan
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits I _ _ E _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Dish maker”.
INTEND
AFTER EFFECTS
14After effects
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AE
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with T. Its third letter is shared with “Silver symbol”.
TEA
NERVOUS
16Nervous
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Silver symbol”.
EDGY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
DATA POINT
17Data point
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. “Not slack” crosses it at the third square.
STAT
AIR PASSAGE
18Air passage
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ _. Solving “TAI ___” first gives you its third letter.
DUCT
BITTER HERB
19Bitter herb
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: R _ _. “Sharp incline” crosses it at the third square.
RUE
DISH MAKER
20Dish maker
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
C _ _ _. Solving “Plan” first gives you its third letter.
CHEF
TAI ___
21TAI ___
Row 6, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “TAI ___”? It fits C _ _.
CHI
MUST HAVE
22Must have
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
N _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
NEED
PRIMARY
23Primary
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Primary starts with the answer.
P
NOT ALLOW
24Not allow
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Genetic molecule”.
DENY
c-
25Picture clue
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “c-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with L.
LAY
SENSE EMOTION
26Sense emotion
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: F _ _ _. Solving “Not allow” first gives you its third letter.
FEEL
SILVER SYMBOL
27Silver symbol
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _. “Nervous” crosses it at the second square.
AG
GENETIC MOLECULE
28Genetic molecule
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: R _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the inside the grid.
RNA
_OURSELF
29_OURSELF
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “_OURSELF”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with Y.
Y
YOUR YIELD
30Your yield
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
YY
Crossword Challenge Level 1609 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1609 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 1609 with us. Puzzle 1610 is next, with 32 clues on a 8×10 board.