Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1611 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1611 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Element with atomic number 12”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Lost”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Element with atomic number 12”. 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.
ELEMENT WITH ATOMIC NUMBER 12
1Element with atomic number 12
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with M. Check the sixth letter against “Not deep”.
MAGNESIUM
INSTANT TURN OPTION
2Instant turn option
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Instant turn option” to its initials.
ITO
EGO
3Ego
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
SELF
SECRET
4Secret
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Secret starts with the answer.
S
f--e
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“f--e”). What is left starts with I.
IV
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 8 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. N _ _ E _ _ O _. “Science room” crosses it at the fifth square.
NOTEBOOK
QUITE PLEASED
7Quite pleased
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ _. Solving “RO__TION” first gives you its third letter.
GLAD
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LOST
8Lost
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ S _ _ G. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
MISSING
"NO THANKS, I ALREADY ___"
9"NO THANKS, I ALREADY ___"
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “NO THANKS, I ALREADY ___”. Shape: A _ _.
ATE
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. G _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Ego”.
GOLF
NEARBY
11Nearby
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Nearby, nothing more.
N
goalke--er
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “goalke--er” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EP
NOT DEEP
13Not deep
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ L _ _ W. Its fifth letter is shared with “Serene and quiet”.
SHALLOW
BIT OF SOLAR WIND
14Bit of solar wind
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Enter a poker pot”.
ION
TO A PERSON
15To a person
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: U _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Enter a poker pot”.
UNTO
BIG TRACK EVENTS
16Big track events
Left column 9/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with M. Check the fourth letter against “PROM__E”.
MEETS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
VOLUME UNIT
17Volume unit
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with V; pattern V _ _. Solving “Quite pleased” first gives you its third letter.
VOL
AUTUMN SEASON
18Autumn season
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ _. “Science room” crosses it at the third square.
FALL
RO__TION
19RO__TION
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “RO__TION” go in the grid. First one: T.
TA
SERENE AND QUIET
20Serene and quiet
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Not deep”.
CALM
CONFRONTED
21Confronted
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
F _ _ E _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
FACED
CALLING DEVICE
22Calling device
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ N _. Its fourth letter is shared with “To a person”.
PHONE
SCIENCE ROOM
23Science room
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits L _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
LAB
ENTER A POKER POT
24Enter a poker pot
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “To a person”.
ANTE
BRIDE, AFTER THE VOWS
25Bride, after the vows
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
W _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Kite festival”.
WIFE
TUR___L
26TUR___L
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “TUR___L” go in the grid. First one: M.
MOI
PROM__E
27PROM__E
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
“PROM__E” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
OT
KITE FESTIVAL
28Kite festival
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Kite festival”.
KF
_NEAKER
29_NEAKER
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
“_NEAKER” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
S
AFTER D
30After d
Row 10, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from D in the alphabet.
E
Crossword Challenge Level 1611 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1611 solved
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