Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1630 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1630? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 13 of them only one or two letters. 4 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Put together”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1630: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Changed to fit”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Put together”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
PUT TOGETHER
1Put together
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _ _ L _ _. “Before c” crosses it at the sixth square.
ASSEMBLED
MOM'S PARTNER
2Mom's partner
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
D _ _. Check the third letter against “South dakota”.
DAD
AUTO FOCUS
3Auto focus
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Auto focus”.
AF
HUMAN BEING
4Human being
Top row 4/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with P. Its fourth letter is shared with “ART__T”.
PERSON
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
One word for the picture, starting with T.
T
AHEAD OF TIME
6Ahead of time
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits E _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Lifespan”.
EARLY
"THAT ___ IT!"
7"THAT ___ IT!"
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Say “THAT ___ IT!” out loud and the blank fills itself: D _ _ _.
DOES
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CHANGED TO FIT
8Changed to fit
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ P _ _ D. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ADAPTED
RISK-FREE
9Risk-free
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. “Auto focus” crosses it at the third square.
SAFE
SOUTH DAKOTA
10South dakota
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “South dakota” to its initials.
SD
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: E.
E
MENTAL ARCHIVE
12Mental archive
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ O _ _. “Human being” crosses it at the fourth square.
MEMORY
BEFORE C
13Before c
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter back from C in the alphabet.
B
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: L _ _. “Photo” crosses it at the third square.
LEG
FUNDA-MENTAL PART
15Funda-mental part
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits E _ _ M _ _ T. The fifth square is also part of “Charges”.
ELEMENT
gran--a
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“gran--a”). What is left starts with D.
DM
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
AIR OFFICER
17Air officer
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Air officer” to its initials.
AO
BEFORE B
18Before b
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right before B.
A
SCARCE
19Scarce
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. “Ahead of time” crosses it at the third square.
RARE
PHOTO
20Photo
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ G _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
IMAGE
ART__T
21ART__T
Row 5, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “ART__T”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
IS
BUDG_
22BUDG_
Row 5, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “BUDG_” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
E
LIFESPAN
23Lifespan
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _. The second square is also part of “THAT ___ IT!”.
LS
CHARGES
24Charges
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. “Funda-mental part” crosses it at the fourth square.
RATES
MANY
25Many
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. “Funda-mental part” crosses it at the third square.
LOTS
M___GER
26M___GER
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “M___GER” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
ANA
TREE SPECIES
27Tree species
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
ELM
LADEN
28Laden
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Laden.
L
(5 X 3) – (7 X 2) = ?
29(5 x 3) – (7 x 2) = ?
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits O _ _. “Makes work” crosses it at the third square.
ONE
OVERLY
30Overly
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: T _ _. Check the third letter against “Many”.
TOO
MAKE-UP
31Make-up
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Make-up”.
MU
MAKES WORK
32Makes work
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits U _ _ _. Check the third letter against “(5 x 3) – (7 x 2) = ?”.
USES
Crossword Challenge Level 1630 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1630 solved
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