Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1646 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1646 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 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; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 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 “App maker”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Tiny drop”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “App maker”, 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.
APP MAKER
1App maker
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ E _ _ P _ _. Solving “Eye-related” first gives you its sixth letter.
DEVELOPER
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Six in rome”.
RAIL
OVERALL SCORE
3Overall score
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Overall score”.
OS
s---dboat
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “sdboat” gives the answer. First letter: P.
PEE
AFTER K
5After k
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to K; the answer is its next letter.
L
MORAL CODE
6Moral code
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Rest in peace”.
ETHIC
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: T _ _ P _ _. “Rest in peace” crosses it at the fourth square.
TROPHY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
TINY DROP
8Tiny drop
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with D. Solving “After k” first gives you its fifth letter.
DROPLET
RELAXED MANNER
9Relaxed manner
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the third letter against “Overall score”.
EASE
SIX IN ROME
10Six in rome
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits V _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its second letter.
VI
ASSISTANT TO SANTA
11Assistant to santa
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits E _ _. The third square is also part of “Greek cheese”.
ELF
LADEN
12Laden
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Laden, nothing more.
L
EYE-RELATED
13Eye-related
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with O. Check the fourth letter against “Excite”.
OPTIC
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 6 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: P _ _ Q _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Excite”.
PLAQUE
T__NAGE
15T__NAGE
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “T__NAGE” go in the grid. First one: E.
EE
DEMOLISH
16Demolish
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. Check the third letter against “Zenith”.
RAZE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TENNIS RACQUET
17Tennis racquet
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Tennis racquet”.
TR
SOURCE OF SAFFRON
18Source of saffron
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Begins with C. Its fourth letter is shared with “Eye-related”.
CROCUS
SOUND REBOUND
19Sound rebound
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Moral code”.
ECHO
GREEK CHEESE
20Greek cheese
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with F. Check the third letter against “Eye-related”.
FETA
REST IN PEACE
21Rest in peace
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RIP
EXCITE
22Excite
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits P _ _ U _. Solving “Consumer” first gives you its fourth letter.
PIQUE
AGE
23Age
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
E _ _ C _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Moral code”.
EPOCH
APPEAL
24Appeal
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with P. Check the third letter against “T__NAGE”.
PLEA
YOGA
25Yoga
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Yoga.
Y
SNAKY FISH
26Snaky fish
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: E _ _. Solving “Laser disc” first gives you its third letter.
EEL
RIGHT DIRECTION
27Right direction
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Right direction” to its initials.
RD
CONSUMER
28Consumer
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ _. Solving “Snaky fish” first gives you its third letter.
USER
ZENITH
29Zenith
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Zenith.
Z
LASER DISC
30Laser disc
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Laser disc” to its initials.
LD
Crossword Challenge Level 1646 Solved Grid
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