Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1655 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1655, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
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; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Not allowed”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1655: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Opposite of males”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Not allowed”. 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.
NOT ALLOWED
1Not allowed
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ B _ _ D _ _. Solving “Dynamic yield” first gives you its sixth letter.
FORBIDDEN
HIRE
2Hire
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
E _ _ L _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
EMPLOY
AFTER L
3After l
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to L; the answer is its next letter.
M
ACTIVE TURN
4Active turn
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Active turn”.
AT
CONNECTOR
5Connector
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. Its third letter is shared with “Not a number”.
LINK
FLEXIBLE
6Flexible
Top row 6/7 · 7 letters · down
Begins with E. The fifth square is also part of “RES__RT”.
ELASTIC
pre---t
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “pre---t”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SEN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
OPPOSITE OF MALES
8Opposite of males
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits F _ _ A _ _ S. “Connector” crosses it at the fifth square.
FEMALES
bro-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “bro-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
OM
RAPID POINT MOVE
10Rapid point move
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RPM
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 6 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: B _ _ C _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Log house”.
BLOCKS
"THE MUSIC MAN" LOCALE
12"the music man" locale
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Cut the grass”.
IOWA
DYNAMIC YIELD
13Dynamic yield
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
DY
ROMAN 500
14Roman 500
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Roman 500”.
D
CALENDAR ITEM
15Calendar item
Left column 8/9 · 5 letters · across
E _ _ N _. The fourth square is also part of “Log house”.
EVENT
NO AUTO-DEFEAT
16No auto-defeat
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “No auto-defeat” to its initials.
NAD
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FLOOR COVERING
17Floor covering
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Flexible”.
TILE
CUT THE GRASS
18Cut the grass
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _. The third square is also part of “The music man" locale”.
MOW
NOT A NUMBER
19Not a number
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Not a number” to its initials.
NAN
LOG HOUSE
20Log house
Row 4, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with C. Check the fourth letter against “From that time”.
CABIN
21Warning sign
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Picture plus words: “WARNING SIGN”. The answer opens with A.
ALERT
RES__RT
22RES__RT
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“RES__RT” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with T.
TA
CATCH ___ (START TO GET)
23CATCH ___ (START TO GET)
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “CATCH ___ (START TO GET)”? It fits O _ _ _.
ONTO
BE PLENTY HOT
24Be plenty hot
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits B _ _ _. “Flexible” crosses it at the third square.
BOIL
___ULOUS
25___ULOUS
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “___ULOUS”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
SED
FROM THAT TIME
26From that time
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ C _. “Flexible” crosses it at the fourth square.
SINCE
MOTI__TION
27MOTI__TION
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
“MOTI__TION” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with V.
VA
'ARE'
28'are'
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “'are'”.
R
BIRDHO_SE
29BIRDHO_SE
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “BIRDHO_SE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with U.
U
NOT IN
30Not in
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
O _ _. Check the third letter against “Warning sign”.
OUT
Crossword Challenge Level 1655 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1655 solved
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