Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1657 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1657? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want 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 “Deliveries”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Academic pursuits”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Deliveries”, 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.
DELIVERIES
1Deliveries
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with S. “After d” crosses it at the sixth square.
SHIPMENTS
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with T. Solving “Top” first gives you its fourth letter.
TOWER
ULTRA MOBILE
3Ultra mobile
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
UM
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. D _ _ _. Solving “Fizzy drink” first gives you its third letter.
DESK
CAMERA FILM SPEED INITS.
5Camera film speed inits.
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with I. The third square is also part of “Fizzy drink”.
ISO
AFTER D
6After d
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from D in the alphabet.
E
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with S. Solving “NUT__TION” first gives you its fourth letter.
STAIRS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ACADEMIC PURSUITS
8Academic pursuits
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ D _ _ S. “Camera film speed inits.” crosses it at the fifth square.
STUDIES
DOMICILES
9Domiciles
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits H _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
HOMES
k--i
10I will
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “k--i” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
IW
TOP
11Top
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
P _ _ _. “Good thing” crosses it at the third square.
PEAK
LADY'S TITLE
12Lady's title
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
M _ _. Solving “Good thing” first gives you its third letter.
MRS
AFTER D
13After d
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from D in the alphabet.
E
HAD TO HAVE
14Had to have
Left column 7/9 · 6 letters · across
N _ _ D _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Empty”.
NEEDED
BOOK NAME
15Book name
Left column 8/9 · 5 letters · across
T _ _ L _. Solving “Empty” first gives you its fourth letter.
TITLE
SPEED RUN
16Speed run
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TAURUS
17Taurus
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Taurus.
T
LIKE RAISINS
18Like raisins
Row 3, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Fits D _ _ E _. Solving “Web addresses” first gives you its fourth letter.
DRIED
FIZZY DRINK
19Fizzy drink
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Solving “Like raisins” first gives you its third letter.
SODA
GOOD THING
20Good thing
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Had to have”.
ASSET
NUT__TION
21NUT__TION
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “NUT__TION” go in the grid. First one: R.
RI
STRONG METAL
22Strong metal
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Book name”.
STEEL
KNIGHTED MAN
23Knighted man
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
SIR
EMPTY
24Empty
Row 6, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Book name”.
IDLE
WEB ADDRESSES
25Web addresses
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Like raisins”.
SITES
H___LOOM
26H___LOOM
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “H___LOOM” go in the grid. First one: E.
EIR
ELEGAN__
27ELEGAN__
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
“ELEGAN__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with C.
CE
COROLLA
28Corolla
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Corolla.
C
SKYLINE
29Skyline
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · down
Skyline starts with the answer.
S
"NOTHING ___ WILL DO"
30"NOTHING ___ WILL DO"
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
The missing word in “NOTHING ___ WILL DO” starts with E.
ELSE
Crossword Challenge Level 1657 Solved Grid
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