Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1504 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1504 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
12 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 6 clues are pictures, and 5 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Authorized”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Authorized”, 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.
AUTHORIZED
1Authorized
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: W _ _ R _ _ T _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “After m”.
WARRANTED
WORD WITH EAR OR PEACE
2Word with ear or peace
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits I _ _ E _. “Foul callers” crosses it at the fourth square.
INNER
a--hovy
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “ahovy” gives the answer. First letter: N.
NC
AFTER C
4After c
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after C.
D
OVER THE COUNTER
5Over the counter
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Over the counter”.
OTC
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits W _ _ D _ _. The fourth square is also part of “__CIMAL”.
WARDER
SNOOZE
7Snooze
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “__CIMAL”.
SLEEP
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
+s
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “+s” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with W.
WINDOWS
fin---e
9___HOVY
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“fin---e”). What is left starts with A.
ANC
RELEASE NOTE
10Release note
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RN
FOUL CALLERS
11Foul callers
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. The third square is also part of “Facial”.
REFS
c--avan
12C__AVAN
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “c--avan” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
AR
AFTER M
13After m
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after M.
N
FAITH IN
14Faith in
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
T _ _ S _. Check the fourth letter against “Evaluate”.
TRUST
EXPRESS INTEREST
15Express interest
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EI
DAY OF DELIVERY
16Day of delivery
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DOD
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CHESS'S MIKHAIL
17Chess's mikhail
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits T _ _. The third square is also part of “Snooze”.
TAL
EVALUATE
18Evaluate
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits A _ _ E _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Family inheritor”.
ASSESS
FIELD MEASURE
19Field measure
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ACRE
FACIAL
20Facial
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Facial.
F
__CIMAL
21__CIMAL
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “__CIMAL”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with D.
DE
POSITION NAME
22Position name
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with T. Solving “Large chunk” first gives you its fourth letter.
TITLE
STAIR PART
23Stair part
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
STEP
T__NDER
24T__NDER
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “T__NDER”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with H.
HU
FAMILY INHERITOR
25Family inheritor
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with H. “Position name” crosses it at the third square.
HEIR
2016 OLYMPICS HOST
262016 olympics host
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with R. The third square is also part of “Day of delivery”.
RIO
AGENTS' ORG.
27Agents' org.
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Fits F _ _. Solving the picture clue in the inside the grid first gives you its third letter.
FBI
FORMULA
28Formula
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Formula starts with the answer.
F
ACTIVE LINK
29Active link
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AL
LARGE CHUNK
30Large chunk
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. “Active link” crosses it at the third square.
SLAB
VITAMIN
31Vitamin
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Vitamin”.
D
ey---ner
32Picture clue
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “ey---ner”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
ELI
Crossword Challenge Level 1504 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1504 solved
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