Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1515 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1515? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Study of earth”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “French press remnants”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Study of earth”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
STUDY OF EARTH
1Study of earth
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with G. Solving “After effects” first gives you its sixth letter.
GEOGRAPHY
BACK SECTION
2Back section
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Openai”.
REAR
spo-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “spo-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
OL
AFTER T
4After t
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after T.
U
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: N _ _ E _ _. “Elegance” crosses it at the fourth square.
NINETY
DATA-DRIVEN TESTING
6Data-driven testing
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Data-driven testing”.
DDT
OBSERVES
7Observes
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Stake”.
SEES
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FRENCH PRESS REMNANTS
8French press remnants
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
G _ _ U _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
GROUNDS
ELECTRIC FISH
9Electric fish
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
EEL
OPENAI
10Openai
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with O. Its second letter is shared with “Back section”.
OA
ELEGANCE
11Elegance
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
G _ _ C _. The fourth square is also part of “Sharp angle”.
GRACE
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Look at the picture and fit it to R.
R
AFTER EFFECTS
13After effects
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AE
WALKING SPEED
14Walking speed
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with P. Check the third letter against “Spy grp.”.
PACE
HOW SHOULD I
15How should i
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
HSI
APPROVING VOTES
16Approving votes
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: Y _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Spy grp.”.
YEAS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
INS___
17INS___
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “INS___”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
IDE
SHARP ANGLE
18Sharp angle
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ T _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Kind”.
ACUTE
STAKE
19Stake
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Data-driven testing”.
ANTE
BATTERY SIZE
20Battery size
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
A _. Its second letter is shared with “Car”.
AA
DOLLAR SIGN
21Dollar sign
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Dollar sign”.
S
ARIA AREA
22Aria area
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ R _. The fourth square is also part of “___ LANKA”.
OPERA
CAR
23Car
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
AUTO
ALLAY
24Allay
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “How should i”.
EASE
REWORK
25Rework
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “___ LANKA”.
EDIT
KIND
26Kind
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Aria area”.
TYPE
SPY GRP.
27Spy grp.
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Begins with C. “Approving votes” crosses it at the third square.
CIA
___ SHEERAN
28___ SHEERAN
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Say “___ SHEERAN” out loud and the blank fills itself: E _.
ED
SKYHIGH
29Skyhigh
Row 8, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Skyhigh.
S
___ LANKA
30___ LANKA
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ LANKA” starts with S.
SRI
AFTER R
31After r
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to R; the answer is its next letter.
S
he-
32Austria
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “he-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
AT
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