Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1517 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1517 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
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; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Shipping materials”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1517: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Wage register”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Shipping materials”. 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.
SHIPPING MATERIALS
1Shipping materials
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with P. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
PACKAGING
DODGE
2Dodge
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
AVOID
KNITTING MATERIAL
3Knitting material
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: Y _ _ _. Solving “Electrical wire” first gives you its third letter.
YARN
FREE (OF)
4Free (of)
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with R. Check the third letter against “Electrical wire”.
RID
OLYMPIC LEAGUE
5Olympic league
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OL
AFTER K
6After k
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from K in the alphabet.
L
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits L _ _ A _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Multi-element analysis”.
LIZARD
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
WAGE REGISTER
8Wage register
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits P _ _ R _ _ L. The fifth square is also part of “Olympic league”.
PAYROLL
BE USEFUL
9Be useful
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ I _. “Free (of)” crosses it at the fourth square.
AVAIL
ELECTRICAL WIRE
10Electrical wire
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits C _ _ _. “Knitting material” crosses it at the third square.
CORD
pump-
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “pump-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with K.
KIN
B__MINTON
12B__MINTON
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “B__MINTON” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
AD
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
One word for the picture, starting with G.
G
PICTURES
14Pictures
Left column 7/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with I. “Loyal pets” crosses it at the fourth square.
IMAGES
NOT GOING
15Not going
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Not going”.
NG
-pefruit
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “-pefruit”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with G.
GRA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
INPUT
17Input
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Input, nothing more.
I
EARTH SCIENCE
18Earth science
Row 3, col 7 · 3 letters · down
G _ _. The third square is also part of “Access point”.
GEO
GROUND ZERO
19Ground zero
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Ground zero”.
GZ
CATWALK WALKERS
20Catwalk walkers
Row 4, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ E _ _. Solving “Pictures” first gives you its fourth letter.
MODELS
MULTI-ELEMENT ANALYSIS
21Multi-element analysis
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
MEA
LOYAL PETS
22Loyal pets
Row 5, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with D. “Pictures” crosses it at the third square.
DOGS
ACCESS POINT
23Access point
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Earth science”.
DOOR
ELECTRI__L
24ELECTRI__L
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “ELECTRI__L” go in the grid. First one: C.
CA
CALL OF DUTY
25Call of duty
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
COD
MEGA GREAT RUN
26Mega great run
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Mega great run”.
MGR
VITAMIN __
27VITAMIN __
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Complete the phrase “VITAMIN __”. Shape: D.
D
DECLARE
28Declare
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits S _ _. Solving “Prefix for 'onym'” first gives you its third letter.
SAY
BILLION
29Billion
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
B _. Solving “Prefix for 'onym'” first gives you its second letter.
BN
LARGE CHUNK
30Large chunk
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. “Declare” crosses it at the third square.
SLAB
AFTER
31After
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
After starts with the answer.
A
PREFIX FOR 'ONYM'
32Prefix for 'onym'
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Billion”.
SYN
Crossword Challenge Level 1517 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1517 solved
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