Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1526 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1526, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 7 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 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Ouster”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Gadgets”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Ouster”. 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.
OUSTER
1Ouster
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with D. The sixth square is also part of “Start of 's'ong”.
DISMISSAL
COMMON SOLVENT
2Common solvent
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ E _. Solving “Guys” first gives you its fourth letter.
ETHER
BLOOD VESSEL
3Blood vessel
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with V. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
VEIN
INSTANT MESSAGE PROTOCOL
4Instant message protocol
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IMP
COMP. SCIENCE
5Comp. science
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Comp. science” to its initials.
CS
AFTER D
6After d
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to D; the answer is its next letter.
E
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ A _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Real energy activated”.
SALAMI
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
GADGETS
8Gadgets
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with D. Solving “Comp. science” first gives you its fifth letter.
DEVICES
THINGS
9Things
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. Check the fourth letter against “Instant message protocol”.
ITEMS
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with S. Its third letter is shared with “Blood vessel”.
SHIP
GUYS
11Guys
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with M. Check the third letter against “Blood vessel”.
MEN
INVESTOR RELATIONS
12Investor relations
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Investor relations” to its initials.
IR
START OF 'S'ONG
13Start of 's'ong
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Start of 's'ong”.
S
BLESSED
14Blessed
Left column 7/9 · 6 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ R _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Nest builder”.
SACRED
-cordion
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-cordion” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
AC
F___IBLE
16F___IBLE
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “F___IBLE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with L.
LEX
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ABET
17Abet
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Abet starts with the answer.
A
NANO EMISSION ARRAY
18Nano emission array
Row 3, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Nano emission array”.
NEA
NETHER-LANDS
19Nether-lands
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NL
ALLUDES (TO)
20Alludes (to)
Row 4, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ E _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Blessed”.
REFERS
REAL ENERGY ACTIVATED
21Real energy activated
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
REA
NEST BUILDER
22Nest builder
Row 5, col 5 · 4 letters · down
B _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Blessed”.
BIRD
SMILE
23Smile
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with B. The third square is also part of “Nano emission array”.
BEAM
DATA CENTER
24Data center
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Data center” to its initials.
DC
___FERENT
25___FERENT
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “___FERENT” go in the grid. First one: D.
DIF
EXPERT LEVEL
26Expert level
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. “F___IBLE” crosses it at the third square.
ACE
IBEX
27Ibex
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Ibex.
I
___GHTER
28___GHTER
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “___GHTER”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with D.
DAU
YOU AND I
29You and i
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Fits W _. Its second letter is shared with “Legal action”.
WE
CREATE ART
30Create art
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. Solving “___GHTER” first gives you its third letter.
DRAW
ROMAN TEN
31Roman ten
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Roman ten”.
X
LEGAL ACTION
32Legal action
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
S _ _. Check the third letter against “You and i”.
SUE
Crossword Challenge Level 1526 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1526 solved
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