Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1527 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1527 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 12 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 5 want 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 “Computer jargon”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Mental health care”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Computer jargon”. 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.
COMPUTER JARGON
1Computer jargon
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ H _ _ C _ _. “Incense” crosses it at the sixth square.
TECHNICAL
BROUGHT ON
2Brought on
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: H _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “YOU ARE ___" (MAP WORDS)”.
HIRED
bank-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “bank” gives the answer. First letter: E.
ER
ROMANTIC
4Romantic
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Romantic.
R
POP SINGER ___ MAX
5POP SINGER ___ MAX
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “POP SINGER ___ MAX” starts with A.
AVA
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. P _ _ T _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Timeline”.
PISTOL
GIVE WAY
7Give way
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: Y _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Timeline”.
YIELD
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MENTAL HEALTH CARE
8Mental health care
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with T. Solving “POP SINGER ___ MAX” first gives you its fifth letter.
THERAPY
EFFECTIVE INTEREST RATE
9Effective interest rate
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EIR
CHANGE REQUEST
10Change request
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CR
"YOU ARE ___" (MAP WORDS)
11"YOU ARE ___" (MAP WORDS)
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Complete the phrase “YOU ARE ___" (MAP WORDS)”. Shape: H _ _ _.
HERE
po-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“po-”). What is left starts with N.
ND
INCENSE
13Incense
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Incense, nothing more.
I
KID
14Kid
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “For someone's benefit”.
CHILD
DOUBLE A BATTERY
15Double a battery
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits A _. “Owns” crosses it at the second square.
AA
LOCAL SIDEREAL TIME
16Local sidereal time
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Local sidereal time” to its initials.
LST
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NUMBER OF DAYS
17Number of days
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits V _ _. Solving “Give way” first gives you its third letter.
VII
FOR SOMEONE'S BENEFIT
18For someone's benefit
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits B _ _ A _ _. Solving “Berlin ruin” first gives you its fourth letter.
BEHALF
STARTING POINT
19Starting point
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
BASE
RUSTIC
20Rustic
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Rustic, nothing more.
R
TIMELINE
21Timeline
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _. Its second letter is shared with “Give way”.
TL
BORN EARLIER
22Born earlier
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ E _. Solving “Dread” first gives you its fourth letter.
OLDER
SWEATSHIRT PART
23Sweatshirt part
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits H _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
HOOD
T__LIGHT
24T__LIGHT
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “T__LIGHT” and enter only the missing part, starting with W.
WI
BERLIN RUIN
25Berlin ruin
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: W _ _ _. “Born earlier” crosses it at the third square.
WALL
OWNS
26Owns
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: H _ _. Solving “Local sidereal time” first gives you its third letter.
HAS
c---on
27Picture clue
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “con” gives the answer. First letter: A.
ARB
ADO
28Ado
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Ado.
A
ANTI-OXIDANT
29Anti-oxidant
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AO
DREAD
30Dread
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
F _ _ _. “Anti-oxidant” crosses it at the third square.
FEAR
TOLL
31Toll
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Toll, nothing more.
T
BURGLE
32Burgle
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the inside the grid.
ROB
Crossword Challenge Level 1527 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1527 solved
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