Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1534 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1534, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Altar offering”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Mean”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Altar offering”. 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.
ALTAR OFFERING
1Altar offering
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ R _ _ I _ _. Solving “Side” first gives you its sixth letter.
SACRIFICE
SICK
2Sick
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits I _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Blood mass”.
ILL
SHINE
3Shine
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ _. Solving “Blood mass” first gives you its third letter.
GLOW
MELO_
4MELO_
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “MELO_” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
N
I WISH
5I wish
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
IW
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. F _ _ R _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Finger-print shape”.
FERRY
SHOUT
7Shout
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with Y. The third square is also part of “Right to left”.
YELL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MEAN
8Mean
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. Check the fifth letter against “I wish”.
SIGNIFY
"___ ROADS LEAD TO ROME"
9"___ ROADS LEAD TO ROME"
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ ROADS LEAD TO ROME” starts with A.
ALL
BLOOD MASS
10Blood mass
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Shine”.
CLOT
AFTER Q
11After q
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after Q.
R
reservo-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “reservo-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
IR
SIDE
13Side
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits F _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “After 2”.
FACET
AIMLESS
14Aimless
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Bumbler”.
IDLE
mini ---per
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “mini ---per”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with C.
COO
CHESS FINALE
16Chess finale
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
E _ _ G _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “__BLE”.
ENDGAME
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
"___ WILLIE WINKIE"
17"___ WILLIE WINKIE"
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ WILLIE WINKIE”? It fits W _ _.
WEE
AFTER 2
18After 2
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Side”.
THREE
RIGHT TO LEFT
19Right to left
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _. “Shout” crosses it at the second square.
RL
BIT OF CEREAL
20Bit of cereal
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fits O _ _. Solving “Side” first gives you its third letter.
OAT
FINGER-PRINT SHAPE
21Finger-print shape
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ R _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
WHORL
DANGEROUS GAS
22Dangerous gas
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
RADON
BIT OF SUNLIGHT
23Bit of sunlight
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
RAY
BUMBLER
24Bumbler
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
C _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
CLOD
25Picture clue
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits K _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Part of foot”.
KNEE
KILO
26Kilo
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Kilo, nothing more.
K
DAD'S PARTNER
27Dad's partner
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _. The third square is also part of “Chess finale”.
MOM
MAGNETIC NORTH
28Magnetic north
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
MN
__BLE
29__BLE
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “__BLE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with T.
TA
PART OF FOOT
30Part of foot
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
T _ _. Solving the picture clue in the inside the grid first gives you its third letter.
TOE
GRADE
31Grade
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Grade.
G
Crossword Challenge Level 1534 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1534 solved
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