Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1540 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1540 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 6 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Wrecked utterly”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Not united”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Wrecked utterly”, read top to bottom.
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.
WRECKED UTTERLY
1Wrecked utterly
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with D. The sixth square is also part of “Remaining ones”.
DESTROYED
1/12 OF A FOOT
21/12 of a foot
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Smart choice habit”.
INCH
VOICE
3Voice
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Voice.
V
S__ICON
4S__ICON
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “S__ICON” go in the grid. First one: I.
IL
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. D _ _. Check the third letter against “Leaves in hot water”.
DOT
"HAVE I ___ TOLD YOU …?"
6"HAVE I ___ TOLD YOU …?"
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
The missing word in “HAVE I ___ TOLD YOU …?” starts with E.
EVER
PASSING
7Passing
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ T _. “DESSE__” crosses it at the fourth square.
DEATH
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOT UNITED
8Not united
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits D _ _ I _ _ D. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
DIVIDED
-ergy
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ergy” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EN
SMART CHOICE HABIT
10Smart choice habit
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
SCH
NOT THICK
11Not thick
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. Solving “Up there” first gives you its third letter.
THIN
REASON
12Reason
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Reason, nothing more.
R
REMAINING ONES
13Remaining ones
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits O _ _ E _ _. Solving “Must have” first gives you its fourth letter.
OTHERS
YOUR OPINION
14Your opinion
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Your opinion”.
YO
p---uin
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “puin” gives the answer. First letter: E.
ENG
NOT ALLOW
16Not allow
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Good night”.
DENY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HEART'S EMOTION
17Heart's emotion
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “HAVE I ___ TOLD YOU …?”.
LOVE
UP THERE
18Up there
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
H _ _ _. The third square is also part of “DID YOU ___ THAT?”.
HIGH
LEAVES IN HOT WATER
19Leaves in hot water
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with T. “Passing” crosses it at the third square.
TEA
MUST HAVE
20Must have
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. Check the third letter against “Remaining ones”.
NEED
DESSE__
21DESSE__
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “DESSE__” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
RT
ELM OR OAK
22Elm or oak
Row 5, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Opposite of alive”.
TREE
"DID YOU ___ THAT?"
23"DID YOU ___ THAT?"
Row 6, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Say “DID YOU ___ THAT?” out loud and the blank fills itself: G _ _.
GET
COLOR SHADE
24Color shade
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
TONE
HOT
25Hot
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Hot.
H
"OH YEAH, ___ WHO?"
26"OH YEAH, ___ WHO?"
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Say “OH YEAH, ___ WHO?” out loud and the blank fills itself: S _ _ _.
SAYS
CAVE
27Cave
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Begins with D. Solving “Serial number” first gives you its third letter.
DEN
OPPOSITE OF ALIVE
28Opposite of alive
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. “OH YEAH, ___ WHO?” crosses it at the third square.
DEAD
GOOD NIGHT
29Good night
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Good night”.
GN
SEE
30See
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Cave”.
EYE
_OURSELF
31_OURSELF
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “_OURSELF”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with Y.
Y
SERIAL NUMBER
32Serial number
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SN
Crossword Challenge Level 1540 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1540 solved
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