Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1541 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1541 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 6 clues are fill-ins, and 6 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Not exact”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Results”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Not exact”. 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.
NOT EXACT
1Not exact
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits E _ _ I _ _ T _ _. “Loaded for battle” crosses it at the sixth square.
ESTIMATED
PET HAIR
2Pet hair
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: F _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
FUR
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits F _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
FEET
AFTER D
4After d
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to D; the answer is its next letter.
E
COMP. SCIENCE
5Comp. science
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Comp. science”.
CS
BOOK NAME
6Book name
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Dining surface”.
TITLE
TIMETABLES
7Timetables
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ E _ _ L _ _. Solving “A_TOMATIC” first gives you its sixth letter.
SCHEDULES
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
RESULTS
8Results
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits E _ _ E _ _ S. Solving “Comp. science” first gives you its fifth letter.
EFFECTS
LEGAL ACTION
9Legal action
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
SUE
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: T _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
TREE
AFTER H
11After h
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after H.
I
MUSIC PRODUCER
12Music producer
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
MP
LOADED FOR BATTLE
13Loaded for battle
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving “Allay” first gives you its fourth letter.
ARMED
tip-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “tip” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TOE
FOR ALL TIME
15For all time
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Gather”.
EVER
FINE POINTS
16Fine points
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with D. The fifth square is also part of “A_RBASE”.
DETAILS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CLAS___
17CLAS___
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “CLAS___” and enter only the missing part, starting with S.
SIC
ALLAY
18Allay
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. Solving “Bird feeder fill” first gives you its third letter.
EASE
GROW__
19GROW__
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “GROW__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with T.
TH
RESTING PLACES
20Resting places
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: B _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Loaded for battle”.
BEDS
DINING SURFACE
21Dining surface
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with T. Check the fourth letter against “Book name”.
TABLE
CONFIRM WITH FACTS
22Confirm with facts
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ V _. Its fourth letter is shared with “For all time”.
PROVE
BIRD FEEDER FILL
23Bird feeder fill
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. “Book name” crosses it at the third square.
SEED
GATHER
24Gather
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with M. Solving “For all time” first gives you its third letter.
MEET
A_TOMATIC
25A_TOMATIC
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“A_TOMATIC” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with U.
U
WISE BIRD
26Wise bird
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits O _ _. “Fine points” crosses it at the third square.
OWL
GA___INE
27GA___INE
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “GA___INE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
SOL
__NDOM
28__NDOM
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “__NDOM” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
RA
PRONOUN FOR US
29Pronoun for us
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: W _. The second square is also part of “Timetables”.
WE
A_RBASE
30A_RBASE
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “A_RBASE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
I
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