Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1543 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1543 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; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Jewelry maker”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Jewelry maker”. 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.
JEWELRY MAKER
1Jewelry maker
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits G _ _ D _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Summon up”.
GOLDSMITH
READY-TO-EAT
2Ready-to-eat
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RTE
AFTER H
3After h
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after H.
I
NEW JERSEY
4New jersey
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “New jersey”.
NJ
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 8 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits D _ _ B _ _ L _. The fifth square is also part of “Pigeon dish”.
DUMBBELL
AND OTHERS, BRIEFLY
6And others, briefly
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. “Driver's aid” crosses it at the third square.
ETAL
PUSH AWAY
7Push away
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. Check the fourth letter against “Aristocrat”.
REPEL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to G _ _ N _ _ R. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
GRINDER
OFF TOPIC
9Off topic
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OT
AUGUST ZODIAC SIGN
10August zodiac sign
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
L _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Burden”.
LEO
AFTER C
11After c
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to C; the answer is its next letter.
D
PIGEON DISH
12Pigeon dish
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Granola ing.”.
SQUAB
SUMMON UP
13Summon up
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with M. Its fourth letter is shared with “Granola ing.”.
MUSTER
INDUSTRIAL ARTS
14Industrial arts
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
IA
TEXAS STATE POLICE
15Texas state police
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Texas state police”.
TSP
KNOLL
16Knoll
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits H _ _ _. “__ATE” crosses it at the third square.
HILL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BURLAP FIBER
17Burlap fiber
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: J _ _ _. The third square is also part of “And others, briefly”.
JUTE
BURDEN
18Burden
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. Solving “Pigeon dish” first gives you its third letter.
ONUS
DRIVER'S AID
19Driver's aid
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _. Check the third letter against “Push away”.
MAP
GRANOLA ING.
20Granola ing.
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Summon up”.
OATS
ARISTOCRAT
21Aristocrat
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits N _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against “And others, briefly”.
NOBLE
SEEMING
22Seeming
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with Q; pattern Q _ _ S _. “Texas state police” crosses it at the fourth square.
QUASI
LIGHT
23Light
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Light, nothing more.
L
AMTRAK TRACK
24Amtrak track
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Be a bad witness”.
RAIL
alpha-
25Gamble on
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “alpha-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with B.
BET
LARGE CHUNK
26Large chunk
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Amtrak track”.
SLAB
__ATE
27__ATE
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “__ATE” and enter only the missing part, starting with P.
PL
BE A BAD WITNESS
28Be a bad witness
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: L _ _. Solving the picture clue in the inside the grid first gives you its third letter.
LIE
LEGACY
29Legacy
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Legacy, nothing more.
L
LEFT TACKLE
30Left tackle
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LT
Crossword Challenge Level 1543 Solved Grid
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