Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1544 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1544? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 4 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Manage poorly”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Life stories”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Manage poorly”. 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.
MANAGE POORLY
1Manage poorly
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits M _ _ M _ _ A _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Arrest suddenly”.
MISMANAGE
gen---tor
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“gen---tor”). What is left starts with E.
ERA
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: M _ _ C _ _ O _. Solving “Guru's residence” first gives you its fifth letter.
MATCHBOX
AFTER N
4After n
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after N.
O
p-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“p-”). What is left starts with I.
IE
CD FOLLOWER
6Cd follower
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: R _ _. Check the third letter against “ECONO__ST”.
ROM
GRUMPY MOOD
7Grumpy mood
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “ECONO__ST”.
SNIT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LIFE STORIES
8Life stories
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits M _ _ O _ _ S. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
MEMOIRS
INTERNAL RULE AGENT
9Internal rule agent
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Internal rule agent” to its initials.
IRA
SATISFY HUNGER
10Satisfy hunger
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
SATE
MEMOIR
11Memoir
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Memoir.
M
GURU'S RESIDENCE
12Guru's residence
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
A _ _ R _ _. The fourth square is also part of “VOLUNT___”.
ASHRAM
ARREST SUDDENLY
13Arrest suddenly
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with N. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
NAB
HIGHLY EXCITED
14Highly excited
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
AGOG
AFTER F
15After f
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to F; the answer is its next letter.
G
PREVIOUS SPOUSE
16Previous spouse
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with E. Its second letter is shared with “Cross mark”.
EX
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BIG TIME
17Big time
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. “Grumpy mood” crosses it at the third square.
EON
VOLUNT___
18VOLUNT___
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “VOLUNT___” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
EER
ECONO__ST
19ECONO__ST
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “ECONO__ST” go in the grid. First one: M.
MI
CHUMP
20Chump
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shape: O _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Low visibility”.
OAF
BUSINESS HEAD
21Business head
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Fits C _ _. The third square is also part of “Chump”.
CEO
DIP
22Dip
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. Solving “Highly excited” first gives you its third letter.
SAG
TEMP
23Temp
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Temp starts with the answer.
T
FASHION FIGURE
24Fashion figure
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Fits M _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Plant tissue”.
MODEL
PLAY OR MATCH
25Play or match
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Plant tissue”.
GAME
LOW VISIBILITY
26Low visibility
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits F _ _. The third square is also part of “Play or match”.
FOG
GROUP YIELD PLAN
27Group yield plan
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
GYP
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
28District attorney
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “District attorney”.
DA
LOW OUTPUT
29Low output
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LO
PLANT TISSUE
30Plant tissue
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with X; pattern X _ _ E _. “Fashion figure” crosses it at the fourth square.
XYLEM
CROSS MARK
31Cross mark
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Cross mark”.
X
32Barber's emblem
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Use the text “BARBER'S EMBLEM” if the picture is unclear. First letter P.
POLE
Crossword Challenge Level 1544 Solved Grid
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