Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1546 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1546, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Calmness”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1546: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Calmness”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
CALMNESS
1Calmness
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ P _ _ U _ _. Solving “Meeting of leaders” first gives you its sixth letter.
COMPOSURE
KIDNEY WASTE
2Kidney waste
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits U _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Got together”.
UREA
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Name the object in the picture. B.
B
ANYT__E
4ANYT__E
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
“ANYT__E” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
IM
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 8 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: C _ _ P _ _ R _. Solving “Instant money flow” first gives you its fifth letter.
CAMPFIRE
GREASE, BRIEFLY
6Grease, briefly
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Ceo's degree”.
LUBE
CHEER
7Cheer
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ T _. Solving “Balcony barrier” first gives you its fourth letter.
ELATE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: C _ _ I _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
CUBICLE
THIS __ THAT
9THIS __ THAT
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
The missing word in “THIS __ THAT” starts with O.
OR
GOT TOGETHER
10Got together
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
M _ _. Solving “Cut down” first gives you its third letter.
MET
BALCONY BARRIER
11Balcony barrier
Left column 4/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ A _ _ T. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
PARAPET
AFTER N
12After n
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after N.
O
MEETING OF LEADERS
13Meeting of leaders
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits S _ _ M _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Bullets”.
SUMMIT
-happy
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-happy”). What is left starts with U.
UN
A LENS FITS IN IT
15A lens fits in it
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Mother”.
RIM
m-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“m-”). What is left starts with E.
ETAL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HEAVY HAMMER
17Heavy hammer
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Grease, briefly”.
MAUL
CUT DOWN
18Cut down
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. Solving “Instant money flow” first gives you its third letter.
TRIM
CEO'S DEGREE
19Ceo's degree
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
M _ _. The third square is also part of “Cheer”.
MBA
BULLETS
20Bullets
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. Solving “Meeting of leaders” first gives you its third letter.
AMMO
INSTANT MONEY FLOW
21Instant money flow
Row 6, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Instant money flow”.
IMF
SINGLE ENTITY
22Single entity
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits U _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “A lens fits in it”.
UNIT
EDICT
23Edict
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Edict.
E
POI ROOT
24Poi root
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with T. Its third letter is shared with “Before, for a bard”.
TARO
ALLOW
25Allow
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Fits L _ _. Its third letter is shared with “APRIC__”.
LET
SPOKEN, NOT WRITTEN
26Spoken, not written
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ _. “Poi root” crosses it at the third square.
ORAL
MOTHER
27Mother
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fits M _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the second square.
MA
BEFORE, FOR A BARD
28Before, for a bard
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Solving “Allow” first gives you its third letter.
ERE
LOGIC
29Logic
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Logic.
L
APRIC__
30APRIC__
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “APRIC__” go in the grid. First one: O.
OT
Crossword Challenge Level 1546 Solved Grid
Hide the letters to check your own board against the empty grid.
Next puzzles
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 15478×10 · 32 clues · 4 picturesLongest answer runs 9 letters, and 3 clues are fill-in-the-blanks.See hints and answersCrossword Challenge Puzzle 15488×10 · 31 clues · 3 picturesLongest answer runs 9 letters, and 3 clues are fill-in-the-blanks.See hints and answers
Puzzle 1546 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 1546 with us. Puzzle 1547 is next, with 32 clues on a 8×10 board.