Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1549 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1549? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
10 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Relating to lungs”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Relating to lungs”, 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.
RELATING TO LUNGS
1Relating to lungs
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ M _ _ A _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
PULMONARY
FIELD
2Field
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “___ DAY (MAY 1, IN HAWAII)”.
AREA
AFTER B
3After b
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to B; the answer is its next letter.
C
KICK OFF
4Kick off
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Kick off”.
KO
IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA
5Iron deficiency anemia
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IDA
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 8 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to N _ _ E _ _ E _. Solving “Cause injury” first gives you its fifth letter.
NOVEMBER
ABOUT 15 1/2 GRAINS
7About 15 1/2 grains
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Actress gardner”.
GRAM
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits P _ _ K _ _ G. Check the fifth letter against “Iron deficiency anemia”.
PACKING
UNDER REVIEW
9Under review
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UR
___ DAY (MAY 1, IN HAWAII)
10___ DAY (MAY 1, IN HAWAII)
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Say “___ DAY (MAY 1, IN HAWAII)” out loud and the blank fills itself: L _ _.
LEI
CERTAIN SERVICE
11Certain service
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “SPAN___”.
MASS
AFTER N
12After n
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to N; the answer is its next letter.
O
domi-
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “domi-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with N.
NO
ALPHA HYDROXY ACID
14Alpha hydroxy acid
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AHA
BBQ OFFERING
15Bbq offering
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. Solving “___ DHABI” first gives you its third letter.
RIBS
YOUNG PERSON
16Young person
Left column 9/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with Y. Its fourth letter is shared with “Short for 'street'”.
YOUTH
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FOUL AIR
17Foul air
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ODOR
SPAN___
18SPAN___
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “SPAN___” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
ISH
ACTRESS GARDNER
19Actress gardner
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. Check the third letter against “About 15 1/2 grains”.
AVA
SMALL BAG
20Small bag
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Fits S _ _. Check the third letter against “Havana's country”.
SAC
ELECTRO-MAGNETIC
21Electro-magnetic
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Electro-magnetic” to its initials.
EM
DRINK FROM JAMAICA
22Drink from jamaica
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shape: R _ _. “CARA___” crosses it at the third square.
RUM
CAUSE INJURY
23Cause injury
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Drink from jamaica”.
HARM
BUCKEYE STATE
24Buckeye state
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Bbq offering”.
OHIO
TREBEK'S FIRST NAME
25Trebek's first name
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. Solving “Prefix for play” first gives you its third letter.
ALEX
HAVANA'S COUNTRY
26Havana's country
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
CUBA
___ DHABI
27___ DHABI
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “___ DHABI” starts with A.
ABU
CARA___
28CARA___
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “CARA___” and enter only the missing part, starting with M.
MEL
SHORT FOR 'STREET'
29Short for 'street'
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _. Its second letter is shared with “Young person”.
ST
PREFIX FOR PLAY
30Prefix for play
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits R _. “Trebek's first name” crosses it at the second square.
RE
HAMMOCK
31Hammock
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Hammock.
H
CROSS MARK
32Cross mark
Row 10, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Cross mark”.
X
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