Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1551 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1551 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
10 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks 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; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “City statute”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Soccer call”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “City statute”, 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.
CITY STATUTE
1City statute
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ I _ _ N _ _. The sixth square is also part of “MUCH ___ ABOUT NOTHING”.
ORDINANCE
AGENTS' ORG.
2Agents' org.
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
F _ _. “Earth material” crosses it at the third square.
FBI
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits F _ _ E _ _ R _. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
FIREWORK
AFTER R
4 after r
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from R in the alphabet.
S
med-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “med” gives the answer. First letter: I.
IA
"CSI" EVIDENCE
6"csi" evidence
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with D. The third square is also part of “Air condition”.
DNA
ENGRAVE
7Engrave
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Air condition”.
ETCH
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SOCCER CALL
8Soccer call
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
O _ _ S _ _ E. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
OFFSIDE
DH STAT
9Dh stat
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
RBI
EARTH MATERIAL
10Earth material
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
DIRT
IDENTITY
11Identity
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Identity, nothing more.
I
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits N _ _ T _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Kid”.
NEWTON
"MUCH ___ ABOUT NOTHING"
13"MUCH ___ ABOUT NOTHING"
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “MUCH ___ ABOUT NOTHING” starts with A.
AGO
STANDARD PRACTICE
14Standard practice
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
NORM
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits C.
C
EVENT HANDLER
16Event handler
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Event handler” to its initials.
EH
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
INSECT WORKER
17Insect worker
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. The third square is also part of “Engrave”.
ANT
KID
18Kid
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Shape: T _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
TOT
AIR CONDITION
19Air condition
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Air condition” to its initials.
AC
NOT OUR DRAMA
20Not our drama
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Not our drama” to its initials.
NOD
A BILLION YEARS
21A billion years
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Fits E _ _. “Not our drama” crosses it at the third square.
EON
SELF
22Self
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: E _ _. The third square is also part of “Standard practice”.
EGO
HARP
23Harp
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Harp, nothing more.
H
WANDERER
24Wanderer
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with N. Its fourth letter is shared with “Turkish street food”.
NOMAD
SNIDE REMARK
25Snide remark
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits G _ _ _. Solving “Turkish street food” first gives you its third letter.
GIBE
LOYAL ANIMAL
26Loyal animal
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with D. Its third letter is shared with “Snide remark”.
DOG
SO___HERE
27SO___HERE
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
“SO___HERE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with M.
MEW
MICHIGAN
28Michigan
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: M _. The second square is also part of “Snide remark”.
MI
BACHELOR ARTS
29Bachelor arts
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Bachelor arts”.
BA
TURKISH STREET FOOD
30Turkish street food
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with K; pattern K _ _ A _. “Wanderer” crosses it at the fourth square.
KEBAB
_AMMER
31_AMMER
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_AMMER” go in the grid. First one: H.
H
MOVE IN WATER
32Move in water
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
W _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Wanderer”.
WADE
Crossword Challenge Level 1551 Solved Grid
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