Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1569 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1569? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Industrial plants”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Attentive”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Industrial plants”. 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.
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
1Industrial plants
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
F _ _ T _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
FACTORIES
"JUST THIS___…"
2"JUST THIS___…"
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “JUST THIS___…”? It fits O _ _ _.
ONCE
CURRENT YEAR
3Current year
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CY
BEFORE V
4Before v
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to V; the answer is its previous letter.
U
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 8 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. S _ _ R _ _ O _. Solving “Trick” first gives you its fifth letter.
SCORPION
AGES UPON AGES
6Ages upon ages
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with “Not stereo”.
EON
DESTINE FOR TROUBLE
7Destine for trouble
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Not stereo”.
DOOM
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ATTENTIVE
8Attentive
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ U _ _ D. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
FOCUSED
"___ ADVICE?"
9"___ ADVICE?"
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ ADVICE?”. Shape: A _ _.
ANY
moro--o
10Closed circuit
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “moroo” gives the answer. First letter: C.
CC
HIGH MALE VOICE
11High male voice
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
T _ _ O _. “Speech organ” crosses it at the fourth square.
TENOR
AFTER N
12After n
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from N in the alphabet.
O
d--gon
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“d--gon”). What is left starts with R.
RA
COASTAL
14Coastal
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits I _ _ H _ _ E. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
INSHORE
PLANE ARRIVAL TIME, FOR SHORT
15Plane arrival time, for short
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits E _ _. Check the third letter against “Droop”.
ETA
EXPRESS RELIEF
16Express relief
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Droop”.
SIGH
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___KIE
17___KIE
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “___KIE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with C.
COO
SPEECH ORGAN
18Speech organ
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits M _ _ T _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Rank”.
MOUTH
NOT STEREO
19Not stereo
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. “Ages upon ages” crosses it at the third square.
MONO
NO DATE
20No date
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “No date”.
ND
MILLION
21Million
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Million, nothing more.
M
GHOSTLY QUALITY
22Ghostly quality
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. Its fourth letter is shared with “It's nothing in soccer”.
EERIE
TRICK
23Trick
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
DUPE
___-AGING CREAM
24___-AGING CREAM
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “___-AGING CREAM”? It fits A _ _ _.
ANTI
TRUST IN
25Trust in
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “It's nothing in soccer”.
RELY
RANK
26Rank
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. “Ghostly quality” crosses it at the third square.
TIER
DROOP
27Droop
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Express relief”.
SAG
IT'S NOTHING IN SOCCER
28It's nothing in soccer
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
N _ _. The third square is also part of “Trust in”.
NIL
HEAD
29Head
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Head.
H
EVERY YEAR
30Every year
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EY
Crossword Challenge Level 1569 Solved Grid
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