Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1572 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1572 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “15th”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Reasons”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “15th”. 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.
15TH
115th
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits F _ _ T _ _ N _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Eastern european network”.
FIFTEENTH
"A" CARD IN THE DECK
2"a" card in the deck
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
ACE
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: C _ _ S _ _ U _. The fifth square is also part of “Being”.
CHESTNUT
AFTER S
4After s
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after S.
T
c--st
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“c--st”). What is left starts with O.
OA
RISK IMPACT METRIC
6Risk impact metric
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
RIM
NOT FAST
7Not fast
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Medical officer”.
SLOW
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
REASONS
8Reasons
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
F _ _ T _ _ S. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
FACTORS
IONIZED CORE HOUSING
9Ionized core housing
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Ionized core housing”.
ICH
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with F. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
FEET
FAS_
11FAS_
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “FAS_”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with T.
T
BEING
12Being
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ I _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Prefix with city”.
ENTITY
EASTERN EUROPEAN NETWORK
13Eastern european network
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Eastern european network”.
EEN
SUBJECT WORD
14Subject word
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
NOUN
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits T.
T
HUDSON VALLEY
16Hudson valley
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
HV
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FEEL ILL
17Feel ill
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. The third square is also part of “Not fast”.
AIL
PREFIX WITH CITY
18Prefix with city
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Fits T _ _. Check the third letter against “Being”.
TRI
MEDICAL OFFICER
19Medical officer
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
MO
"___ A LIVING"
20"___ A LIVING"
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Say “___ A LIVING” out loud and the blank fills itself: I _ _.
ITS
___ LANKA
21___ LANKA
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ LANKA” starts with S.
SRI
"THE MATRIX" ROLE FOR KEANU REEVES
22"the matrix" role for keanu reeves
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits N _ _. Solving “Subject word” first gives you its third letter.
NEO
AFTER V
23After v
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to V; the answer is its next letter.
W
NOT OLD
24Not old
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Y _ _ N _. Solving “Small cities” first gives you its fourth letter.
YOUNG
MEDICINAL UNIT
25Medicinal unit
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Small cities”.
DOSE
EPI___E
26EPI___E
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“EPI___E” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
SOD
CURRENT TIME
27Current time
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Begins with N. Solving “Hourly pay” first gives you its third letter.
NOW
USER OBJECT
28User object
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
UO
AWK__RD
29AWK__RD
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
“AWK__RD” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with W.
WA
SMALL CITIES
30Small cities
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ N _. Solving “Not old” first gives you its fourth letter.
TOWNS
VIOLENT
31Violent
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Violent starts with the answer.
V
HOURLY PAY
32Hourly pay
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
W _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Not old”.
WAGE
Crossword Challenge Level 1572 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1572 solved
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