Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1574 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1574 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures; 2 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 “Gossip chain”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Gossip chain”. 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.
GOSSIP CHAIN
1Gossip chain
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with G. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
GRAPEVINE
TRANSPORT LINE
2Transport line
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Be bedridden”.
RAIL
TOP OF ALPHABET
3Top of alphabet
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Top of alphabet”.
A
NORTH KOREA
4North korea
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “North korea” to its initials.
NK
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to A _ _. Solving “Hereditary material” first gives you its third letter.
AND
SPLIT ASUNDER
6Split asunder
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Hereditary material”.
REND
ACHE FOR
7Ache for
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits Y _ _ R _. “Dominican republic” crosses it at the fourth square.
YEARN
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 G _ _ N _ _ Y. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
GRANARY
SYMBOL FOR RIGHT ANGLE
9Symbol for right angle
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
R _. The second square is also part of “Transport line”.
RA
BE BEDRIDDEN
10Be bedridden
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. Solving “Chest organ” first gives you its third letter.
AIL
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: P _ _ _. “Chest organ” crosses it at the third square.
PLUM
MUSICAL NOTE
12Musical note
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Musical note”.
E
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to V _ _ G _ _. “Prefix for big” crosses it at the fourth square.
VEGGIE
NUMBER AFTER III
14Number after iii
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits I _. Its second letter is shared with “HEAR NO___…”.
IV
"NO DICE!"
15"no dice!"
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: N _ _. Solving “Smallest size” first gives you its third letter.
NIX
ALTERNA-TIVELY
16Alterna-tively
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. Solving “Smallest size” first gives you its third letter.
ELSE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
JOINT IN LEG
17Joint in leg
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
K _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Split asunder”.
KNEE
CHEST ORGAN
18Chest organ
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Either "n" in ny”.
LUNG
HEREDITARY MATERIAL
19Hereditary material
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with D. “Ache for” crosses it at the third square.
DNA
PREFIX FOR BIG
20Prefix for big
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits M _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
MEGA
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
21Dominican republic
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Dominican republic”.
DR
METAL STRAND
22Metal strand
Row 5, col 6 · 4 letters · down
W _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Saudi citizen”.
WIRE
EITHER "N" IN NY
23Either "n" in ny
Row 6, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Fits N _ _. The third square is also part of “Metal strand”.
NEW
"HEAR NO___…"
24"HEAR NO___…"
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Say “HEAR NO___…” out loud and the blank fills itself: E _ _ _.
EVIL
NO
25No
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of No.
N
GAIN
26Gain
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “ABLE WAS I ___…”.
EARN
27Picture clue
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to B _ _. Check the third letter against “ENGI__”.
BEE
SAUDI CITIZEN
28Saudi citizen
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Solving “Gain” first gives you its third letter.
ARAB
SMALLEST SIZE
29Smallest size
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Starts with X; pattern X _. Solving “Alterna-tively” first gives you its second letter.
XS
"ABLE WAS I ___…"
30"ABLE WAS I ___…"
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “ABLE WAS I ___…” starts with E.
ERE
INVIT_
31INVIT_
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “INVIT_” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
E
ENGI__
32ENGI__
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “ENGI__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with N.
NE
Crossword Challenge Level 1574 Solved Grid
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