Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1576 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1576, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask 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; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Choosy”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Keep going”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Choosy”, 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.
CHOOSY
1Choosy
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits S _ _ E _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
SELECTIVE
USER TASK ENGINE
2User task engine
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UTE
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _ T _ _ N _. Check the fifth letter against “Phoned”.
SCOTLAND
TABLOID
4Tabloid
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Tabloid.
T
AFTER EFFECTS
5After effects
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “After effects” to its initials.
AE
qu---e
6Ionized core housing
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “qu---e”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
ICH
EXPLOSIVE STAR
7Explosive star
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Hudson valley”.
NOVA
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
KEEP GOING
8Keep going
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ T _ _ N. Check the fifth letter against “After effects”.
SUSTAIN
AND MORE
9And more
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
ETC
chame-
10Singer redbone
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“chame-”). What is left starts with L.
LEON
FIFTH LETTER
11Fifth letter
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Fifth letter”.
E
PHONED
12Phoned
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
C _ _ L _ _. “Zero” crosses it at the fourth square.
CALLED
-der
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-der” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with T.
TRA
ATOMS WITH CHARGES
14Atoms with charges
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
IONS
VINTAGE
15Vintage
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Vintage starts with the answer.
V
ENERGY JOULE
16Energy joule
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EJ
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NATURE-FRIENDLY
17Nature-friendly
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. “Explosive star” crosses it at the third square.
ECO
ZERO
18Zero
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. Check the third letter against “Phoned”.
NIL
HUDSON VALLEY
19Hudson valley
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
HV
BADMINTON BARRIER
20Badminton barrier
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fits N _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Golf peg”.
NET
CAN MATERIAL
21Can material
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Shape: T _ _. “Badminton barrier” crosses it at the third square.
TIN
POL___ID
22POL___ID
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “POL___ID”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
ARO
VOWEL STARTER
23Vowel starter
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Vowel starter”.
A
RIVER MOUTH
24River mouth
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ T _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Unpaid dues”.
DELTA
NOT DIFFICULT
25Not difficult
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Unpaid dues”.
EASY
GOLF PEG
26Golf peg
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: T _ _. Check the third letter against “Not difficult”.
TEE
OFFSHORE WATERS
27Offshore waters
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. Solving “Opposite of home, in sports” first gives you its third letter.
SEA
PIL__R
28PIL__R
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “PIL__R” and enter only the missing part, starting with L.
LA
BOBWHITE
29Bobwhite
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Begins with B. Check the second letter against “Opposite of home, in sports”.
BW
UNPAID DUES
30Unpaid dues
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with D. Its fourth letter is shared with “River mouth”.
DEBTS
AFTER I
31After i
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to I; the answer is its next letter.
J
OPPOSITE OF HOME, IN SPORTS
32Opposite of home, in sports
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “River mouth”.
AWAY
Crossword Challenge Level 1576 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1576 solved
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