Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1582 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1582? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 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 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1582: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Set down in words”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with W. “Female siblings” crosses it at the sixth square.
WEDNESDAY
FEEL REGRET FOR
2Feel regret for
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: R _ _. Solving “Data exchange point” first gives you its third letter.
RUE
INVEST
3Invest
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Invest starts with the answer.
I
THIS WEEK
4This week
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “This week”.
TW
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 8 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. T _ _ R _ _ E _. “Build up” crosses it at the fifth square.
THIRTEEN
FLUENCY
6Fluency
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “SPAN___”.
EASE
MATH ORDINAL
7 math ordinal
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits N _ _. “SPAN___” crosses it at the third square.
NTH
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SET DOWN IN WORDS
8Set down in words
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits W _ _ T _ _ N. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
WRITTEN
END USER
9End user
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EU
DATA EXCHANGE POINT
10Data exchange point
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Data exchange point”.
DEP
AFTER M
11After m
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to M; the answer is its next letter.
N
BUILD UP
12Build up
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ C _. Check the fourth letter against “Plays a role”.
ERECT
FEMALE SIBLINGS
13Female siblings
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ T _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
SISTERS
DISK FORMAT
14Disk format
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
DF
s---a
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “sa” gives the answer. First letter: A.
ALS
1492 OR 2001
161492 or 2001
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: Y _ _ _. “Sine anno” crosses it at the third square.
YEAR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SAY AGAIN?
17Say again?
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with W. Check the third letter against “Fluency”.
WHAT
CHIEF EXEC.
18Chief exec.
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with P. Solving “Build up” first gives you its third letter.
PRES
SPAN___
19SPAN___
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“SPAN___” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
ISH
PLAYS A ROLE
20Plays a role
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. “Female siblings” crosses it at the third square.
ACTS
UN-COMMON
21Un-common
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
RARE
LONG GUN
22Long gun
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
RIFLE
INQUIRED
23Inquired
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
A _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “ENGI___R”.
ASKED
_BIDE
24_BIDE
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“_BIDE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
A
CORAL RIDGE
25Coral ridge
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. Solving “ENGI___R” first gives you its third letter.
REEF
HIDE AND ____
26HIDE AND ____
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “HIDE AND ____”? It fits S _ _ _.
SEEK
SINE ANNO
27Sine anno
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Sine anno” to its initials.
SA
ENGI___R
28ENGI___R
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “ENGI___R” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
NEE
GEA_
29GEA_
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “GEA_”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with R.
R
FINAL DRAFT
30Final draft
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Final draft”.
FD
Crossword Challenge Level 1582 Solved Grid
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