Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1599 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1599, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
12 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Life scientist”.
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 “Life scientist”. 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.
LIFE SCIENTIST
1Life scientist
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits B _ _ L _ _ I _ _. Solving “After f” first gives you its sixth letter.
BIOLOGIST
BONE ALSO CALLED THE INCUS
2Bone also called the incus
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. “Fuzz” crosses it at the fourth square.
ANVIL
tu--el
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“tu--el”). What is left starts with N.
NN
AFTER C
4After c
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from C in the alphabet.
D
SUDDEN INSIGHT
5Sudden insight
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
A _ _. “Indian wear” crosses it at the third square.
AHA
NOT WIDE
6Not wide
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ R _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Resource loader”.
NARROW
QUICK
7Quick
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
A _ _ L _. The fourth square is also part of “Resource loader”.
AGILE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to B _ _ D _ _ A. Its fifth letter is shared with “Sudden insight”.
BANDANA
COUNTRY LODGE
9Country lodge
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits I _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
INN
--eralls
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“--eralls”). What is left starts with O.
OV
FUZZ
11Fuzz
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Nature”.
LINT
OVERTIME LOSS
12Overtime loss
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OL
AFTER F
13After f
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after F.
G
WALRUS TUSKS
14Walrus tusks
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
I _ _ R _. Check the fourth letter against “Like van gogh's night”.
IVORY
-lence
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-lence”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SI
TACTICAL ASSAULT UNIT
16Tactical assault unit
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TAU
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FAIRY TALE VILLAIN
17Fairy tale villain
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _. Check the third letter against “Quick”.
HAG
LIKE VAN GOGH'S NIGHT
18Like van gogh's night
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ R _ _. Solving “Sketch” first gives you its fourth letter.
STARRY
INDIAN WEAR
19Indian wear
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Not wide”.
SARI
NATURE
20Nature
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Nature.
N
RESOURCE LOADER
21Resource loader
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RL
CAKE PART
22Cake part
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits L _ _ E _. “Holler” crosses it at the fourth square.
LAYER
HEALING PLANT
23Healing plant
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Not wide”.
ALOE
PERFORM AN ACTION
24Perform an action
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _. “Walrus tusks” crosses it at the second square.
DO
SKETCH
25Sketch
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. Solving “Cake part” first gives you its third letter.
DRAW
BY
26By
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: V _ _. Solving “Tactical assault unit” first gives you its third letter.
VIA
PUB BREW
27Pub brew
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Fits A _ _. Check the third letter against “Bar staple”.
ALE
ADO
28Ado
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Ado starts with the answer.
A
SUFFIX FOR GLAD
29Suffix for glad
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with L. The second square is also part of “Bar staple”.
LY
HOLLER
30Holler
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _ _. Solving “Suffix for glad” first gives you its third letter.
YELL
URANIUM
31Uranium
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Uranium.
U
BAR STAPLE
32Bar staple
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. Check the third letter against “Pub brew”.
RYE
Crossword Challenge Level 1599 Solved Grid
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