Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1601 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1601 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Make worse”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1601: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Pungent gas”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Make worse”. 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.
MAKE WORSE
1Make worse
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ R _ _ A _ _. Solving “Vestry” first gives you its sixth letter.
AGGRAVATE
AFTER L
2After l
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after L.
M
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to M _ _ T _ _ H _. Check the fifth letter against “Saudi citizen”.
MUSTACHE
ONE FREE TRY
4One free try
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “One free try” to its initials.
OFT
SUBJECT WORD
5Subject word
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Body language”.
NOUN
AFTER H
6After h
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to H; the answer is its next letter.
I
AGAIN
7Again
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. “Body language” crosses it at the third square.
ANEW
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PUNGENT GAS
8Pungent gas
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ O _ _ A. “Subject word” crosses it at the fifth square.
AMMONIA
AFTER F
9After f
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from F in the alphabet.
G
BODY LANGUAGE
10Body language
Left column 3/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ T _ _ E. “Subject word” crosses it at the fifth square.
GESTURE
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. R _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
RAT
SAUDI CITIZEN
12Saudi citizen
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
ARAB
VESTRY
13Vestry
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Vestry.
V
GHOSTLY PALE
14Ghostly pale
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. “Toast base” crosses it at the fourth square.
ASHEN
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: T _ _ A _ _ R. Check the fifth letter against “Liking”.
THEATER
EVERY YEAR
16Every year
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Every year” to its initials.
EY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ALIEN CRAFT
17Alien craft
Row 3, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _. Check the third letter against “Subject word”.
UFO
HEARING AID
18Hearing aid
Row 3, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. The third square is also part of “Saudi citizen”.
EAR
NORMAL
19Normal
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Normal.
N
WANDER
20Wander
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Accept”.
ROAM
AT THIS TIME
21At this time
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with N. “Again” crosses it at the third square.
NOW
TOAST BASE
22Toast base
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: B _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
BREAD
ACCEPT
23Accept
Row 6, col 6 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Accept, nothing more.
A
LIKING
24Liking
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with I. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
INTO
BRITISH TITLE HOLDER
25British title holder
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
EARL
ILLEGAL ACT
26Illegal act
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ M _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Wander”.
CRIME
TIMID PERSON
27Timid person
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. The third square is also part of “Every year”.
SHY
_RREST
28_RREST
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “_RREST” go in the grid. First one: A.
A
ENGLISH LEARNER
29English learner
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “English learner”.
EL
30Picture clue
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to D _ _ _. Solving “English learner” first gives you its third letter.
DOLL
Crossword Challenge Level 1601 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1601 solved
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