Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1604 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1604? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask 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; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Of one mind”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Of one mind”, 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.
OF ONE MIND
1Of one mind
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
U _ _ N _ _ O _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Gangster group”.
UNANIMOUS
REST IN PEACE
2Rest in peace
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RIP
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: A _ _ H _ _ E _. Check the fifth letter against “Pictures”.
ALPHABET
AFTER M
4After m
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from M in the alphabet.
N
INTERNET ACCESS
5Internet access
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
IA
l---h
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “l---h”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with U.
UNC
SMALL RODENTS
7Small rodents
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. “Carbon copy” crosses it at the third square.
MICE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with U. Check the fifth letter against “Internet access”.
URANIUM
AUGHT
9Aught
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with N. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
NIL
APPLICANT ABBR.
10Applicant abbr.
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
APPL
AFTER M
11After m
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from M in the alphabet.
N
PICTURES
12Pictures
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits I _ _ G _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Limb used for walking”.
IMAGES
GANGSTER GROUP
13Gangster group
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
M _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
MOB
BILLFOLD BILLS
14Billfold bills
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
ONES
AFTER T
15After t
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after T.
U
-ndal
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ndal”). What is left starts with S.
SA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HUM___SM
17HUM___SM
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “HUM___SM”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
ANI
LIMB USED FOR WALKING
18Limb used for walking
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · down
L _ _. Solving “Pictures” first gives you its third letter.
LEG
CARBON COPY
19Carbon copy
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Carbon copy”.
CC
MISSION END STATE
20Mission end state
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Mission end state”.
MES
SKIRT EDGING
21Skirt edging
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Begins with H. Check the third letter against “Mission end state”.
HEM
DIA___D
22DIA___D
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “DIA___D” and enter only the missing part, starting with M.
MON
EVERY
23Every
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Every starts with the answer.
E
PAST OF SPEAK
24Past of speak
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Fits S _ _ K _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Chats”.
SPOKE
ORG.'S COUSIN
25Org.'s cousin
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Chats”.
ASSN
HOT TUB LOCALE
26Hot tub locale
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. Check the third letter against “Org.'s cousin”.
SPA
DIDN'T MOVE
27Didn't move
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Fits S _ _. “After that” crosses it at the third square.
SAT
OPEN SOURCE
28Open source
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OS
LIGHT HORSE
29Light horse
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Light horse” to its initials.
LH
CHATS
30Chats
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with T. “Past of speak” crosses it at the fourth square.
TALKS
TOP OF ALPHABET
31Top of alphabet
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Top of alphabet”.
A
AFTER THAT
32After that
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Past of speak”.
THEN
Crossword Challenge Level 1604 Solved Grid
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