Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1605 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1605, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
11 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Math ratios”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1605: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Growing crops”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Math ratios”. 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.
MATH RATIOS
1Math ratios
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits F _ _ C _ _ O _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “After i”.
FRACTIONS
2Fireplace powder
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture plus words: “FIREPLACE POWDER”. The answer opens with A.
ASH
AFTER Q
3 after q
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to Q; the answer is its next letter.
R
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with M. The fifth square is also part of “Tiny tot”.
MULBERRY
"500" RACE, FAMILIARLY
5"500" race, familiarly
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “GET ___ OF YOURSELF!”.
INDY
NEW TRIAL
6New trial
Top row 6/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “New trial” to its initials.
NT
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits G _ _ S _. Solving “Deep chasm” first gives you its fourth letter.
GOOSE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
GROWING CROPS
8Growing crops
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with F. The fifth square is also part of “500" race, familiarly”.
FARMING
REQUEST SENT
9Request sent
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RS
"GET ___ OF YOURSELF!"
10"GET ___ OF YOURSELF!"
Left column 3/9 · 5 letters · across
Which word finishes “GET ___ OF YOURSELF!”? It fits A _ _ L _.
AHOLD
-up
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The image carries “-up”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with C.
C
TINY TOT
12Tiny tot
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Solving “Acorn tree” first gives you its third letter.
TYKE
AFTER I
13After i
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: I _. Solving “Pup's bark” first gives you its second letter.
II
MOZART OFFERING
14Mozart offering
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ R _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
OPERA
AFTER M
15After m
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to M; the answer is its next letter.
N
DROOP
16Droop
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. “Nest item” crosses it at the third square.
SAG
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TO A PERSON
17To a person
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: U _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “New trial”.
UNTO
ACORN TREE
18Acorn tree
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Shape: O _ _. “Tiny tot” crosses it at the third square.
OAK
OUTSIZE
19Outsize
Row 4, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Outsize.
O
HOT SPRINGS RESORT
20Hot springs resort
Row 4, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with S. Check the third letter against “Gene material”.
SPA
DEEP CHASM
21Deep chasm
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the fourth letter against “Hot springs resort”.
ABYSS
PUP'S BARK
22Pup's bark
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with Y. Solving “Mozart offering” first gives you its third letter.
YIP
HO__LESS
23HO__LESS
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “HO__LESS”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with P.
PE
NECK'S REAR
24Neck's rear
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “___ ROSE LEE”.
NAPE
GENE MATERIAL
25Gene material
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. The third square is also part of “Hot springs resort”.
RNA
NEST ITEM
26Nest item
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. Solving “Droop” first gives you its third letter.
EGG
COLORANT
27Colorant
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. “___-NECK (HORSE DEFECT)” crosses it at the third square.
DYE
DESKTOP
28Desktop
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Desktop.
D
SOUTH-WEST
29South-west
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SW
___ ROSE LEE
30___ ROSE LEE
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Say “___ ROSE LEE” out loud and the blank fills itself: G _ _ S _.
GYPSY
INFORM_L
31INFORM_L
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “INFORM_L”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
A
___-NECK (HORSE DEFECT)
32___-NECK (HORSE DEFECT)
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___-NECK (HORSE DEFECT)”. Shape: E _ _.
EWE
Crossword Challenge Level 1605 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1605 solved
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