Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1615 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1615 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, and 2 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; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Boat support”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Express road”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Boat support”. 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.
BOAT SUPPORT
1Boat support
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
F _ _ T _ _ I _ _. Solving “After s” first gives you its sixth letter.
FLOTATION
AFTER Q
2 after q
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after Q.
R
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits E _ _ P _ _ N _. “Pain” crosses it at the fifth square.
ELEPHANT
ol---der
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “older” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EAN
CAPRICE
5Caprice
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with W. Check the third letter against “First move”.
WHIM
ABACUS
6Abacus
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Abacus starts with the answer.
A
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with Y. Its third letter is shared with “First move”.
YOGA
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
EXPRESS ROAD
8Express road
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with F. The fifth square is also part of “Caprice”.
FREEWAY
ROMAN FIFTY
9Roman fifty
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Roman fifty”.
L
FIRST MOVE
10First move
Left column 3/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with O. Solving “Caprice” first gives you its fifth letter.
OPENING
– dance
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“- dance”). What is left starts with T.
TAP
PAIN
12Pain
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
ACHE
AFTER S
13After s
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after S.
T
CHARGED, CHEM
14Charged, chem
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. Its fourth letter is shared with “Send away”.
IONIC
RETAIL STORES
15Retail stores
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
O _ _ L _ _ S. “Freezes, with "over” crosses it at the fifth square.
OUTLETS
NUCLEAR REACTOR
16Nuclear reactor
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Nuclear reactor”.
NR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LEVEL ASSIST HELP
17Level assist help
Row 3, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LAH
___-MAN (ARCADE GAME)
18___-MAN (ARCADE GAME)
Row 3, col 3 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “___-MAN (ARCADE GAME)” starts with P.
PAC
BR_THER
19BR_THER
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “BR_THER”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with O.
O
EXPLOSIVE STAR
20Explosive star
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. The third square is also part of “Vet”.
NOVA
MODE OF ATTACK
21Mode of attack
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
MOA
SEND AWAY
22Send away
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the fourth letter against “Retail stores”.
EXILE
VET
23Vet
Row 6, col 6 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Vet, nothing more.
V
FREEZES, WITH "OVER"
24Freezes, with "over"
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
I _ _ _. “Retail stores” crosses it at the third square.
ICES
NOT WIN
25Not win
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. “Retail stores” crosses it at the third square.
LOSE
CENTRAL LINE TERM
26Central line term
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Explosive star”.
AXIAL
BELONGING TO US
27Belonging to us
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: O _ _. Solving “Nuclear reactor” first gives you its third letter.
OUR
OIL
28Oil
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Oil.
O
TYPESCRIPT
29Typescript
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fits T _. “___ EST PERCIPI" (OLD LATIN MOTTO)” crosses it at the second square.
TS
"___ EST PERCIPI" (OLD LATIN MOTTO)
30"___ EST PERCIPI" (OLD LATIN MOTTO)
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ EST PERCIPI" (OLD LATIN MOTTO)”? It fits E _ _ _.
ESSE
Crossword Challenge Level 1615 Solved Grid
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