Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1616 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1616 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
10 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Able to learn”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Current events”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Able to learn”, 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.
ABLE TO LEARN
1Able to learn
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ C _ _ B _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Roger" in the navy”.
TEACHABLE
OPTICAL ACCESS KIT
2Optical access kit
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
OAK
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: P _ _ N _ _ S _. The fifth square is also part of “Very busy”.
PRINCESS
AFTER H
4After h
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from H in the alphabet.
I
CONTRACT PRICE
5Contract price
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CP
h-
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“h-”). What is left starts with A.
AIL
OFF-COLOR
7Off-color
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Less weight”.
LEWD
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CURRENT EVENTS
8Current events
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with T. “Contract price” crosses it at the fifth square.
TOPICAL
sw-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “sw” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EAR
SIMILAR
10Similar
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
AKIN
AFTER B
11After b
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after B.
C
VERY BUSY
12Very busy
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ T _ _. “___ A CHANCE” crosses it at the fourth square.
HECTIC
"ROGER" IN THE NAVY
13"roger" in the navy
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
AYE
TOP CHOICE
14Top choice
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: B _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
BEST
LADEN
15Laden
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Laden, nothing more.
L
ENERGY INDEX
16Energy index
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Energy index” to its initials.
EI
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CRUSTY DESSERT
17Crusty dessert
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
P _ _. Check the third letter against “Off-color”.
PIE
"___ A CHANCE"
18"___ A CHANCE"
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ A CHANCE”? It fits N _ _.
NOT
LESS WEIGHT
19Less weight
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LW
FREE (OF)
20Free (of)
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Artificial color”.
RID
AND NOT
21And not
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. The third square is also part of “Free (of)”.
NOR
SIGHT ORGAN
22Sight organ
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Top choice”.
EYE
DIAMOND
23Diamond
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Diamond.
D
PESSIMIST
24Pessimist
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Fits C _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Like a depth finder”.
CYNIC
CARVE
25Carve
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Like a depth finder”.
ETCH
ARTIFICIAL COLOR
26Artificial color
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with D. The third square is also part of “Carve”.
DYE
KID
27Kid
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Pc support person”.
TOT
NO TEXT
28No text
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NT
NEBRASKA ABBR.
29Nebraska abbr.
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fits N _. “Pc support person” crosses it at the second square.
NE
LIKE A DEPTH FINDER
30Like a depth finder
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Pessimist”.
SONIC
BE_GE
31BE_GE
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “BE_GE” go in the grid. First one: I.
I
PC SUPPORT PERSON
32Pc support person
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. Solving “Pessimist” first gives you its third letter.
TECH
Crossword Challenge Level 1616 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1616 solved
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