Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1640 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1640? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 7 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants 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 “Logo”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Show fear”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Logo”. 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.
LOGO
1Logo
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ D _ _ A _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Creators”.
TRADEMARK
BACK SECTION
2Back section
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Angle-angle-side”.
REAR
AFTER D
3After d
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from D in the alphabet.
E
MUSIC VIDEO
4Music video
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
MV
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 8 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: B _ _ T _ _ I _. Its fifth letter is shared with “Obvious”.
BACTERIA
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits L _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Carriage paid to”.
LIP
ARRIVE ON THE SCENE
7Arrive on the scene
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
E _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “After d”.
ENTER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SHOW FEAR
8Show fear
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits T _ _ M _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
TREMBLE
RESOURCE EDITOR
9Resource editor
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RE
ANGLE-ANGLE-SIDE
10Angle-angle-side
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Angle-angle-side”.
AAS
BLOWN SNOW
11Blown snow
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits D _ _ F _. “Jetted about” crosses it at the fourth square.
DRIFT
AFTER D
12After d
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from D in the alphabet.
E
CREATORS
13Creators
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with M. Check the fourth letter against “Jetted about”.
MAKERS
p--is
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “p--is”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
AR
be-
15SEC___
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “be-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
RET
MARX'S FIRST NAME
16Marx's first name
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits K _ _ _. “Tennis racquet” crosses it at the third square.
KARL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CONCEITED PERSON
17Conceited person
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
V _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
VAIN
NOT HEALTHY
18Not healthy
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. “Obvious” crosses it at the third square.
SICK
CARRIAGE PAID TO
19Carriage paid to
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
CPT
JETTED ABOUT
20Jetted about
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
F _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Creators”.
FLEW
AFTER D
21After d
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from D in the alphabet.
E
FINANCIAL PLUS
22Financial plus
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ E _. “___THETIC” crosses it at the fourth square.
ASSET
OBVIOUS
23Obvious
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Financial plus”.
CLEAR
FIELD
24Field
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
AREA
EMPLOYEE SELF SERVICE
25Employee self service
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ESS
SAGE OR SHREWD
26Sage or shrewd
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: W _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Financial plus”.
WISE
TENNIS RACQUET
27Tennis racquet
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Tennis racquet”.
TR
___THETIC
28___THETIC
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“___THETIC” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
AES
LABOR
29Labor
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Labor starts with the answer.
L
TIME SERIES
30Time series
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Time series” to its initials.
TS
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