Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1644 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1644, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Sauce or spice”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Change faith”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Sauce or spice”. 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.
SAUCE OR SPICE
1Sauce or spice
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ D _ _ E _ _. “Male honorific” crosses it at the sixth square.
CONDIMENT
"I'M ___ YOUR TRICKS!"
2"I'M ___ YOUR TRICKS!"
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Say “I'M ___ YOUR TRICKS!” out loud and the blank fills itself: O _ _ _.
ONTO
trampoli-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “trampoli-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
NE
AFTER U
4After u
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to U; the answer is its next letter.
V
GET IT WRONG
5Get it wrong
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with “50/50 test choice”.
ERR
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to R _ _ T _ _. “Tight end” crosses it at the fourth square.
ROUTER
BIT OF BIRDSONG
7Bit of birdsong
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
T _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Tight end”.
TWEET
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CHANGE FAITH
8Change faith
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ V _ _ T. Check the fifth letter against “Get it wrong”.
CONVERT
BEFORE 2
9Before 2
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
O _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ONE
GE__LEMAN
10GE__LEMAN
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “GE__LEMAN” go in the grid. First one: N.
NT
BIRD OF PEACE
11Bird of peace
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Broad”.
DOVE
AFTER H
12After h
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after H.
I
MALE HONORIFIC
13Male honorific
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits M _ _ T _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Trial user”.
MISTER
GO INSIDE
14Go inside
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits E _ _ E _. Solving “Trial user” first gives you its fourth letter.
ENTER
PATIE__E
15PATIE__E
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “PATIE__E” go in the grid. First one: N.
NC
THE HIDDEN YAWN
16The hidden yawn
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “The hidden yawn” to its initials.
THY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NOT COLUMN
17Not column
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. Solving “Bit of birdsong” first gives you its third letter.
ROW
TRIAL USER
18Trial user
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
T _ _ T _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Male honorific”.
TESTER
50/50 TEST CHOICE
1950/50 test choice
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
TRUE
BROAD
20Broad
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with V. Solving “Male honorific” first gives you its third letter.
VAST
TIGHT END
21Tight end
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Tight end” to its initials.
TE
HOSPITAL FLUID
22Hospital fluid
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
S _ _ U _. Check the fourth letter against “Iron's nemesis”.
SERUM
VALUABLE RESOURCE
23Valuable resource
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ASSET
1/12 OF A FOOT
241/12 of a foot
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. “PATIE__E” crosses it at the third square.
INCH
24-HR. SOURCE OF MONEY
2524-hr. source of money
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the inside the grid.
ATM
ARTISTIC
26Artistic
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Artistic starts with the answer.
A
__PERVISOR
27__PERVISOR
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “__PERVISOR” and enter only the missing part, starting with S.
SU
IRON'S NEMESIS
28Iron's nemesis
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “__PERVISOR”.
RUST
YEAR
29Year
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Year.
Y
-my
30British mom
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “my” gives the answer. First letter: M.
MUM
Crossword Challenge Level 1644 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1644 solved
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