Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1648 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1648, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
14 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Draft changes”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1648: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Bank heist”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Draft changes”. 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.
DRAFT CHANGES
1Draft changes
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ I _ _ O _ _. Check the sixth letter against “After h”.
REVISIONS
ONE MORE SHOT
2One more shot
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
OMS
BODY MASS
3Body mass
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
BM
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: B _ _ R _ _ R _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fifth square.
BARRIERS
FIFTH LETTER
5Fifth letter
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Fifth letter”.
E
OPEN TO IDEAS
6Open to ideas
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with R. Solving “Places to sit” first gives you its sixth letter.
RECEPTIVE
BIND
7Bind
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits Y _ _ _. “Short for richard” crosses it at the third square.
YOKE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BANK HEIST
8Bank heist
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with R. “Fifth letter” crosses it at the fifth square.
ROBBERY
ACTRESS SAMMS
9Actress samms
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Solving “Body mass” first gives you its third letter.
EMMA
VERSUS
10Versus
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits V _. The second square is also part of “One more shot”.
VS
ACADEM_C
11ACADEM_C
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “ACADEM_C” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
I
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ I _ _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
SHRIMP
AFTER H
13After h
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after H.
I
OBJECT STORE
14Object store
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Object store”.
OS
BRINGS IN
15Brings in
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. Solving “Tonight” first gives you its third letter.
NETS
parme-
16___ SALVADOR
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “parme” gives the answer. First letter: S.
SAN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
EARTH ORBIT
17Earth orbit
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EO
_TEM
18_TEM
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “_TEM” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
I
SHORT FOR RICHARD
19Short for richard
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Open to ideas”.
RICK
ECHO RECON SYSTEM
20Echo recon system
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Echo recon system” to its initials.
ERS
FIB__
21FIB__
Row 5, col 3 · 2 letters · across
“FIB__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
ER
HEAD
22Head
Row 5, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Head.
H
EARLY ENGLISH
23Early english
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Early english”.
EE
ACTRESS BUSCH
24Actress busch
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shape: M _ _. The third square is also part of “Jockey strap”.
MAE
TREE STUMP
25Tree stump
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Virginia”.
SNAG
PLACES TO SIT
26Places to sit
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
S _ _ T _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Open to ideas”.
SEATS
MARITIME EXPANSE
27Maritime expanse
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
S _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
SEA
JOCKEY STRAP
28Jockey strap
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. Solving “Open to ideas” first gives you its third letter.
REIN
TONIGHT
29Tonight
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fits T _. The second square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
TN
VIRGINIA
30Virginia
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: V _. Its second letter is shared with “Tree stump”.
VA
LOCAL
31Local
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Local.
L
SUPPORT FOR WALKING
32Support for walking
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits L _ _. “Tree stump” crosses it at the third square.
LEG
Crossword Challenge Level 1648 Solved Grid
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