Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1650 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1650? 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. 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Floating in air”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1650: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Sent out”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Floating in air”. 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.
FLOATING IN AIR
1Floating in air
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ P _ _ D _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Public warning”.
SUSPENDED
LISTEN TO
2Listen to
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits H _ _ _. “MY GAL ___" (SONG CLASSIC)” crosses it at the third square.
HEAR
ANT_QUE
3ANT_QUE
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “ANT_QUE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
I
PRESS RELEASE
4Press release
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Press release” to its initials.
PR
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 8 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: P _ _ S _ _ L _. Its fifth letter is shared with “Asian title”.
POPSICLE
REWORK
6Rework
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Map marker”.
EDIT
THICK
7Thick
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with D. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
DENSE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SENT OUT
8Sent out
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
SHIPPED
USER EQUIPMENT
9User equipment
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UE
"MY GAL ___" (SONG CLASSIC)
10"MY GAL ___" (SONG CLASSIC)
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “MY GAL ___" (SONG CLASSIC)” starts with S.
SAL
+s
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 7 letters · across
The image carries “+s”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with P.
PRIESTS
EARL
12Earl
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Earl, nothing more.
E
PUBLIC WARNING
13Public warning
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits N _ _ I _ _. “South park" boy” crosses it at the fourth square.
NOTICE
DOWN NOTE
14Down note
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Down note”.
DN
str---hing
15And more
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “str---hing” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
ETC
PERFORMS, TO SHAKESPEARE
16Performs, to shakespeare
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Central time”.
DOTH
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
WENT BY HORSE OR CAR
17Went by horse or car
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Solving “Rework” first gives you its third letter.
RODE
SHOPPING AID
18Shopping aid
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. “Asian title” crosses it at the third square.
LIST
MAP MARKER
19Map marker
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: P _ _. “Thick” crosses it at the third square.
PIN
"SOUTH PARK" BOY
20"south park" boy
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Public warning”.
ERIC
ASIAN TITLE
21Asian title
Row 6, col 3 · 3 letters · across
S _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
SRI
ON TOP OF
22On top of
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
ONTO
AFTER D
23After d
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from D in the alphabet.
E
EVERY ONE
24Every one
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Power-saving mode”.
EACH
SECOND PERSON
25Second person
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Y _ _. Check the third letter against “Hawaii university”.
YOU
CERAMIC BASE
26Ceramic base
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ _. Solving “Every one” first gives you its third letter.
CLAY
CENTRAL TIME
27Central time
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CT
POWER-SAVING MODE
28Power-saving mode
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Second person”.
ECO
_IRE
29_IRE
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_IRE” go in the grid. First one: H.
H
HAWAII UNIVERSITY
30Hawaii university
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
HU
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Puzzle 1650 solved
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