Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1651 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1651 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
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; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Move toward”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Like a brave knight”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Move toward”, 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.
MOVE TOWARD
1Move toward
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ V _ _ A _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Lockjaw disease”.
GRAVITATE
HELPING HAND
2Helping hand
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
AIDE
LONG PLAY
3Long play
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LP
AFTER K
4After k
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after K.
L
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 8 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to A _ _ M _ _ U _. “Bearded" flower” crosses it at the fifth square.
ALUMINUM
ZERO, IN SOCCER SCORES
6Zero, in soccer scores
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with N. Check the third letter against “Pack animal”.
NIL
YOUTH
7Youth
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Solving “Pack animal” first gives you its third letter.
TEEN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LIKE A BRAVE KNIGHT
8Like a brave knight
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
G _ _ L _ _ T. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
GALLANT
REST IN PEACE
9Rest in peace
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
RIP
p--dle
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“p--dle”). What is left starts with A.
AD
SPIDER-MAN FOE
11Spider-man foe
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: V _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of “Ethical matter”.
VENOM
_NVEST
12_NVEST
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_NVEST”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
I
LOCKJAW DISEASE
13Lockjaw disease
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with T. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
TETANUS
REL__
14REL__
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
“REL__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
AX
-ket
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “ket” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TIC
ENGRAVE
16Engrave
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Closed circuit”.
ETCH
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
"I CANNOT TELL A ___"
17"I CANNOT TELL A ___"
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “I CANNOT TELL A ___”. Shape: L _ _.
LIE
ETHICAL MATTER
18Ethical matter
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Lockjaw disease”.
MORAL
PACK ANIMAL
19Pack animal
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ _. “Zero, in soccer scores” crosses it at the third square.
MULE
COMMU___Y
20COMMU___Y
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “COMMU___Y” go in the grid. First one: N.
NIT
TOW_
21TOW_
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“TOW_” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with N.
N
CANDY INGREDIENT
22Candy ingredient
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Fits S _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Adult male”.
SUGAR
"BEARDED" FLOWER
23"bearded" flower
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
I _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
IRIS
LEAVE
24Leave
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
EXIT
MAIL OUT
25Mail out
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. Solving “Adult male” first gives you its third letter.
SEND
OLYMPIC SLED
26Olympic sled
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Candy ingredient”.
LUGE
CLOSED CIRCUIT
27Closed circuit
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Closed circuit” to its initials.
CC
ADULT MALE
28Adult male
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits M _ _. Solving “Mail out” first gives you its third letter.
MAN
HOUR
29Hour
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Hour.
H
RIGHT DIRECTION
30Right direction
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Right direction”.
RD
Crossword Challenge Level 1651 Solved Grid
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