Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1652 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1652? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want 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 the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1652: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Charm”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: A _ _ L _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
AMPLIFIER
ACCURATE
2Accurate
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. “British bar” crosses it at the third square.
TRUE
AFTER S
3After s
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after S.
T
RADIO WAVE
4Radio wave
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Radio wave”.
RW
"FIRE!" PRECEDER
5"fire!" preceder
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Driver's aid”.
AIM
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 8 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits C _ _ R _ _ E _. “Sandwich shop” crosses it at the fifth square.
CLARINET
TEXT ERROR
7Text error
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Driver's aid”.
TYPO
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CHARM
8Charm
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ R _ _ T. Solving “Fire!" preceder” first gives you its fifth letter.
ATTRACT
MALE HONORIFIC
9Male honorific
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: M _. Check the second letter against “Accurate”.
MR
BRITISH BAR
10British bar
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with P. The third square is also part of “Not good”.
PUB
JUMP FORWARD
11Jump forward
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with L. “Not good” crosses it at the third square.
LEAP
NINTH LETTER
12Ninth letter
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Ninth letter”.
I
-ctory
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-ctory” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with F.
FA
ITEM MODIFIER POWER
14Item modifier power
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
IMP
ARABIAN PRINCE
15Arabian prince
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with “Short for picture”.
EMIR
BOXING MOVIE HERO
16Boxing movie hero
Left column 9/9 · 5 letters · across
R _ _ K _. Check the fourth letter against “Right kidney”.
ROCKY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CUNNING
17Cunning
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
W _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
WILY
NOT GOOD
18Not good
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Fits B _ _. “Sandwich shop” crosses it at the third square.
BAD
DRIVER'S AID
19Driver's aid
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with M. Check the third letter against “Text error”.
MAP
WRITING TOOL
20Writing tool
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Fits P _ _. Solving “6+3” first gives you its third letter.
PEN
RUN ON
21Run on
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RO
JAR TOP
22Jar top
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fits L _ _. “ACCI___T” crosses it at the third square.
LID
SANDWICH SHOP
23Sandwich shop
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Jar top”.
DELI
WEAPONRY STOCK
24Weaponry stock
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Arabian prince”.
AMMO
BE JEALOUS OF
25Be jealous of
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Television”.
ENVY
6+3
266+3
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
NINE
SHORT FOR PICTURE
27Short for picture
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Shape: P _ _. The third square is also part of “Boxing movie hero”.
PIC
ACCI___T
28ACCI___T
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “ACCI___T” and enter only the missing part, starting with D.
DEN
RIGHT KIDNEY
29Right kidney
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RK
TELEVISION
30Television
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
T _. Check the second letter against “Be jealous of”.
TV
YES
31Yes
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Yes, nothing more.
Y
YOGA
32Yoga
Row 10, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Yoga.
Y
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