Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1675 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1675? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Global”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1675: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Not typical”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Global”. 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.
GLOBAL
1Global
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ V _ _ S _ _. “Business income” crosses it at the sixth square.
UNIVERSAL
PUBLIC WARNING
2Public warning
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits N _ _ I _ _. “Short stay” crosses it at the fourth square.
NOTICE
EMPLOYS
3Employs
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ _. “Any object” crosses it at the third square.
USES
SCRIBE
4Scribe
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Scribe.
S
scr-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “scr-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with U.
UB
AGREEMENT AT SEA
6Agreement at sea
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. The third square is also part of “Enrolled agent”.
AYE
MAIN ROLE
7Main role
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ _. “Enrolled agent” crosses it at the third square.
LEAD
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOT TYPICAL
8Not typical
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with U. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
UNUSUAL
hip---is
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“hip---is”). What is left starts with N.
NOS
ANY OBJECT
10Any object
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Employs”.
ITEM
SHORT STAY
11Short stay
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: V _ _ I _. Solving “Road markers” first gives you its fourth letter.
VISIT
ENTERIC COATED
12Enteric coated
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EC
BUSINESS INCOME
13Business income
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits R _ _ E _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Beach shade”.
REVENUE
AFTER R
14 after r
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from R in the alphabet.
S
ACTIVE DENIAL SYSTEM
15Active denial system
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ADS
+s
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Picture word minus “+s” gives the answer. First letter: L.
LETTERS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
"SEE YOU LATER!"
17"see you later!"
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits B _ _. Solving “Main role” first gives you its third letter.
BYE
ROAD MARKERS
18Road markers
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Business income”.
MILES
ENROLLED AGENT
19Enrolled agent
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Enrolled agent”.
EA
BEACH SHADE
20Beach shade
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fits T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Business income”.
TAN
DRIVE
21Drive
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Drive, nothing more.
D
SWEET STUFF
22Sweet stuff
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ A _. Solving “Not good” first gives you its fourth letter.
SUGAR
___ ISLAS FILIPINAS
23___ ISLAS FILIPINAS
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ ISLAS FILIPINAS” starts with L.
LAS
BROAD
24Broad
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with V; pattern V _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Active denial system”.
VAST
CEASES
25Ceases
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Not good”.
ENDS
SE__ON
26SE__ON
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · across
“SE__ON” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
AS
DIESEL ENGINE
27Diesel engine
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
DE
GOOD NIGHT
28Good night
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
GN
EXIST
29Exist
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Begins with B. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its second letter.
BE
NOT GOOD
30Not good
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits B _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Ceases”.
BAD
BEFORE U
31Before u
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right before U.
T
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