Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1691 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1691? 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 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Throne assumption”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1691: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Pertains”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Throne assumption”. 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.
THRONE ASSUMPTION
1Throne assumption
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits A _ _ E _ _ I _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
ACCESSION
NOT AFFLUENT
2Not affluent
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. Solving “Calf's mother” first gives you its third letter.
POOR
LETTER AFTER O
3Letter after o
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from O in the alphabet.
P
-rva
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “-rva”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LA
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN STUDIO
5Industrial design studio
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Industrial design studio”.
IDS
ALLAY
6Allay
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. “Someone said it” crosses it at the third square.
EASE
SUFFIX WITH BLACK OR SILVER
7Suffix with black or silver
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. Its fourth letter is shared with “Extraterrestrial”.
SMITH
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PERTAINS
8Pertains
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits A _ _ L _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with “Industrial design studio”.
APPLIES
-ckpit
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ckpit” gives the answer. First letter: C.
CO
CALF'S MOTHER
10Calf's mother
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
C _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Among”.
COW
"FIFTEEN MILES ON THE ___ CANAL"
11"FIFTEEN MILES ON THE ___ CANAL"
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “FIFTEEN MILES ON THE ___ CANAL”? It fits E _ _ _.
ERIE
AFTER R
12 after r
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from R in the alphabet.
S
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with S. “Singer clapton” crosses it at the fourth square.
SPHINX
INTERNET ACCESS
14Internet access
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IA
OPTIC RELAY ACCESS
15Optic relay access
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
ORA
"NO" VOTES
16"no" votes
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Yes in voting”.
NAYS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ACTOR SANDLER
17Actor sandler
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Allay”.
ADAM
AMONG
18Among
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
W _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Tip-ring-sleeve”.
WITH
SOMEONE SAID IT
19Someone said it
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SSI
SINGER CLAPTON
20Singer clapton
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
ERIC
EXTRATERRESTRIAL
21Extraterrestrial
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _. Solving “Suffix with black or silver” first gives you its second letter.
ET
WHITE FLAKES
22White flakes
Row 5, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Solving “Spiral shape” first gives you its third letter.
SNOW
TIP-RING-SLEEVE
23Tip-ring-sleeve
Row 6, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Tip-ring-sleeve” to its initials.
TRS
MEDIC PREFIX
24Medic prefix
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. “Optic relay access” crosses it at the third square.
PARA
_OMEMADE
25_OMEMADE
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “_OMEMADE” go in the grid. First one: H.
H
ROMAN 13
26Roman 13
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
X _ _ _. “CROSS___E” crosses it at the third square.
XIII
LOCAL SIDEREAL TIME
27Local sidereal time
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
LST
SPIRAL SHAPE
28Spiral shape
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with C. Its third letter is shared with “Roman 13”.
COIL
YES IN VOTING
29Yes in voting
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _. Solving “No" votes” first gives you its second letter.
AY
CROSS___E
30CROSS___E
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “CROSS___E”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with W.
WIS
BEFORE T
31Before t
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to T; the answer is its previous letter.
S
TAKE __ EASY
32TAKE __ EASY
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Complete the phrase “TAKE __ EASY”. Shape: I _.
IT
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