Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1715 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1715? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
14 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 6 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Vital essence”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Riga native”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Vital essence”, 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.
VITAL ESSENCE
1Vital essence
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
L _ _ E _ _ O _ _. Solving “After k” first gives you its sixth letter.
LIFEBLOOD
BIG FLAP
2Big flap
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
ADO
PRIVA__
3PRIVA__
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “PRIVA__” go in the grid. First one: T.
TE
LIKE ROOMS TO RENT
4Like rooms to rent
Top row 4/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with V; pattern V _ _ A _ _. Solving “Sine anno” first gives you its fourth letter.
VACANT
IBIS
5Ibis
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Ibis.
I
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 7 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with A. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
ASHTRAY
BRIGHT SIGN
7Bright sign
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. Check the third letter against “Alaskan salmon”.
NEON
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
RIGA NATIVE
8Riga native
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with L. The fifth square is also part of “Ibis”.
LATVIAN
THOUGHT
9Thought
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “PRIVA__”.
IDEA
-cus
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “cus” gives the answer. First letter: F.
FO
AFTER D
11After d
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from D in the alphabet.
E
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits B _ _ N _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Like rooms to rent”.
BANNER
AFTER K
13After k
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from K in the alphabet.
L
ACORN PRODUCER
14Acorn producer
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits O _ _. Check the third letter against “Serpent”.
OAK
OVER-WEIGHT
15Over-weight
Left column 8/9 · 5 letters · across
O _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Standard time”.
OBESE
car-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “car” gives the answer. First letter: D.
DS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
DATABA__
17DATABA__
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “DATABA__” go in the grid. First one: S.
SE
ZERO IN MATH
18Zero in math
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Zero in math”.
O
ALASKAN SALMON
19Alaskan salmon
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with C. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
COHO
SERPENT
20Serpent
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ K _. “Acorn producer” crosses it at the fourth square.
SNAKE
SINE ANNO
21Sine anno
Row 5, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Sine anno”.
SA
_IRPLANE
22_IRPLANE
Row 5, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “_IRPLANE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
A
TRACKING NUMBER
23Tracking number
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Tracking number” to its initials.
TN
OLDER PERSON
24Older person
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “Over-weight” first gives you its fourth letter.
ELDER
PLAY HIDE-AND-_
25PLAY HIDE-AND-_
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
The missing word in “PLAY HIDE-AND-_” starts with S.
SEEK
BOOK OF MAPS
26Book of maps
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
ATLAS
CORE MUSCLES
27Core muscles
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: A _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
ABS
COLORING
28Coloring
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits D _ _. Its third letter is shared with “PLAY HIDE-AND-_”.
DYE
STANDARD TIME
29Standard time
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Standard time” to its initials.
ST
BULG_
30BULG_
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“BULG_” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
E
VOT_
31VOT_
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · down
“VOT_” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
E
HIKE
32Hike
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. The third square is also part of “VOT_”.
TREK
Crossword Challenge Level 1715 Solved Grid
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