Crossword Challenge Puzzle 283 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 283 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 6 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants 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 “Potluck dish”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Potluck dish”, 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.
POTLUCK DISH
1Potluck dish
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
C _ _ S _ _ O _ _. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
CASSEROLE
IMPULSE
2Impulse
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with U. The third square is also part of “Sergeant”.
URGE
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with R. The third square is also part of “Sergeant”.
RAT
THROW-BACK
4Throw-back
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TB
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
One word for the picture, starting with A.
A
UTTERLY FOOLISH
6Utterly foolish
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ N _. “Penny” crosses it at the fourth square.
INANE
POND CRITTER
7Pond critter
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
N _ _ _. “Legal system” crosses it at the third square.
NEWT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with C. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
CURTAIN
SAUDI CITIZEN
9Saudi citizen
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
ARAB
SERGEANT
10Sergeant
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
SGT
hou-
11Selenium
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“hou-”). What is left starts with S.
SE
EFFORT
12Effort
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Effort starts with the answer.
E
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. R _ _ N _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Transmit”.
RAINS
bo-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “bo-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
OK
WORD-FOR-WORD
15Word-for-word
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits L _ _ E _ _ L. “Smaller in size” crosses it at the fifth square.
LITERAL
COVET
16Covet
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “Home theater”.
ENVY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
__EDLE
17__EDLE
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “__EDLE” go in the grid. First one: N.
NE
SMALLER IN SIZE
18Smaller in size
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ S _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
LESSER
LEGAL SYSTEM
19Legal system
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
L _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Pond critter”.
LAW
TRANSMIT
20Transmit
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
C _ _ V _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Part of a suit”.
CONVEY
PENNY
21Penny
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with C. “Utterly foolish” crosses it at the third square.
CENT
GREETING
22Greeting
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its second letter.
HI
LAWN WATERER
23Lawn waterer
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
H _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Smaller in size”.
HOSE
SIMILAR
24Similar
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Word-for-word”.
AKIN
"___ ALL BE FINE"
25"___ ALL BE FINE"
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “___ ALL BE FINE”. Shape: I _ _ _.
ITLL
ISLAND
26Island
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Island.
I
JAZZ INST.
27Jazz inst.
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Clothing size”.
SAX
PART OF A SUIT
28Part of a suit
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with V. Its third letter is shared with “Jazz inst.”.
VEST
HOME THEATER
29Home theater
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fits T _. “Covet” crosses it at the second square.
TV
CLOTHING SIZE
30Clothing size
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with X. The second square is also part of “___ ALL BE FINE”.
XL
Crossword Challenge Level 283 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 283 solved
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