Crossword Challenge Puzzle 633 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 633 of Crossword Challenge gives you 29 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
11 of the 29 answers are one or two letters long. 6 clues are pictures, and 5 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Dramatic per-formance”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 633: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Orchestra leader”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Dramatic per-formance”. 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.
DRAMATIC PER-FORMANCE
1Dramatic per-formance
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ O _ _ A _ _. Solving “Type of sushi” first gives you its sixth letter.
MELODRAMA
st-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“st-”). What is left starts with A.
AR
cam-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“cam-”). What is left starts with E.
ERA
AFTER R
4After r
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after R.
S
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to T _ _ E _. “Attention” crosses it at the fourth square.
THIEF
NOT POLITE
6Not polite
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Not main point”.
RUDE
FOLLOWING ORDERS
7Following orders
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ D _ _ N _ _. The sixth square is also part of “__ASIDE”.
OBEDIENCE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ORCHESTRA LEADER
8Orchestra leader
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ S _ _ O. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
MAESTRO
ECHO RIFT REACTOR
9Echo rift reactor
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Echo rift reactor”.
ERR
AFTER K
10After k
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from K in the alphabet.
L
anch-
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“anch-”). What is left starts with O.
OR
CAFFEINE-FREE
12Caffeine-free
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with D. “Not deep” crosses it at the fourth square.
DECAF
TYPE OF SUSHI
13Type of sushi
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Chlorine symbol”.
ROLL
m-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “m-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
AP
TUNEFUL
15Tuneful
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with M. Solving “__VANCE” first gives you its fifth letter.
MELODIC
ONCE AGAIN
16Once again
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Limited edition”.
ANEW
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CENTRAL POINT
17Central point
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Following orders”.
HUB
NOT DEEP
18Not deep
Row 3, col 5 · 7 letters · down
S _ _ L _ _ W. Its fifth letter is shared with “Grass area”.
SHALLOW
NOT MAIN POINT
19Not main point
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ D _. Check the fourth letter against “Not polite”.
ASIDE
OPEN AGAIN
20Open again
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Fits R _ _ P _ _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
REOPEN
ATTENTION
21Attention
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
H _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Not polite”.
HEED
CHLORINE SYMBOL
22Chlorine symbol
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _. Solving “Type of sushi” first gives you its second letter.
CL
ICON
23Icon
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Icon.
I
BIG GULP
24Big gulp
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. “Tuneful” crosses it at the third square.
SWIG
__ASIDE
25__ASIDE
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“__ASIDE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
SE
__VANCE
26__VANCE
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “__VANCE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
AD
GRASS AREA
27Grass area
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Big gulp”.
LAWN
LIMITED EDITION
28Limited edition
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Limited edition”.
LE
sta-
29STRAN__R
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “sta” gives the answer. First letter: G.
GE
Crossword Challenge Level 633 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 633 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 633 with us. Puzzle 634 is next, with 31 clues on a 8×10 board.