Crossword Challenge Puzzle 933 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 933, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 4 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Funded by”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Gossip topic”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Funded by”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
FUNDED BY
1Funded by
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
S _ _ N _ _ R _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Born earlier”.
SPONSORED
-cert
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-cert” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with C.
CON
CREATIVE FIELD
3Creative field
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “On top of”.
ARTS
AFTER M
4After m
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from M in the alphabet.
N
-nger
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-nger” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with D.
DA
FILM-MAKER WOODY
6Film-maker woody
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Sugary”.
ALLEN
FINAL
7Final
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ _. “Lifespan” crosses it at the third square.
LAST
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
GOSSIP TOPIC
8Gossip topic
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
S _ _ N _ _ L. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
SCANDAL
-ridge
9"___ FAVOR"
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-ridge” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with P.
POR
ON TOP OF
10On top of
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Creative field”.
ONTO
NITROGEN SYMBOL
11Nitrogen symbol
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Nitrogen symbol”.
N
-ar
12South carolina
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ar” gives the answer. First letter: S.
SC
BORN EARLIER
13Born earlier
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ E _. Solving “Had control” first gives you its fourth letter.
OLDER
ROUTE
14Route
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Disk contents”.
ROAD
EASTERN STANDARD TIME
15Eastern standard time
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Eastern standard time” to its initials.
EST
HANDLING CARDS
16Handling cards
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
D _ _ L _ _ G. Solving “CA__CATURE” first gives you its fifth letter.
DEALING
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
WING STRUCTURE
17Wing structure
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the third letter against “Final”.
ALA
HAD CONTROL
18Had control
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Born earlier”.
OWNED
LIFESPAN
19Lifespan
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits L _. “Final” crosses it at the second square.
LS
HEARING ORGAN
20Hearing organ
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. “Born earlier” crosses it at the third square.
EAR
SUGARY
21Sugary
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Film-maker woody”.
SWEET
NEAR
22Near
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ S _. Solving “Eastern standard time” first gives you its fourth letter.
CLOSE
MUM'S MUM
23Mum's mum
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
N _ _. “Film-maker woody” crosses it at the third square.
NAN
DISK CONTENTS
24Disk contents
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ _. “Eastern standard time” crosses it at the third square.
DATA
NOT SHORT
25Not short
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Actor silver”.
LONG
LEFT
26Left
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Left.
L
MALE CHILD
27Male child
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits S _ _. “Handling cards” crosses it at the third square.
SON
THERE-FORE
28There-fore
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
S _. Its second letter is shared with “Not short”.
SO
CA__CATURE
29CA__CATURE
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “CA__CATURE” go in the grid. First one: R.
RI
ACTOR SILVER
30Actor silver
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. Solving “Not short” first gives you its third letter.
RON
LETTER AFTER K
31Letter after k
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after K.
L
Crossword Challenge Level 933 Solved Grid
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