Crossword Challenge Puzzle 943 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 943, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Job seeker”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Written piece”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Job seeker”. 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.
JOB SEEKER
1Job seeker
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with A. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the sixth square.
APPLICANT
FAST
2Fast
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
RAPID
-ber
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “-ber”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with T.
TIM
A__PORT
4A__PORT
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
“A__PORT” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
IR
AVERAGE GRADE
5Average grade
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Average grade”.
C
MADAM
6Madam
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Elec. data system”.
LADY
ENGINE REPAIR SHOP
7Engine repair shop
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Engine repair shop”.
ERS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
WRITTEN PIECE
8Written piece
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
A _ _ I _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Average grade”.
ARTICLE
COUPLE
9Couple
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with P. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
PAIR
PARTS PER MILLION
10Parts per million
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
PPM
-on
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “on” gives the answer. First letter: L.
LI
THOUGHTS
12Thoughts
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ A _. Solving “Celebrated” first gives you its fourth letter.
IDEAS
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Name the object in the picture. C.
C
"BESIDES THAT …"
14"besides that …"
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Compass point”.
ALSO
ORGANIC STATE
15Organic state
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
N _ _ U _ _ L. Solving “__BOT” first gives you its fifth letter.
NATURAL
TOILET PAPER
16Toilet paper
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TP
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
AUG. REALITY
17Aug. reality
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AR
"IF ALL ___ FAILS …"
18"IF ALL ___ FAILS …"
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “IF ALL ___ FAILS …”? It fits E _ _ _.
ELSE
ELEC. DATA SYSTEM
19Elec. data system
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Elec. data system”.
EDS
CELEBRATED
20Celebrated
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: F _ _ O _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Besides that …”.
FAMOUS
TRAVEL BY AIR
21Travel by air
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with F; pattern F _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Madam”.
FLY
COMPASS POINT
22Compass point
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “Besides that …”.
EAST
MATURE PERSON
23Mature person
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. Its fourth letter is shared with “Organic state”.
ADULT
ARTISAN
24Artisan
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Artisan starts with the answer.
A
ADJACENT TO
25Adjacent to
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Organic state”.
NEAR
CHANGE
26Change
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. “Adjacent to” crosses it at the fourth square.
AMEND
PART OF A RACE
27Part of a race
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. Solving “Toilet paper” first gives you its third letter.
LAP
EUROPEAN UNION
28European union
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EU
__BOT
29__BOT
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “__BOT” go in the grid. First one: R.
RO
ARRANGE
30Arrange
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Solving “Adjacent to” first gives you its third letter.
SORT
Crossword Challenge Level 943 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 943 solved
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