Crossword Challenge Puzzle 983 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 983? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “In another way”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Cop”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “In another way”. 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.
IN ANOTHER WAY
1In another way
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits O _ _ E _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Opposite of eastern”.
OTHERWISE
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: F _ _ N _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “All over”.
FRANCE
DISCOVER
3Discover
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits F _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
FIND
AFTER H
4After h
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from H in the alphabet.
I
CENTRAL BUREAU
5Central bureau
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Central bureau”.
CB
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. E _ _. The third square is also part of “Europe & africa”.
EYE
NOT FAKE
7Not fake
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. “Europe & africa” crosses it at the third square.
REAL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
COP
8Cop
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits O _ _ I _ _ R. Check the fifth letter against “Central bureau”.
OFFICER
PREFIX WITH CITY
9Prefix with city
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits T _ _. Check the third letter against “Discover”.
TRI
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. H _ _ _. “Discover” crosses it at the third square.
HAND
ALL OVER
11All over
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits E _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Meas. of water”.
ENDED
RACING CAR
12Racing car
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RC
OPPOSITE OF EASTERN
13Opposite of eastern
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
W _ _ T _ _ N. Solving “Female deer” first gives you its fifth letter.
WESTERN
IMAGE
14Image
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Image, nothing more.
I
___ JUMPING (WINTER OLYMPICS EVENT)
15___ JUMPING (WINTER OLYMPICS EVENT)
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ JUMPING (WINTER OLYMPICS EVENT)”. Shape: S _ _.
SKI
WENT IN
16Went in
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with E. Its fifth letter is shared with “Arkansas”.
ENTERED
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SEE YOU LATER
17See you later
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
B _ _. Check the third letter against “Not fake”.
BYE
MEAS. OF WATER
18Meas. of water
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ T _. The fourth square is also part of “Opposite of eastern”.
DEPTH
EUROPE & AFRICA
19Europe & africa
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EA
FEMALE DEER
20Female deer
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shape: D _ _. Solving “Opposite of eastern” first gives you its third letter.
DOE
LEADER
21Leader
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Leader.
L
COST
22Cost
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ C _. Solving “Pro” first gives you its fourth letter.
PRICE
MUSIC GENRE
23Music genre
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _. The third square is also part of “Cost”.
POP
FORMAL ATTIRE
24Formal attire
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “___ JUMPING (WINTER OLYMPICS EVENT)”.
SUIT
MUST GET
25Must get
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ _. “Pro” crosses it at the third square.
NEED
UNIV. HOSPITAL
26Univ. hospital
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Univ. hospital” to its initials.
UH
KILO-NEWTON
27Kilo-newton
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Kilo-newton” to its initials.
KN
IMPORT-EXPORT
28Import-export
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IE
ARKANSAS
29Arkansas
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _. Solving “Went in” first gives you its second letter.
AR
PRO
30Pro
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Check the third letter against “Must get”.
ACE
EXHIBIT
31Exhibit
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Exhibit.
E
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