Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1083 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1083? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
11 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 4 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 “Build”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1083: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Phone action”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Build”. 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.
BUILD
1Build
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits C _ _ S _ _ U _ _. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
CONSTRUCT
LATER
2Later
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. Its fourth letter is shared with “Groups of items”.
AFTER
go-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “go” gives the answer. First letter: L.
LF
HUMAN LIMBS
4Human limbs
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Garden entry”.
LEGS
$$$ FOR OLD AGE
5$$$ for old age
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
I _ _. The third square is also part of “Garden entry”.
IRA
BEFORE O
6Before o
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right before O.
N
7Nature's hue
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Use the text “NATURE'S HUE” if the picture is unclear. First letter G.
GREEN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PHONE ACTION
8Phone action
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
C _ _ L _ _ G. The fifth square is also part of “$$$ for old age”.
CALLING
HAVE FOR SALE
9Have for sale
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with O. Solving “Human limbs” first gives you its fourth letter.
OFFER
NICE TRY
10Nice try
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NT
GROUPS OF ITEMS
11Groups of items
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Sorts”.
SETS
MAKE AN EFFORT
12Make an effort
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. The third square is also part of “Sorts”.
TRY
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits R.
R
APPLY
14Apply
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
U _ _. The third square is also part of “Sorts”.
USE
LEGAL MATTERS
15Legal matters
Left column 8/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ E _. Solving “Verbal shrug” first gives you its fourth letter.
CASES
TONIGHT
16Tonight
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: T _. Solving “___ FRANCISCO” first gives you its second letter.
TN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
RUSSET
17Russet
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Russet.
R
TWO TIMES
18Two times
Row 3, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with T. Solving “____ESSOR” first gives you its fourth letter.
TWICE
GARDEN ENTRY
19Garden entry
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits G _ _ _. Solving “Two times” first gives you its third letter.
GATE
SORTS
20Sorts
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ E _. Solving “Apply” first gives you its fourth letter.
TYPES
YOU AND I
21You and i
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _. The second square is also part of “Nature's hue”.
WE
MORE BAD
22More bad
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with W. Its fourth letter is shared with “Legal matters”.
WORSE
GAIN
23Gain
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _ _. Solving “Nature's hue” first gives you its third letter.
WIN
RAM
24Ram
Row 6, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Ram starts with the answer.
R
____ESSOR
25____ESSOR
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
“____ESSOR” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with P.
PROC
___ FRANCISCO
26___ FRANCISCO
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Say “___ FRANCISCO” out loud and the blank fills itself: S _ _.
SAN
SLICE
27Slice
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shape: C _ _. Check the third letter against “Warmth”.
CUT
CAM BUTTON
28Cam button
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: R _ _. The third square is also part of “Slice”.
REC
VERBAL SHRUG
29Verbal shrug
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
E _. Check the second letter against “Warmth”.
EH
UNIVERSE
30Universe
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Universe.
U
AMPERE
31Ampere
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Ampere, nothing more.
A
WARMTH
32Warmth
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: H _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Ampere”.
HEAT
Crossword Challenge Level 1083 Solved Grid
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