Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1183 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1183 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Spotless”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Portion”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Spotless”. 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.
SPOTLESS
1Spotless
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
S _ _ I _ _ E _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Group head”.
STAINLESS
MAKE MONEY
2Make money
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
EARN
AFTER Q
3After q
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after Q.
R
VERSUS
4Versus
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with V. “Big celebrity” crosses it at the second square.
VS
hosp---l
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “hosp---l” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
ITA
PERSONAL TITLE
6Personal title
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. Check the third letter against “I ____ ROCK" (1966 HIT)”.
NAME
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: G _ _ V _. Check the fourth letter against “Expected value”.
GRAVE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PORTION
8Portion
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ V _ _ G. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
SERVING
TURN AROUND
9Turn around
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Turn around”.
TA
p---keet
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “p---keet”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
ARA
INSTITUTION ABBR.
11Institution abbr.
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with I. Solving “___-PACIFIC” first gives you its third letter.
INST
BEFORE O
12Before o
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter back from O in the alphabet.
N
GROUP HEAD
13Group head
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ D _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Abe's mary”.
LEADER
EFFECTIVE DATE
14Effective date
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Effective date” to its initials.
ED
DRINK SLOWLY
15Drink slowly
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. The third square is also part of “Private equity”.
SIP
FOOTFALL
16Footfall
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Private equity”.
STEP
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BIG CELEBRITY
17Big celebrity
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. The third square is also part of “Personal title”.
STAR
___-PACIFIC
18___-PACIFIC
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “___-PACIFIC”? It fits A _ _ _.
ASIA
"I ____ ROCK" (1966 HIT)
19"I ____ ROCK" (1966 HIT)
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say “I ____ ROCK" (1966 HIT)” out loud and the blank fills itself: A _ _.
AMA
ABE'S MARY
20Abe's mary
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Group head”.
TODD
EXPECTED VALUE
21Expected value
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Expected value” to its initials.
EV
MUST HAVE
22Must have
Row 5, col 6 · 4 letters · down
N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Bambi and others”.
NEED
BIT OF SOLAR WIND
23Bit of solar wind
Row 6, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Shape: I _ _. “Must have” crosses it at the third square.
ION
REVISE, AS TEXT
24Revise, as text
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “Drink slowly” first gives you its third letter.
EDIT
EARL
25Earl
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Earl, nothing more.
E
WOOD-WIND
26Wood-wind
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “ROLL ___ BONES!”.
REED
ROOT MEAN SQUARE
27Root mean square
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Root mean square”.
RMS
BAMBI AND OTHERS
28Bambi and others
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Wood-wind”.
DEER
PRIVATE EQUITY
29Private equity
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
PE
"ROLL ___ BONES!"
30"ROLL ___ BONES!"
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say “ROLL ___ BONES!” out loud and the blank fills itself: D _ _.
DEM
PARKING SYMBOL
31Parking symbol
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Parking symbol”.
P
su-
32Drive system
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“su-”). What is left starts with D.
DS
Crossword Challenge Level 1183 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1183 solved
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