Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1463 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1463 of Crossword Challenge gives you 33 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 14 of 33 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 7 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Harmfully”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1463: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Draft”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Harmfully”. 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.
HARMFULLY
1Harmfully
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ E _ _ E _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Business deals”.
ADVERSELY
ROMAN NUMERAL 3
2Roman numeral 3
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: I _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
III
UN-COMMON
3Un-common
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
RARE
FIANCE
4Fiance
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Fiance, nothing more.
F
CITY OF ___ VEGAS
5CITY OF ___ VEGAS
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “CITY OF ___ VEGAS”. Shape: L _ _.
LAS
OVERALL SCORE
6Overall score
Top row 6/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Overall score”.
OS
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits W _ _ E _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Chip enable”.
WHEELS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
DRAFT
8Draft
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ F _ _ W. Solving “CITY OF ___ VEGAS” first gives you its fifth letter.
AIRFLOW
A DAY IN SPAIN
9A day in spain
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. Solving “Un-common” first gives you its third letter.
DIA
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 5 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to V _ _ U _. Solving “Distress” first gives you its fourth letter.
VIRUS
MUSICAL NOTE
11Musical note
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Musical note”.
E
che--y
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “chey” gives the answer. First letter: R.
RR
BUSINESS DEALS
13Business deals
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits S _ _ E _. Solving “Distress” first gives you its fourth letter.
SALES
REVISE TEXT
14Revise text
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “IN ___ OF (INSTEAD OF)”.
EDIT
"THIS PUZZLE IS RELATIVELY EASY," SAY
15"this puzzle is relatively easy," say
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: L _ _. The third square is also part of “IN ___ OF (INSTEAD OF)”.
LIE
LESS OLD
16Less old
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with Y. Its fifth letter is shared with “Negative grade”.
YOUNGER
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FIREPLACE POWDER
17Fireplace powder
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
ASH
DISTRESS
18Distress
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Business deals”.
UPSET
EDGE
19Edge
Row 4, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Edge starts with the answer.
E
COMMAND LINE
20Command line
Row 4, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Command line” to its initials.
CL
__ISODE
21__ISODE
Row 5, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “__ISODE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
EP
AUDIO RECEIVER
22Audio receiver
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits R _ _ I _. “This puzzle is relatively easy," say” crosses it at the fourth square.
RADIO
CHIP ENABLE
23Chip enable
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CE
AW__OME
24AW__OME
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · down
“AW__OME” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
ES
HAWK, AS WARES
25Hawk, as wares
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. Solving “Command line” first gives you its third letter.
SELL
IN ___ OF (INSTEAD OF)
26IN ___ OF (INSTEAD OF)
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Say “IN ___ OF (INSTEAD OF)” out loud and the blank fills itself: L _ _ _.
LIEU
START
27Start
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Start.
S
ENGI___R
28ENGI___R
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “ENGI___R” go in the grid. First one: N.
NEE
ATTOR_EY
29ATTOR_EY
Row 8, col 6 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “ATTOR_EY” go in the grid. First one: N.
N
NEGATIVE GRADE
30Negative grade
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NG
EITHER ONE
31Either one
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
O _. “Less old” crosses it at the second square.
OR
"THE MATRIX" ROLE
32"the matrix" role
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits N _ _. Check the third letter against “Either one”.
NEO
A_YMORE
33A_YMORE
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “A_YMORE” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
N
Crossword Challenge Level 1463 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1463 solved
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