Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1533 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1533, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Part of essay”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Corridor”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Part of essay”, read top to bottom.
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.
PART OF ESSAY
1Part of essay
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
P _ _ A _ _ A _ _. “After q” crosses it at the sixth square.
PARAGRAPH
SHARP ANGLE
2Sharp angle
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ T _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Dined”.
ACUTE
SENIOR
3Senior
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shape: S _. Its second letter is shared with “Farm units”.
SR
dres-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“dres-”). What is left starts with S.
SER
AREA EAST OF THE BOSPORUS
5Area east of the bosporus
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. “Morning event” crosses it at the third square.
ASIA
AFTER F
6After f
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after F.
G
OFFICIAL WAIVER
7Official waiver
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ M _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Occasion”.
EXEMPTION
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CORRIDOR
8Corridor
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with P. Check the fifth letter against “Area east of the bosporus”.
PASSAGE
FARM UNITS
9Farm units
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
ACRES
-bik's cube
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-bik's cube” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RU
DINED
11Dined
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Foe”.
ATE
HEREDITARY UNIT
12Hereditary unit
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: G _ _ _. Solving “Foe” first gives you its third letter.
GENE
AFTER Q
13 after q
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
EQUIPPED WITH WEAPONS
14Equipped with weapons
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ E _. “Adam's mate” crosses it at the fourth square.
ARMED
15Wages
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “WAGES” point to the same word. It begins with P.
PAY
HIGH YIELD
16High yield
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
HY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
AFTER IX
17After ix
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “After ix”.
X
TRAFFIC MARKER
18Traffic marker
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. Its third letter is shared with “Game points”.
SIGN
MORNING EVENT
19Morning event
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. “Traffic marker” crosses it at the third square.
RISE
FOE
20Foe
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
E _ _ M _. Check the fourth letter against “Equipped with weapons”.
ENEMY
INTENT
21Intent
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Official waiver”.
AIM
ADAM'S MATE
22Adam's mate
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Equipped with weapons”.
EVE
GAME POINTS
23Game points
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
GP
BORDER
24Border
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. Solving “Earth science” first gives you its third letter.
EDGE
OCCASION
25Occasion
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
E _ _ N _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Traffic marker”.
EVENT
BIT OF SUNLIGHT
26Bit of sunlight
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits R _ _. Solving “High yield” first gives you its third letter.
RAY
ART_CLE
27ART_CLE
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “ART_CLE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
I
H__VEN
28H__VEN
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “H__VEN” go in the grid. First one: E.
EA
EARTH SCIENCE
29Earth science
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits G _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Official waiver”.
GEO
DESERVE
30Deserve
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Deserve.
D
FACULTY HEAD
31Faculty head
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “H__VEN”.
DEAN
Crossword Challenge Level 1533 Solved Grid
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