Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1653 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1653 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 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 30 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; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Necessary”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Renewal”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Necessary”. 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.
NECESSARY
1Necessary
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ U _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “After r”.
REQUISITE
AFTER D
2After d
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from D in the alphabet.
E
VICTORY VALUE
3Victory value
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
VV
k---k
4Iphone operating system
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “k---k” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
IOS
SCENIC OUTLOOK
5Scenic outlook
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
V _ _ _. Check the third letter against “____ION”.
VIEW
SPEECH INFLECTION
6Speech inflection
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
A _ _ E _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Pronoun for us”.
ACCENT
ALLOWED TO
7Allowed to
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
L _ _. Check the third letter against “____ION”.
LET
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
RENEWAL
8Renewal
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
R _ _ I _ _ L. Its fifth letter is shared with “Scenic outlook”.
REVIVAL
ABOV_
9ABOV_
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “ABOV_”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
E
QUOTE ONLY
10Quote only
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
QO
-cycle
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-cycle”). What is left starts with U.
UNI
CERTAIN ATOMS
12Certain atoms
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with I. The third square is also part of “Book list”.
IONS
AFTER R
13After r
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to R; the answer is its next letter.
S
THOUGHTS
14Thoughts
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. Its fourth letter is shared with “Places to sit”.
IDEAS
WOVEN CLOTH
15Woven cloth
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
T _ _ T _ _ E. “China's continent” crosses it at the fifth square.
TEXTILE
l--ur
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “l--ur” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EM
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SPEECH SOUND
17Speech sound
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: V _ _ C _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Speech inflection”.
VOICE
ARTIST YOKO ___
18ARTIST YOKO ___
Row 3, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “ARTIST YOKO ___”. Shape: O _ _.
ONO
____ION
19____ION
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “____ION” go in the grid. First one: S.
SECT
BOOK LIST
20Book list
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Thoughts”.
INDEX
PRONOUN FOR US
21Pronoun for us
Row 5, col 5 · 2 letters · across
W _. Its second letter is shared with “Speech inflection”.
WE
PLACES TO SIT
22Places to sit
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. “Woven cloth” crosses it at the fourth square.
SEATS
23Picture clue
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with S. Its fourth letter is shared with “Woven cloth”.
SHEET
NAME SERVER
24Name server
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NS
CHINA'S CONTINENT
25China's continent
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Woven cloth”.
ASIA
PASSING
26Passing
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ T _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Speech inflection”.
DEATH
"ROLL ___ BONES!"
27"ROLL ___ BONES!"
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “ROLL ___ BONES!” starts with D.
DEM
ELITE
28Elite
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Elite starts with the answer.
E
LIFELONG LEARNING
29Lifelong learning
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Lifelong learning”.
LL
SODIUM CHLORIDE
30Sodium chloride
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Solving “Lifelong learning” first gives you its third letter.
SALT
Crossword Challenge Level 1653 Solved Grid
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