Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1953 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1953 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: 13 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 3 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Easily broken”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1953: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Rundown feeling”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Easily broken”. 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.
EASILY BROKEN
1Easily broken
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ G _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Most recent”.
FRAGILITY
f--cet
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “f--cet” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
AU
EXAMINE
3Examine
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Aberdeen folk”.
TEST
BETWEEN H AND J
4Between h and j
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Alphabet check: the single letter between H and J.
I
NO LONGER A KID
5No longer a kid
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits G _ _ W _. “Crooked” crosses it at the fourth square.
GROWN
NOT PROCESSED
6Not processed
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ R _ _ T _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Auto focus”.
UNTREATED
EFFORTLESS
7Effortless
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. Solving “Aberdeen folk” first gives you its third letter.
EASY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
RUNDOWN FEELING
8Rundown feeling
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits F _ _ I _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “No longer a kid”.
FATIGUE
BITTER HERB
9Bitter herb
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. “Examine” crosses it at the third square.
RUE
AFFABLE
10Affable
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Affable.
A
ACQUIRE SOMETHING
11Acquire something
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits G _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Examine”.
GET
h--ter
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“h--ter”). What is left starts with I.
IT
MOST RECENT
13Most recent
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Starting price”.
LAST
ICECAP
14Icecap
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Icecap.
I
elec--on
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “elec--on”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with T.
TI
RELATED TO YOU
16Related to you
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: Y _ _ _. Solving “User” first gives you its third letter.
YOUR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BIOLOGY CLASS TOPIC
17Biology class topic
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Effortless”.
RNA
_OLOGNE
18_OLOGNE
Row 3, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_OLOGNE” go in the grid. First one: C.
C
ABERDEEN FOLK
19Aberdeen folk
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits S _ _ T _. Solving “Not processed” first gives you its fourth letter.
SCOTS
DRIVER'S TARGET, IN BRIEF
20Driver's target, in brief
Row 4, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Most recent”.
ETA
CROOKED
21Crooked
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _ _. The third square is also part of “Effortless”.
WRY
DIFFERENT OPTION
22Different option
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
O _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “All paid up”.
OTHER
SINGLE
23Single
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits O _ _. The third square is also part of “Not processed”.
ONE
STARTING PRICE
24Starting price
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SP
TEXT STYLE
25Text style
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: F _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “All paid up”.
FONT
AUTO FOCUS
26Auto focus
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Auto focus”.
AF
ORIGINAL VERSION
27Original version
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Original version” to its initials.
OV
PICTURE
28Picture
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ T _. “Not processed” crosses it at the fourth square.
PHOTO
INFO OBJECT
29Info object
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IO
ALL PAID UP
30All paid up
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Not processed”.
EVEN
USER
31User
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of User.
U
DOWN-TOWN
32Down-town
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Down-town”.
DT
Crossword Challenge Level 1953 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1953 solved
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