Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1963 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1963? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 7 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 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Extra amount”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the top row, 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _ R _ _ I _ _. “Looked after” crosses it at the sixth square.
SPARETIRE
BASIC DESIRE
2Basic desire
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with U. “Attorney general” crosses it at the third square.
URGE
b--nze
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “b--nze” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RO
AFTER O
4 after o
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to O; the answer is its next letter.
P
ig-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “ig” gives the answer. First letter: L.
LOO
______ STATES
6______ STATES
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
The missing word in “______ STATES” starts with U.
UNITED
SUN RELATED
7Sun related
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Thanks again”.
SOLAR
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
EXTRA AMOUNT
8Extra amount
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ P _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
SURPLUS
ACE
9Ace
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: P _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
PRO
ATTORNEY GENERAL
10Attorney general
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AG
____ILE
11____ILE
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “____ILE” go in the grid. First one: R.
REPT
BETWEEN D AND F
12Between d and f
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The letter that sits between D and F.
E
LOOKED AFTER
13Looked after
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ D _ _. “Small apartment” crosses it at the fourth square.
TENDED
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: I _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Small apartment”.
INDIA
RETRY DELAY
15Retry delay
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RD
EXTRA SMART QUOTE
16Extra smart quote
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Extra smart quote” to its initials.
ESQ
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
OPTIONAL NEW OPTION
17Optional new option
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Optional new option”.
ONO
SMALL APARTMENT
18Small apartment
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ D _ _. “Looked after” crosses it at the fourth square.
STUDIO
LOAM
19Loam
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. “______ STATES” crosses it at the third square.
SOIL
LITTLE LAKE
20Little lake
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits P _ _ _. “Looked after” crosses it at the third square.
POND
THANKS AGAIN
21Thanks again
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TA
CRY DROPS
22Cry drops
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ R _. Check the fourth letter against “Mine finds”.
TEARS
NOT INNER
23Not inner
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “______ STATES”.
OUTER
CEASES
24Ceases
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. Solving “Retry delay” first gives you its third letter.
ENDS
EMPLOYEE SELF SERVICE
25Employee self service
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
ESS
NOP_
26NOP_
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “NOP_” go in the grid. First one: E.
E
SCH__ULE
27SCH__ULE
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
“SCH__ULE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
ED
MINE FINDS
28Mine finds
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “SCH__ULE”.
ORES
QUICK
29Quick
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Quick starts with the answer.
Q
SAME DAY SLEEP
30Same day sleep
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
SDS
Crossword Challenge Level 1963 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1963 solved
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