Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1983 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1983, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 30 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; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Positively”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Occasion to say goodbye”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Positively”. 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.
POSITIVELY
1Positively
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with F. Solving “Before b” first gives you its sixth letter.
FAVORABLY
BODY WASTE
2Body waste
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ N _. Solving “Moving to” first gives you its fourth letter.
URINE
fa-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “fa” gives the answer. First letter: N.
NG
– union
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“- union”). What is left starts with E.
EUROPEAN
READY ACTION EVENT
5Ready action event
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits R _ _. Check the third letter against “Pool table triangle”.
REA
ABSTAIN
6Abstain
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Abstain.
A
INLAND WATERS
7Inland waters
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with L. Check the fourth letter against “P__TICAL”.
LAKES
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
OCCASION TO SAY GOODBYE
8Occasion to say goodbye
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ E _ _ L. Solving “Ready action event” first gives you its fifth letter.
FUNERAL
DISPUTE
9Dispute
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ U _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
ARGUE
NUMBER AFTER V
10Number after v
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
V _. Solving “Body waste” first gives you its second letter.
VI
MOVING TO
11Moving to
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. Solving “Turn” first gives you its third letter.
ONTO
-ader
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ader” gives the answer. First letter: R.
RE
BEFORE B
13Before b
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter back from B in the alphabet.
A
LESS SPECIFIC
14Less specific
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: B _ _ A _ _ R. Its fifth letter is shared with “Home of bollywood”.
BROADER
LEFT HAND
15Left hand
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LH
THIS PUZZLE'S SOLVER
16This puzzle's solver
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _. The third square is also part of “Until”.
YOU
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ACT
17Act
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Act.
A
SUBJECT MATTER
18Subject matter
Row 3, col 7 · 7 letters · down
Begins with C. Its fifth letter is shared with “Less specific”.
CONTENT
POOL TABLE TRIANGLE
19Pool table triangle
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Subject matter”.
RACK
TURN
20Turn
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Turn starts with the answer.
T
P__TICAL
21P__TICAL
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “P__TICAL”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with O.
OE
HOME OF BOLLYWOOD
22Home of bollywood
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits I _ _ I _. Solving “After 8” first gives you its fourth letter.
INDIA
BOWLERS' TARGETS
23Bowlers' targets
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Subject matter”.
PINS
CO__RFUL
24CO__RFUL
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “CO__RFUL” go in the grid. First one: L.
LO
LOANED
25Loaned
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ _. Solving “Home of bollywood” first gives you its third letter.
LENT
REGIONAL HEALTH OFFICE
26Regional health office
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Regional health office”.
RHO
"RIDDLE ME, RIDDLE ME ___"
27"RIDDLE ME, RIDDLE ME ___"
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “RIDDLE ME, RIDDLE ME ___”? It fits R _ _.
REE
AFTER 8
28After 8
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Subject matter”.
NINE
UNTIL
29Until
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Until.
U
DEVOURED
30Devoured
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “RIDDLE ME, RIDDLE ME ___”.
ATE
Crossword Challenge Level 1983 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1983 solved
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