Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1003 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1003, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 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; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want 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 “Farm animals”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Captain's journal”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Farm animals”, 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.
FARM ANIMALS
1Farm animals
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits L _ _ E _ _ O _ _. Solving “Talk” first gives you its sixth letter.
LIVESTOCK
ATTACK START
2Attack start
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
ONSET
GOOD NIGHT
3Good night
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Good night”.
GN
-l
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “l” gives the answer. First letter: B.
BEL
MINE ROCKS
5Mine rocks
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits O _ _ _. Solving “Singer redbone” first gives you its third letter.
ORES
AFTER N
6After n
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from N in the alphabet.
O
TYPES
7Types
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: K _ _ D _. Solving “System test data” first gives you its fourth letter.
KINDS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CAPTAIN'S JOURNAL
8Captain's journal
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with L. The fifth square is also part of “Mine rocks”.
LOGBOOK
NOT OUTER
9Not outer
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
INNER
VERSUS
10Versus
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with V. Solving “Attack start” first gives you its second letter.
VS
st-
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “st” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EEL
SCIENTIFIC BRANCH
12Scientific branch
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. “Crowbar” crosses it at the third square.
STEM
TALK
13Talk
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Talk, nothing more.
T
ARIA AREA
14Aria area
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ R _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Pardon request”.
OPERA
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with C. “Story” crosses it at the fifth square.
CIRCLES
KILO-NEWTON
16Kilo-newton
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
KN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FIRST IN LINE
17First in line
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “First in line”.
I
____MAN
18____MAN
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
“____MAN” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
OTTO
SINGER REDBONE
19Singer redbone
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
L _ _ _. “____MAN” crosses it at the third square.
LEON
CROWBAR
20Crowbar
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Fits L _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Aria area”.
LEVER
SYSTEM TEST DATA
21System test data
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “System test data” to its initials.
STD
PARDON REQUEST
22Pardon request
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with M. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
MERCY
TIME SERIES
23Time series
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Time series” to its initials.
TS
STORY
24Story
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
T _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
TALE
FORBID ACTION
25Forbid action
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: V _ _ _. Solving “Story” first gives you its third letter.
VETO
A.T.M. PASSWORD
26A.t.m. password
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits P _ _. Solving “Kilo-newton” first gives you its third letter.
PIN
MEDICAL SCHOOL STUDENT
27Medical school student
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Medical school student” to its initials.
MSS
MASS
28Mass
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Mass, nothing more.
M
BR__KABLE
29BR__KABLE
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “BR__KABLE” go in the grid. First one: E.
EA
OPPOSITE OF NAYS
30Opposite of nays
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _ _. Solving “BR__KABLE” first gives you its third letter.
YEAS
Crossword Challenge Level 1003 Solved Grid
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