Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1133 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1133 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.
11 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 4 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; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Official occasions”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Opposite of success”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Official occasions”. 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.
OFFICIAL OCCASIONS
1Official occasions
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits F _ _ C _ _ O _ _. “Any thing” crosses it at the sixth square.
FUNCTIONS
ABET
2Abet
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Abet.
A
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to I _ _. Solving “Zero value” first gives you its third letter.
ILL
bubb-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “bubb” gives the answer. First letter: L.
LE
REDDISH-BROWN
5Reddish-brown
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits U _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “To place down”.
UMBER
DECISIVE LOSS
6Decisive loss
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Budapest”.
ROUT
cal---ar
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “calar” gives the answer. First letter: E.
END
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
OPPOSITE OF SUCCESS
8Opposite of success
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: F _ _ L _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “Reddish-brown”.
FAILURE
AFTER T
9After t
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to T; the answer is its next letter.
U
ZERO VALUE
10Zero value
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
NIL
CENTI-METER
11Centi-meter
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Centi-meter”.
CM
STOP-WATCH
12Stop-watch
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits T _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Final four game”.
TIMER
ANY THING
13Any thing
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with I. Check the third letter against “Network fabric”.
ITEM
DESERT HAVEN
14Desert haven
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “Final four game”.
OASIS
mo-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “mo-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with N.
NTH
SELENIUM
16Selenium
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: S _. The second square is also part of “Copy”.
SE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CITRUS FRUIT
17Citrus fruit
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
L _ _ O _. “Decisive loss” crosses it at the fourth square.
LEMON
COPY
18Copy
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ T _ _ E. Solving “Desert haven” first gives you its fifth letter.
IMITATE
BUDAPEST
19Budapest
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
B _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
BUD
FINAL FOUR GAME
20Final four game
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Any thing”.
SEMI
TO PLACE DOWN
21To place down
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
S _ _. “Decisive loss” crosses it at the third square.
SET
NETWORK FABRIC
22Network fabric
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with M. “Desert haven” crosses it at the third square.
MESH
FLORIDA BIRD
23Florida bird
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ E _. “Aston-ishment” crosses it at the fourth square.
EGRET
_DITION
24_DITION
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“_DITION” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
E
MENTION
25Mention
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Mention.
M
MACHINE GUN
26Machine gun
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
MG
BUMMED
27Bummed
Row 7, col 6 · 3 letters · down
S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Revise, as text”.
SAD
RECORD
28Record
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Record starts with the answer.
R
__TNESS
29__TNESS
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “__TNESS”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with W.
WI
ASTON-ISHMENT
30Aston-ishment
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. Solving “Florida bird” first gives you its third letter.
AWE
EARLY
31Early
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Early starts with the answer.
E
REVISE, AS TEXT
32Revise, as text
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “__TNESS”.
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Crossword Challenge Level 1133 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1133 solved
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