Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1163 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1163 of Crossword Challenge gives you 31 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
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; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants 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 “Visual”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Decorate food”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Visual”. 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.
VISUAL
1Visual
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
G _ _ P _ _ C _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “St. patrick's people”.
GRAPHICAL
ALREADY BEEN MESSY
2Already been messy
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
ABM
VIOLENT PROTEST
3Violent protest
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. Its third letter is shared with “Bad way to run”.
RIOT
NOW
4Now
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Now.
N
dr--t
5__ YOU SAY SO
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“dr--t”). What is left starts with I.
IF
SUN RELATED
6Sun related
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving “Ocean current” first gives you its fourth letter.
SOLAR
GET WELL
7Get well
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
H _ _ _. Solving “__NGUAGE” first gives you its third letter.
HEAL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
DECORATE FOOD
8Decorate food
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ N _ _ H. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
GARNISH
RUNS BATTED IN
9Runs batted in
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RBI
BAD WAY TO RUN
10Bad way to run
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Violent protest”.
AMOK
AFTER O
11 after o
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after O.
P
HEWLETT-PACKARD
12Hewlett-packard
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Hewlett-packard” to its initials.
HP
ST. PATRICK'S PEOPLE
13St. patrick's people
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
I _ _ S _. Solving “Mall booth” first gives you its fourth letter.
IRISH
PREPARE FOOD
14Prepare food
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. “Littlest bit” crosses it at the third square.
COOK
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: A _ _. Check the third letter against “Littlest bit”.
ANT
STUDENT
16Student
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ R _ _ R. Check the fifth letter against “Zinc symbol”.
LEARNER
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ENEMY
17Enemy
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
F _ _. Check the third letter against “Get well”.
FOE
MALL BOOTH
18Mall booth
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
K _ _ S _. Check the fourth letter against “St. patrick's people”.
KIOSK
__NGUAGE
19__NGUAGE
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“__NGUAGE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with L.
LA
OBVIOUS REACTION
20Obvious reaction
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shape: D _ _. “St. patrick's people” crosses it at the third square.
DUH
OCEAN CURRENT
21Ocean current
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits T _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Sun related”.
TIDAL
INCLINED
22Inclined
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ N _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
PRONE
NOT THEIR
23Not their
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits O _ _. Solving “Sun related” first gives you its third letter.
OUR
LITTLEST BIT
24Littlest bit
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits I _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
IOTA
de----ant
25Scent
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “de----ant” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
ODOR
OXYGEN SYMBOL
26Oxygen symbol
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Oxygen symbol”.
O
PART OF FOOT
27Part of foot
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: T _ _. Solving “Student” first gives you its third letter.
TOE
TIME DEPOSIT
28Time deposit
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TD
ZINC SYMBOL
29Zinc symbol
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shape: Z _. “Student” crosses it at the second square.
ZN
ANIMAL PARK
30Animal park
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with Z; pattern Z _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the inside the grid.
ZOO
ARE
31Are
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Are”.
R
Crossword Challenge Level 1163 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1163 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 1163 with us. Puzzle 1164 is next, with 30 clues on a 8×10 board.