Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1303 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1303 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 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. 4 clues are pictures; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Average condition”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1303: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Ignore”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Average condition”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
AVERAGE CONDITION
1Average condition
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
N _ _ M _ _ I _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the sixth square.
NORMALITY
ABATE
2Abate
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Request sent”.
EASE
GEAR RATIO
3Gear ratio
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Gear ratio” to its initials.
GR
AFTER K
4After k
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from K in the alphabet.
L
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits E _ _. “Religious group” crosses it at the third square.
EYE
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to C _ _ O _ _. Solving “Double o” first gives you its fourth letter.
COCOON
COACH
7Coach
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
T _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of “Double o”.
TUTOR
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
IGNORE
8Ignore
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with N. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
NEGLECT
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits O _ _. The third square is also part of “Gear ratio”.
OAR
REQUEST SENT
10Request sent
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RS
ICE CREAM ACTION
11Ice cream action
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Past due”.
MELT
AVIATOR
12Aviator
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Aviator.
A
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: L _ _ I _ _. “Zebra feature” crosses it at the fourth square.
LOTION
CLUMSY OAF
14Clumsy oaf
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. Its fourth letter is shared with “Zebra feature”.
INEPT
TEXT THREAD
15Text thread
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TT
HITHER AND ___
16HITHER AND ___
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “HITHER AND ___”. Shape: Y _ _.
YON
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NOT ME OR THEM
17Not me or them
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _. “Coach” crosses it at the third square.
YOU
ZEBRA FEATURE
18Zebra feature
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with S. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
STRIPE
RELIGIOUS GROUP
19Religious group
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
SECT
PAST DUE
20Past due
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits L _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
LATE
DOUBLE O
21Double o
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits O _. “Coach” crosses it at the second square.
OO
SLOGAN
22Slogan
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with M. Its fourth letter is shared with “Chisel, in a way”.
MOTTO
BATTLE ATTIRE
23Battle attire
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ARMOR
AWARE OF
24Aware of
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Text thread”.
ONTO
"___ SAID YES!"
25"___ SAID YES!"
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Say “___ SAID YES!” out loud and the blank fills itself: S _ _.
SHE
_HIRT
26_HIRT
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“_HIRT” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
S
COMPACT DISC
27Compact disc
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CD
CHISEL, IN A WAY
28Chisel, in a way
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the third letter against “Compact disc”.
ETCH
OPPOSITE OF S
29Opposite of s
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Opposite of s”.
N
LYRIC POEM
30Lyric poem
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits O _ _. Its third letter is shared with “___ SAID YES!”.
ODE
Crossword Challenge Level 1303 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1303 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 1303 with us. Puzzle 1304 is next, with 30 clues on a 8×10 board.