Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1333 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1333 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Financial officer”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1333: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Handled”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Financial officer”. 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.
FINANCIAL OFFICER
1Financial officer
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with T. Its sixth letter is shared with “B_LLET”.
TREASURER
2Correct
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Both the picture and the text “CORRECT” point to the same word. It begins with R.
RIGHT
SHORT FOR ENGLAND
3Short for england
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. Solving “___ + FLOUR = PASTA DOUGH” first gives you its third letter.
ENG
fl-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “fl-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
AG
TEMP
5Temp
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Temp starts with the answer.
T
ALL PAID UP
6All paid up
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. “Recently made” crosses it at the third square.
EVEN
NATURE'S DROPLETS
7Nature's droplets
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with D. Its third letter is shared with “Recently made”.
DEW
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
HANDLED
8Handled
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
T _ _ A _ _ D. Solving “Temp” first gives you its fifth letter.
TREATED
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Short for england”.
RING
___ + FLOUR = PASTA DOUGH
10___ + FLOUR = PASTA DOUGH
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ + FLOUR = PASTA DOUGH”? It fits E _ _.
EGG
AMPERE HOUR
11Ampere hour
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AH
DANCE MOVES
12Dance moves
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ P _. Solving “Talk oration” first gives you its fourth letter.
STEPS
B_LLET
13B_LLET
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “B_LLET” and enter only the missing part, starting with U.
U
MORNING EVENT
14Morning event
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. “Besides” crosses it at the third square.
RISE
CHOSEN BY VOTE
15Chosen by vote
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits E _ _ C _ _ D. The fifth square is also part of “Toward a place”.
ELECTED
RESOURCE LOADER
16Resource loader
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Resource loader”.
RL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NO__MBER
17NO__MBER
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “NO__MBER” and enter only the missing part, starting with V.
VE
ROCKET ORG.
18Rocket org.
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Dance moves”.
NASA
RECENTLY MADE
19Recently made
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with N. Solving “Nature's droplets” first gives you its third letter.
NEW
TALK ORATION
20Talk oration
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ E _ _. “Morning event” crosses it at the fourth square.
SPEECH
___ SALVADOR
21___ SALVADOR
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ SALVADOR” starts with S.
SAN
BESIDES
22Besides
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Morning event”.
ELSE
NOT MAIN POINT
23Not main point
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ D _. Solving “Chosen by vote” first gives you its fourth letter.
ASIDE
ASSORT
24Assort
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Assort starts with the answer.
A
NOT SHALLOW
25Not shallow
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with D. Solving “Chosen by vote” first gives you its third letter.
DEEP
GUIDES THE WAY
26Guides the way
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ D _. Solving “Not shallow” first gives you its fourth letter.
LEADS
IN POOR HEALTH
27In poor health
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: I _ _. The third square is also part of “Resource loader”.
ILL
ECON. IDEAS
28Econ. ideas
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EI
TOWARD A PLACE
29Toward a place
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _. “Wishful feeling” crosses it at the second square.
TO
WISHFUL FEELING
30Wishful feeling
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: H _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Not shallow”.
HOPE
Crossword Challenge Level 1333 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1333 solved
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