Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1453 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1453? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 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; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Role in story”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Art reviewers”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Role in story”. 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.
ROLE IN STORY
1Role in story
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits C _ _ R _ _ T _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Patron”.
CHARACTER
DECREE
2Decree
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
RULE
INTERS. HIGHWAY
3Inters. highway
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Inters. highway”.
IH
THINK
4Think
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Think.
T
"MONSTERS, ___" (2001 MOVIE)
5"MONSTERS, ___" (2001 MOVIE)
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “MONSTERS, ___" (2001 MOVIE)”. Shape: I _ _.
INC
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with C. “Registered nurse” crosses it at the fourth square.
CARROT
USE MONEY
7Use money
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ N _. The fourth square is also part of “Registered nurse”.
SPEND
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ART REVIEWERS
8Art reviewers
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits C _ _ T _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against “MONSTERS, ___" (2001 MOVIE)”.
CRITICS
"SAY AGAIN?"
9"say again?"
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: H _ _. Check the third letter against “Inters. highway”.
HUH
-der
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-der”). What is left starts with A.
AL
END
11End
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “The east”.
REAR
ABLE
12Able
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Able.
A
PATRON
13Patron
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
C _ _ E _ _. Solving “Cardiac conduit” first gives you its fourth letter.
CLIENT
CRY DROPS
14Cry drops
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits T _ _ R _. The fourth square is also part of “Cardiac conduit”.
TEARS
EASY VIEW
15Easy view
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EV
BAR STOCK
16Bar stock
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “NIC_”.
RYE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SHORT SLEEP
17Short sleep
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: N _ _. The third square is also part of “Use money”.
NAP
CARDIAC CONDUIT
18Cardiac conduit
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _ _. “Patron” crosses it at the fourth square.
ARTERY
A LOT OF FARMLAND
19A lot of farmland
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ACRE
THE EAST
20The east
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Patron”.
ASIA
REGISTERED NURSE
21Registered nurse
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RN
ATTACK START
22Attack start
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ E _. Solving “Sure thing!” first gives you its fourth letter.
ONSET
WAS ON FEET
23Was on feet
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
S _ _ O _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
STOOD
TAX AMOUNT
24Tax amount
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Easy view”.
LEVY
-t
25Picture clue
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “-t”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with C.
CHA
_OLLEGE
26_OLLEGE
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “_OLLEGE” and enter only the missing part, starting with C.
C
AIR WORTH
27Air worth
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AW
"SURE THING!"
28"sure thing!"
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits Y _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Air worth”.
YEAH
NIC_
29NIC_
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “NIC_” go in the grid. First one: E.
E
TIME-WEIGHTED AVERAGE
30Time-weighted average
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TWA
Crossword Challenge Level 1453 Solved Grid
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