Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1493 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1493, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
10 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Act of copying”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the top row, read top to bottom.
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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: M _ _ T _ _ T _ _. Solving “Easy view” first gives you its sixth letter.
MISTLETOE
1/12 OF A RULER
21/12 of a ruler
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
INCH
GY__ASTIC
3GY__ASTIC
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “GY__ASTIC” go in the grid. First one: M.
MN
IMPOUND
4Impound
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Impound.
I
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 6 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. C _ _ E _ _. Check the fourth letter against “___ WILL BE BLOOD" (2007 FILM)”.
CELERY
BREAD FOR A REUBEN SANDWICH
6Bread for a reuben sandwich
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Appeal”.
RYE
2001, FOR ONE
72001, for one
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits Y _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Appeal”.
YEAR
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ACT OF COPYING
8Act of copying
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ I _ _ Y. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
MIMICRY
HOSTEL
9Hostel
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits I _ _. The third square is also part of “GY__ASTIC”.
INN
-uba
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-uba”). What is left starts with S.
SC
"___ WILL BE BLOOD" (2007 FILM)
11"___ WILL BE BLOOD" (2007 FILM)
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ WILL BE BLOOD" (2007 FILM)”? It fits T _ _ R _.
THERE
LAW
12Law
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Law starts with the answer.
L
EASY VIEW
13Easy view
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EV
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. T _ _ _. “Personal exit event” crosses it at the third square.
TAPE
1/100 OF A KRONE
151/100 of a krone
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: O _ _. Solving “Personal exit event” first gives you its third letter.
ORE
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits E _ _ L _ _ H. Solving “Data analysis” first gives you its fifth letter.
EYELASH
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
OPTIC ORGAN
17Optic organ
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. The third square is also part of “2001, for one”.
EYE
DIG FOR ANSWERS
18Dig for answers
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
P _ _ B _. The fourth square is also part of “Data unit”.
PROBE
APPEAL
19Appeal
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. Solving “Bread for a reuben sandwich” first gives you its third letter.
PLEA
ELEC-TRONIC
20Elec-tronic
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “Age-old tales” first gives you its second letter.
EL
RADIO
21Radio
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Radio starts with the answer.
R
GUIDING BELIEFS
22Guiding beliefs
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Fits E _ _ O _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Doctor”.
ETHOS
AGE-OLD TALES
23Age-old tales
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
LORE
DIFFER
24Differ
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: V _ _ _. The third square is also part of “1/100 of a krone”.
VARY
EVERY ONE
25Every one
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. “Doctor” crosses it at the third square.
EACH
DATA UNIT
26Data unit
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
B _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Guiding beliefs”.
BYTE
PERSONAL EXIT EVENT
27Personal exit event
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
PEE
HOUR ANGLE
28Hour angle
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
HA
DATA ANALYSIS
29Data analysis
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DA
DOCTOR
30Doctor
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
D _ _. The third square is also part of “Every one”.
DOC
ROMAN 50
31Roman 50
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Roman 50”.
L
Crossword Challenge Level 1493 Solved Grid
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