Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1503 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1503 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Next-door people”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Observes”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Next-door people”. 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.
NEXT-DOOR PEOPLE
1Next-door people
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
N _ _ G _ _ O _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
NEIGHBORS
AIR FRESHENER TARGET
2Air freshener target
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. “Info object” crosses it at the third square.
ODOR
TYPESCRIPT
3Typescript
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shape: T _. Check the second letter against “Engine data system”.
TS
INITIAL
4Initial
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Initial.
I
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 6 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits C _ _ K _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Athens native”.
COOKIE
COMPLETE
6Complete
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: E _ _. The third square is also part of “Hitched a lift”.
END
PART OF A PROCESS
7Part of a process
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Hitched a lift”.
STEP
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
OBSERVES
8Observes
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
N _ _ I _ _ S. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
NOTICES
ENGINE DATA SYSTEM
9Engine data system
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
EDS
INFO OBJECT
10Info object
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Info object”.
IO
ATHENS NATIVE
11Athens native
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits G _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “All set”.
GREEK
AFTER G
12After g
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to G; the answer is its next letter.
H
-okmark
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-okmark” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with B.
BO
AND NO MORE
14And no more
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ _. “Grassy area” crosses it at the third square.
ONLY
ROUTE ABBR.
15Route abbr.
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. “Grassy area” crosses it at the third square.
RTE
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ _. “Grassy area” crosses it at the third square.
SOAP
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
C___RACT
17C___RACT
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “C___RACT” go in the grid. First one: O.
ONT
ALL SET
18All set
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. Its fourth letter is shared with “No longer alive”.
READY
HITCHED A LIFT
19Hitched a lift
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. Solving “Complete” first gives you its third letter.
RODE
EASY GAME
20Easy game
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EG
PHYSICS SYMBOL
21Physics symbol
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Physics symbol”.
P
IDENTIFIES
22Identifies
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
N _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Cam button”.
NAMES
PROFIT
23Profit
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: G _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
GAIN
AWARE OF
24Aware of
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. Solving “Route abbr.” first gives you its third letter.
ONTO
25Picture clue
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits D _ _ _. “Cam button” crosses it at the third square.
DUCK
NO LONGER ALIVE
26No longer alive
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. “Identifies” crosses it at the third square.
DEAD
GRASSY AREA
27Grassy area
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Begins with L. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
LEA
MICRO UNIT
28Micro unit
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
MU
_ABBIT
29_ABBIT
Row 8, col 6 · 1 letter · down
“_ABBIT” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with R.
R
CAM BUTTON
30Cam button
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. Solving the picture clue in the inside the grid first gives you its third letter.
REC
PARKING SYMBOL
31Parking symbol
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Parking symbol”.
P
STARTER KIT
32Starter kit
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Starter kit” to its initials.
SK
Crossword Challenge Level 1503 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1503 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 1503 with us. Puzzle 1504 is next, with 32 clues on a 8×10 board.