Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1583 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1583 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.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Oxygen intake”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Turns into”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Oxygen intake”. 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.
OXYGEN INTAKE
1Oxygen intake
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ A _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
BREATHING
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits E _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
EYES
COMMON ERA
3Common era
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Common era”.
CE
CIRCLE SHAPE
4Circle shape
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Circle shape”.
O
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 8 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with M. The fifth square is also part of “Opposed to”.
MOUNTAIN
DECIDUOUS TREE
6Deciduous tree
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “Gas station device”.
ELM
NINTH MONTH
7Ninth month
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Gas station device”.
SEPT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
TURNS INTO
8Turns into
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: B _ _ O _ _ S. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
BECOMES
BREAD CHOICE
9Bread choice
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. The third square is also part of “Common era”.
RYE
b--r
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “b--r”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
EE
FROM THE EAST
11From the east
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ A _. “Jury selection” crosses it at the fourth square.
ASIAN
AFTER S
12After s
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after S.
T
-ckey
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ckey”). What is left starts with H.
HO
FROM TUSCANY, E.G.
14From tuscany, e.g.
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ L _ _ N. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
ITALIAN
NEXT TURN HOLD
15Next turn hold
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Next turn hold” to its initials.
NTH
SOCCER SCORE
16Soccer score
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: G _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Sudden insight”.
GOAL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
C___SLAW
17C___SLAW
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “C___SLAW” and enter only the missing part, starting with O.
OLE
JURY SELECTION
18Jury selection
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits P _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Lack of difficulty”.
PANEL
GAS STATION DEVICE
19Gas station device
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits P _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Deciduous tree”.
PUMP
IOWA POSTAL
20Iowa postal
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Begins with I. Check the second letter against “Opposed to”.
IA
TIME'S SYMBOL
21Time's symbol
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Time's symbol”.
T
AUTHOR ASIMOV
22Author asimov
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ A _. Solving “Not a deal” first gives you its fourth letter.
ISAAC
OPPOSED TO
23Opposed to
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
ANTI
"BEETLE BAILEY" DOG
24"beetle bailey" dog
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with O. The third square is also part of “Next turn hold”.
OTTO
FINISHES
25Finishes
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Not a deal”.
ENDS
LACK OF DIFFICULTY
26Lack of difficulty
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Author asimov”.
EASE
SUDDEN INSIGHT
27Sudden insight
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Shape: A _ _. Solving “Soccer score” first gives you its third letter.
AHA
NOT A DEAL
28Not a deal
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NAD
LEXICAL
29Lexical
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Lexical.
L
COMP. SCIENCE
30Comp. science
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CS
Crossword Challenge Level 1583 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1583 solved
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