Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1603 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1603 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
9 of the 30 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; 3 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 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Panel discussion”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Cargo sender”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Panel discussion”. 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.
PANEL DISCUSSION
1Panel discussion
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ P _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
SYMPOSIUM
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits H _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Middle east”.
HEEL
INTERNAL SECURITY
3Internal security
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
IS
AFTER O
4 after o
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after O.
P
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 8 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: P _ _ T _ _ R _. The fifth square is also part of “___-COLA”.
POSTCARD
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to E _ _. Solving “Calls for” first gives you its third letter.
ELK
DOCTOR'S DIRECTIVE
7Doctor's directive
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Calls for”.
REST
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CARGO SENDER
8Cargo sender
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
S _ _ P _ _ R. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
SHIPPER
"FOR SURE"
9"for sure"
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Y _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Internal security”.
YES
MIDDLE EAST
10Middle east
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ME
11Green life form
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Use the text “GREEN LIFE FORM” if the picture is unclear. First letter P.
PLANT
AFTER N
12After n
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to N; the answer is its next letter.
O
seahor-
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “seahor-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SE
TEMPORARY PERIOD
14Temporary period
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with I. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
INTERIM
UNIVERSAL VORTEX ARRAY
15Universal vortex array
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UVA
FICTIONAL STORY
16Fictional story
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits M _ _ _. “Body image, for short” crosses it at the third square.
MYTH
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ACCENTED CHEER
17Accented cheer
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with O. Its third letter is shared with “Doctor's directive”.
OLE
BATTERY TERMINAL
18Battery terminal
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. “Valley” crosses it at the fourth square.
ANODE
CALLS FOR
19Calls for
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
ASKS
COOLING DEVICE
20Cooling device
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Begins with A. The second square is also part of “___-COLA”.
AC
THREAD
21Thread
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Thread.
T
ASSUMED NAME
22Assumed name
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “GLEN CANYON ___”.
ALIAS
___-COLA
23___-COLA
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___-COLA”. Shape: C _ _ _.
COCA
JEALOUS FEELING
24Jealous feeling
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Universal vortex array”.
ENVY
ACTRESS SAMMS
25Actress samms
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. Solving “GLEN CANYON ___” first gives you its third letter.
EMMA
VALLEY
26Valley
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. “Assumed name” crosses it at the third square.
DALE
BODY IMAGE, FOR SHORT
27Body image, for short
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
T _ _. Check the third letter against “Fictional story”.
TAT
GLEN CANYON ___
28GLEN CANYON ___
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say “GLEN CANYON ___” out loud and the blank fills itself: D _ _.
DAM
HERO
29Hero
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Hero.
H
PAS__GE
30PAS__GE
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “PAS__GE” go in the grid. First one: S.
SA
Crossword Challenge Level 1603 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1603 solved
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