Crossword Challenge Puzzle 163 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 163 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 of them only one or two letters. 5 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants 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 “Party for”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 163: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Gush down”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Party for”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
PARTY FOR
1Party for
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ E _ _ A _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Radio”.
CELEBRATE
SUM UP
2Sum up
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
A _ _. “Bad cho-lesterol” crosses it at the third square.
ADD
QUIET
3Quiet
Top row 3/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with S. The fourth square is also part of “Eastern, in spanish”.
SILENT
VI__ORY
4VI__ORY
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “VI__ORY” and enter only the missing part, starting with C.
CT
5-xe
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Look at the picture and fit it to A.
A
CHALLENGE
6Challenge
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ _. Solving “Time period” first gives you its third letter.
DARE
SPACE-WALK ACRONYM
7Space-walk acronym
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. Solving “Time period” first gives you its third letter.
EVA
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
GUSH DOWN
8Gush down
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ C _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
CASCADE
REVISE
9Revise
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Quiet”.
EDIT
BAD CHO-LESTEROL
10Bad cho-lesterol
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
L _ _. “Quiet” crosses it at the third square.
LDL
MUSICAL NOTE
11Musical note
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Musical note”.
E
12Rabbit
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “RABBIT” point to the same word. It begins with B.
BUNNY
13Radio
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Both the picture and the text “RADIO” point to the same word. It begins with R.
R
YES IN VOTING
14Yes in voting
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
A _. The second square is also part of “Sweet potato”.
AY
CHATTING
15Chatting
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with T. Its fifth letter is shared with “Sharp turn”.
TALKING
f---le
16F---le
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “f---le”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
EMA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
AUDIO-VISUAL
17Audio-visual
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Audio-visual” to its initials.
AV
ETYMO-LOGY
18Etymo-logy
Row 3, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shape: E _ _. The third square is also part of “Rabbit”.
ETY
TIME PERIOD
19Time period
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. The third square is also part of “Space-walk acronym”.
ERA
STEALTHY MOVE
20Stealthy move
Row 4, col 5 · 5 letters · down
S _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “AM____”.
SNEAK
EASTERN, IN SPANISH
21Eastern, in spanish
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Etymo-logy”.
ESTE
AFTER T
22After t
Row 5, col 3 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after T.
U
23Latin dance
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Picture plus words: “LATIN DANCE”. The answer opens with T.
TANGO
TONNE
24Tonne
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Tonne.
T
BODY SUPPORT
25Body support
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: B _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Chatting”.
BONE
TELLUR-IUM
26Tellur-ium
Row 7, col 3 · 2 letters · across
T _. Check the second letter against “Stealthy move”.
TE
SWEET POTATO
27Sweet potato
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits Y _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
YAM
SHEEP SOUND
28Sheep sound
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: B _. “Latin dance” crosses it at the second square.
BA
SHARP TURN
29Sharp turn
Row 7, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with Z; pattern Z _ _. Check the third letter against “Geo-graphy”.
ZIG
AM____
30AM____
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
“AM____” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
AZON
CALIFORNIA CITY
31California city
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
L _. Its second letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
LA
GEO-GRAPHY
32Geo-graphy
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: G _ _. Solving “Latin dance” first gives you its third letter.
GEO
Crossword Challenge Level 163 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 163 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 163 with us. Puzzle 164 is next, with 29 clues on a 8×10 board.