Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1693 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1693 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.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 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; 4 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 “Theatrical writer”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1693: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Theatrical writer”. 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.
THEATRICAL WRITER
1Theatrical writer
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ M _ _ I _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the sixth square.
DRAMATIST
HOME'S EDGE
2Home's edge
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. Solving “Added value” first gives you its third letter.
EAVE
cra-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “cra” gives the answer. First letter: F.
FT
GAME'S JUDGE
4Game's judge
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Solving “Fair's opposite” first gives you its third letter.
REF
AFTER N
5After n
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from N in the alphabet.
O
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ A _. Solving “You already know” first gives you its fourth letter.
SQUAT
SPEAK
7Speak
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Fair's opposite”.
TALK
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. D _ _ R _ _ T. “After n” crosses it at the fifth square.
DEFROST
PRICE
9Price
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
RATE
ADDED VALUE
10Added value
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AV
MEDICAL ABBR.
11Medical abbr.
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits M _ _. Check the third letter against “Unable to hear”.
MED
FIRST LETTER
12First letter
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “First letter”.
A
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: T _ _ S _. Check the fourth letter against “Eastern”.
TOAST
BASEBALL'S INNER AREA
14Baseball's inner area
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ I _ _ D. Its fifth letter is shared with “Pearl producer”.
INFIELD
MA__ARA
15MA__ARA
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
“MA__ARA” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
SC
YOUTH
16Youth
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. Check the third letter against “Elevation”.
TEEN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
QUAL. ASSUR.
17Qual. assur.
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
QA
PEARL PRODUCER
18Pearl producer
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ T _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
OYSTER
FAIR'S OPPOSITE
19Fair's opposite
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
F _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
FOUL
UNABLE TO HEAR
20Unable to hear
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with D. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
DEAF
YOU ALREADY KNOW
21You already know
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
YAK
EASTERN
22Eastern
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ A _. Solving “Water-less area” first gives you its fourth letter.
ASIAN
COMPASS POINT
23Compass point
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. “Pearl producer” crosses it at the third square.
EAST
FAIRY TALE STARTER
24Fairy tale starter
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. Solving “MA__ARA” first gives you its third letter.
ONCE
VORTEX
25Vortex
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. Solving “Water-less area” first gives you its third letter.
EDDY
CABL_
26CABL_
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “CABL_” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
E
COVER FOR POT
27Cover for pot
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits L _ _. Solving “Delta yield” first gives you its third letter.
LID
WATER-LESS AREA
28Water-less area
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Cover for pot”.
ARID
ELEVATION
29Elevation
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Elevation.
E
DELTA YIELD
30Delta yield
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
DY
Crossword Challenge Level 1693 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1693 solved
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