Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1783 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1783, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
11 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 4 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 6 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the top row, read top to bottom.
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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits M _ _ M _ _ A _ _. “With stripes” crosses it at the sixth square.
MARMALADE
EARTH-FRIENDLY PREFIX
2Earth-friendly prefix
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. “Living spaces” crosses it at the third square.
ECO
BASIC BIT
3Basic bit
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Living spaces”.
ATOM
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 6 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. D _ _ A _ _. “Not females” crosses it at the fourth square.
DAMAGE
AFTER N
5After n
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to N; the answer is its next letter.
O
WIFI
6Wifi
Top row 6/7 · 2 letters · down
W _. “Follow on” crosses it at the second square.
WF
MALE CHILDREN
7Male children
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Nasal”.
SONS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
+s
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Picture word minus “+s” gives the answer. First letter: M.
MEADOWS
OFFICIAL RECORDS (LATIN)
9Official records (latin)
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. “Basic bit” crosses it at the third square.
ACTA
LIVING SPACES
10Living spaces
Left column 3/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ M _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ROOMS
MAP
11Map
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Map.
M
ARTICLE NUMBER
12Article number
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AN
WITH STRIPES
13With stripes
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits L _ _ E _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
LINED
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Bird pad”.
AXE
MEDICINAL UNIT
15Medicinal unit
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. “Bird pad” crosses it at the third square.
DOSE
LEDGER ITEMS
16Ledger items
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ R _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against “B_OLOGY”.
ENTRIES
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FOLLOW ON
17Follow on
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Follow on”.
FO
WATER PARK SIGHT
18Water park sight
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits S _ _ D _. Its fourth letter is shared with “With stripes”.
SLIDE
NASAL
19Nasal
Row 4, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Nasal.
N
SCI__CE
20SCI__CE
Row 4, col 7 · 2 letters · down
“SCI__CE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
EN
NOT FEMALES
21Not females
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits M _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “SCI__CE”.
MALES
37TH U.S. PRESIDENT
2237th u.s. president
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
N _ _ O _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Medicinal unit”.
NIXON
___ AND TONIC
23___ AND TONIC
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ AND TONIC”? It fits G _ _.
GIN
BIRD PAD
24Bird pad
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. “Medicinal unit” crosses it at the third square.
NEST
APPLIES
25Applies
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Begins with U. “User equipment” crosses it at the third square.
USES
UNTO
26Unto
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Unto.
U
___ THE DAY
27___ THE DAY
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ THE DAY”? It fits R _ _.
RUE
ADV___E
28ADV___E
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“ADV___E” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
ERS
CHE__
29CHE__
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “CHE__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
ER
USER EQUIPMENT
30User equipment
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “User equipment” to its initials.
UE
B_OLOGY
31B_OLOGY
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “B_OLOGY” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
I
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