Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1903 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1903, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Plentiful”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits C _ _ O _ _ A _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Had to have”.
COLONNADE
COMIC ACTOR WILSON
2Comic actor wilson
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
OWEN
POWER ENERGY
3Power energy
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
PE
AMAZ_NG
4AMAZ_NG
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “AMAZ_NG” go in the grid. First one: I.
I
BELONGING TO US
5Belonging to us
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. “Court order” crosses it at the third square.
OUR
______ STATES
6______ STATES
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Which word finishes “______ STATES”? It fits U _ _ T _ _.
UNITED
WEB ADDRESSES
7Web addresses
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. Its fourth letter is shared with “SCOO__R”.
SITES
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PLENTIFUL
8Plentiful
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ I _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against “Belonging to us”.
COPIOUS
sh---r
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “sh---r” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
OWE
e--ctron
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “e--ctron”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LE
TO A SURFACE
11To a surface
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ _. “Not us” crosses it at the third square.
ONTO
AFTER M
12After m
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to M; the answer is its next letter.
N
HAD TO HAVE
13Had to have
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ D _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Made of timber”.
NEEDED
EQUIPPED WITH WEAPONS
14Equipped with weapons
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. The fourth square is also part of “Made of timber”.
ARMED
-scount
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “scount” gives the answer. First letter: D.
DI
"GREEN" PREFIX
16"green" prefix
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. Solving “Vowel sound” first gives you its third letter.
ECO
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
M___CIPAL
17M___CIPAL
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “M___CIPAL” and enter only the missing part, starting with U.
UNI
MADE OF TIMBER
18Made of timber
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits W _ _ D _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Had to have”.
WOODEN
COURT ORDER
19Court order
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with W. Solving “______ STATES” first gives you its third letter.
WRIT
NOT US
20Not us
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Had to have”.
THEM
SCOO__R
21SCOO__R
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“SCOO__R” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with T.
TE
PRESS
22Press
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ I _. “Small cut” crosses it at the fourth square.
MEDIA
DOMICILES
23Domiciles
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits H _ _ E _. Solving “______ STATES” first gives you its fourth letter.
HOMES
"LAYLA" MUSICIAN CLAPTON
24"layla" musician clapton
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
ERIC
DOMAIN OF PLANES
25Domain of planes
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shape: S _ _. Solving “Random one” first gives you its third letter.
SKY
SIXPACK
26Sixpack
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Sixpack.
S
CREDIT NOTE
27Credit note
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CN
SMALL CUT
28Small cut
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Credit note”.
NICK
VOWEL SOUND
29Vowel sound
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Vowel sound”.
O
RANDOM ONE
30Random one
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. “Domain of planes” crosses it at the third square.
ANY
Crossword Challenge Level 1903 Solved Grid
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