Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1933 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1933, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 13 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Repeated cycle”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Protects”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Repeated cycle”. 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.
REPEATED CYCLE
1Repeated cycle
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
I _ _ R _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
ITERATION
NURSING HOME
2Nursing home
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Nursing home”.
NH
OOZE BIT BY BIT
3Ooze bit by bit
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Fringe”.
SEEP
BENEATH
4Beneath
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits U _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Push away”.
UNDER
AFTER Q
5 after q
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after Q.
R
ELECTRON KINETIC ENERGY
6Electron kinetic energy
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Electron kinetic energy”.
EKE
pa--word
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“pa--word”). What is left starts with S.
SS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PROTECTS
8Protects
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with I. Check the fifth letter against “After q”.
INSURES
AFTER THAT
9After that
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. Solving “Ooze bit by bit” first gives you its third letter.
THEN
BETWEEN D AND F
10Between d and f
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Alphabet check: the single letter between D and F.
E
PUSH AWAY
11Push away
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits R _ _ E _. “Beneath” crosses it at the fourth square.
REPEL
ANTE MERIDIEM
12Ante meridiem
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AM
s---ker
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“s---ker”). What is left starts with T.
TIC
ARCTIC SHELTER
14Arctic shelter
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against “Liquid fossil fuel”.
IGLOO
hist--y
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “hist--y” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
OR
IGNORE
16Ignore
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with N. Check the fifth letter against “Simple sugar”.
NEGLECT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
KEY SCORE
17Key score
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
KS
SIMPLE SUGAR
18Simple sugar
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Begins with G. Solving “Arctic shelter” first gives you its fifth letter.
GLUCOSE
FRINGE
19Fringe
Row 4, col 3 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Simple sugar”.
EDGE
ONE WHO LEFT A HOMELAND
20One who left a homeland
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Fits E _ _ G _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Arctic shelter”.
EMIGRE
FEEL SORRY ABOUT
21Feel sorry about
Row 4, col 8 · 6 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ R _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “_ABBIT”.
REGRET
_ACCOON
22_ACCOON
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“_ACCOON” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with R.
R
NAY
23Nay
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _. “Wheel tooth” crosses it at the second square.
NO
VIKING LETTER
24Viking letter
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Nay”.
RUNE
CREDIT LIMIT
25Credit limit
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Credit limit”.
CL
WHEEL TOOTH
26Wheel tooth
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with C. The third square is also part of “Feel sorry about”.
COG
LIQUID FOSSIL FUEL
27Liquid fossil fuel
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Shape: O _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Ignore”.
OIL
_ABBIT
28_ABBIT
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “_ABBIT” go in the grid. First one: R.
R
LOWER-CASE
29Lower-case
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LC
SMALL ISLAND
30Small island
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with I. Solving “Lower-case” first gives you its third letter.
ISLE
MUSICAL NOTE
31Musical note
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Musical note”.
G
Crossword Challenge Level 1933 Solved Grid
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