Crossword Challenge Puzzle 33 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 33 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 14 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 5 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Boxing material”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 33: 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 “Boxing material”. 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.
BOXING MATERIAL
1Boxing material
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with P. Check the sixth letter against “After f”.
PACKAGING
-opus
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-opus”). What is left starts with O.
OCT
PART-TIME
3Part-time
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Part-time” to its initials.
PT
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits C _ _ O _ _ E _. The fifth square is also part of “Yearly event”.
CAROUSEL
OBSERVE
5Observe
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Observe.
O
AT INTERVALS
6At intervals
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
R _ _ U _ _ R _ _. Solving “Newton's first name” first gives you its sixth letter.
REGULARLY
MUST GET
7Must get
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Fury”.
NEED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: P _ _ C _ _ N. Its fifth letter is shared with “Observe”.
POPCORN
___ SENATUS (OLD ROMAN RECORDS)
9___ SENATUS (OLD ROMAN RECORDS)
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ SENATUS (OLD ROMAN RECORDS)”. Shape: A _ _ _.
ACTA
CENTRAL TIME
10Central time
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Central time” to its initials.
CT
KNOCK
11Knock
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Knock starts with the answer.
K
YEARLY EVENT
12Yearly event
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits A _ _ U _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
ANNUAL
AFTER F
13After f
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from F in the alphabet.
G
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. I _. The second square is also part of “___GHTER”.
ID
HAMMER TARGET
15Hammer target
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. “Info tech” crosses it at the third square.
NAIL
STOMACH AREA
16Stomach area
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _. Check the third letter against “Info tech”.
GUT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
DOUBLE E
17Double e
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _. Check the second letter against “Must get”.
EE
ADD
18Add
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Add.
A
FURY
19Fury
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. Solving “At intervals” first gives you its third letter.
RAGE
BLACKBIRD
20Blackbird
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Fits A _ _. Check the third letter against “Newton's first name”.
ANI
AIR OFFICER
21Air officer
Row 5, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AO
NEW
22New
Row 5, col 3 · 1 letter · down
New starts with the answer.
N
UPPER DECK
23Upper deck
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Upper deck” to its initials.
UD
BATTERY SIZE
24Battery size
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with “___ GREY TEA”.
AAA
-ic
25Picture clue
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
The image carries “-ic”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with C.
CLIN
NEWTON'S FIRST NAME
26Newton's first name
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. Solving “At intervals” first gives you its fourth letter.
ISAAC
___GHTER
27___GHTER
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
“___GHTER” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with D.
DAU
___ GREY TEA
28___ GREY TEA
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ GREY TEA”. Shape: E _ _ _.
EARL
INFO TECH
29Info tech
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Info tech”.
IT
LONG ISLAND
30Long island
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LI
SMARTLY
31Smartly
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Smartly starts with the answer.
S
PREFIX FOR 'ONYM'
32Prefix for 'onym'
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: S _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the inside the grid.
SYN
Crossword Challenge Level 33 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 33 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 33 with us. Puzzle 34 is next, with 29 clues on a 8×10 board.