Crossword Challenge Puzzle 403 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 403? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 6 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs 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 _ _ O _ _ I _ _. Solving “Bar” first gives you its sixth letter.
MOTORBIKE
ARIA AREA
2Aria area
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with O. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
OPERA
CHURCH LADY
3Church lady
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
NUN
EQUALS
4Equals
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
I _. “Artistic piece” crosses it at the second square.
IS
TOTAL
5Total
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Total, nothing more.
T
SMELL
6Smell
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Small bed”.
ODOR
FETCHING BACK
7Fetching back
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
R _ _ R _ _ V _ _. Solving “Art film, often” first gives you its sixth letter.
RETRIEVAL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits M _ _ I _ _ R. “Total” crosses it at the fifth square.
MONITOR
ARTISTIC PIECE
9Artistic piece
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. “Church lady” crosses it at the third square.
OPUS
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with T. “Church lady” crosses it at the third square.
TEN
anch-
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “anch-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
OR
TRACKING DEVICE
12Tracking device
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Musical group”.
RADAR
BAR
13Bar
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Bar starts with the answer.
B
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Part of led”.
IPOD
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with K. The third square is also part of “Part of led”.
KID
NEVER-ENDING
16Never-ending
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ R _ _ L. Check the fifth letter against “Private network”.
ETERNAL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
THE FIRST STATE
17The first state
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: D _. The second square is also part of “Fetching back”.
DE
BEAN ___
18BEAN ___
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “BEAN ___”. Shape: C _ _ _.
CURD
SMALL BED
19Small bed
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: C _ _. Check the third letter against “Fetching back”.
COT
MUSICAL GROUP
20Musical group
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: B _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Art film, often”.
BAND
____ITO
21____ITO
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fill the gap in “____ITO”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with B.
BURR
PART OF LED
22Part of led
Row 5, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ D _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
DIODE
IMPRINT
23Imprint
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Imprint, nothing more.
I
GIST
24Gist
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with I. Solving “Green legume” first gives you its third letter.
IDEA
ART FILM, OFTEN
25Art film, often
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
I _ _ I _. Solving “Gist” first gives you its fourth letter.
INDIE
DEEP HOLE
26Deep hole
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with P. Solving “Never-ending” first gives you its third letter.
PIT
DIGITAL VIDEO
27Digital video
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Digital video” to its initials.
DV
PRIVATE NETWORK
28Private network
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
PN
GREEN LEGUME
29Green legume
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
P _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Fetching back”.
PEA
REV
30Rev
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Rev, nothing more.
R
Crossword Challenge Level 403 Solved Grid
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