Crossword Challenge Puzzle 523 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 523 is an 8×10 board with 29 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 2 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Possible ability”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 523: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Land for grazing”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Possible ability”. 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.
POSSIBLE ABILITY
1Possible ability
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits P _ _ E _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “After s”.
POTENTIAL
SHARP ANGLE
2Sharp angle
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ T _. Check the fourth letter against “Ordinal suffix”.
ACUTE
-at
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-at” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with S.
SE
TRUTH AND ORDER
4Truth and order
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Truth and order” to its initials.
TAO
NULLIFY
5Nullify
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Lyric poems”.
UNDO
RADIO
6Radio
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Radio.
R
DIFFERENT LOCATION
7Different location
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with E. Its sixth letter is shared with “Rubbish”.
ELSEWHERE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LAND FOR GRAZING
8Land for grazing
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with P. “Nullify” crosses it at the fifth square.
PASTURE
DEEP WATER
9Deep water
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits O _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Truth and order”.
OCEAN
-nnel
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-nnel”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with T.
TU
ORDINAL SUFFIX
11Ordinal suffix
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with E. Solving “Not liked” first gives you its third letter.
ETH
TIDY
12Tidy
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Not liked”.
NEAT
AFTER S
13After s
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after S.
T
GOAL
14Goal
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Loco-motive vehicle”.
IDEAL
ACCOUNT CHECKER
15Account checker
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with A. Its fifth letter is shared with “Choir voice”.
AUDITOR
60 IN ROME
1660 in rome
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
L _. The second square is also part of “Drone unit x”.
LX
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LEGACY
17Legacy
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Legacy.
L
TIME PERIODS
18Time periods
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Air worth”.
ERAS
LYRIC POEMS
19Lyric poems
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. “Time periods” crosses it at the third square.
ODES
NOT LIKED
20Not liked
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Goal”.
HATED
METALLIC ROCK
21Metallic rock
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
O _ _. The third square is also part of “Different location”.
ORE
LOCO-MOTIVE VEHICLE
22Loco-motive vehicle
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits T _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “Account checker”.
TRAIN
AIR WORTH
23Air worth
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AW
CHOIR VOICE
24Choir voice
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Account checker”.
ALTO
RUBBISH
25Rubbish
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
T _ _ S _. Check the fourth letter against “Time periods”.
TRASH
DRONE UNIT X
26Drone unit x
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Drone unit x”.
DUX
ENERGY
27Energy
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Energy starts with the answer.
E
ORIGINAL POSTER
28Original poster
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Original poster”.
OP
NEGATIVE RESPONSE
29Negative response
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. Solving “Original poster” first gives you its third letter.
NOPE
Crossword Challenge Level 523 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 523 solved
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