Crossword Challenge Puzzle 533 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 29 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 533, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 29 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 533: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Barber's offering”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: H _ _ E _ _ U _ _. Solving “Cuckoo” first gives you its sixth letter.
HAZELNUTS
torn-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “torn-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
ADO
INSPIRE
3Inspire
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Inspire.
I
o-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “o-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
RB
THROW
5Throw
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
C _ _ _. “Not he” crosses it at the third square.
CAST
DOOR-KEEPER
6Door-keeper
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Taxi ticker”.
USHER
AS A RESULT
7As a result
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
T _ _ R _ _ O _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Sixth letter”.
THEREFORE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BARBER'S OFFERING
8Barber's offering
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: H _ _ R _ _ T. Check the fifth letter against “Throw”.
HAIRCUT
he-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “he-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
AD
ANIMAL PARK
10Animal park
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with Z; pattern Z _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Skip over”.
ZOO
EFFORT
11Effort
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Effort starts with the answer.
E
CUT OF MEAT
12Cut of meat
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Skip over”.
LOIN
CUCKOO
13Cuckoo
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits N _ _ T _. Solving “Trick into capture” first gives you its fourth letter.
NUTTY
UGANDA
14Uganda
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with U. Check the second letter against “Should do”.
UG
PLAY PLACE
15Play place
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with T. Solving “Still not” first gives you its fifth letter.
THEATER
STAIR PART
16Stair part
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. “TOFF__” crosses it at the third square.
STEP
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LIVELY PARTY
17Lively party
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with B. The third square is also part of “Door-keeper”.
BASH
SKIP OVER
18Skip over
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. “Cut of meat” crosses it at the third square.
OMIT
NOT HE
19Not he
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: S _ _. Solving “As a result” first gives you its third letter.
SHE
TRICK INTO CAPTURE
20Trick into capture
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the fourth letter against “Try again”.
ENTRAP
TAXI TICKER
21Taxi ticker
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with M. Check the fourth letter against “Door-keeper”.
METER
SHOULD DO
22Should do
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ H _. “Play place” crosses it at the fourth square.
OUGHT
STO__
23STO__
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “STO__” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
RE
STILL NOT
24Still not
Row 6, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shape: Y _ _. The third square is also part of “Play place”.
YET
SIXTH LETTER
25Sixth letter
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Sixth letter”.
F
DAWN DROPS
26Dawn drops
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits D _ _. “Pronoun for us” crosses it at the third square.
DEW
TRY AGAIN
27Try again
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Dawn drops”.
REDO
TOFF__
28TOFF__
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “TOFF__” go in the grid. First one: E.
EE
PRONOUN FOR US
29Pronoun for us
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with W. Solving “As a result” first gives you its second letter.
WE
Crossword Challenge Level 533 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 533 solved
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