Crossword Challenge Puzzle 563 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 563 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 13 of them only one or two letters. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Certified”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 563: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “At a fast pace”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Certified”. 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.
CERTIFIED
1Certified
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits Q _ _ L _ _ I _ _. “Fail” crosses it at the sixth square.
QUALIFIED
PUSHED TO DO
2Pushed to do
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
U _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
URGED
cr-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “cr-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
IB
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. C _ _. “Andean country” crosses it at the third square.
CAP
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits K _ _ _. “Andean country” crosses it at the third square.
KNEE
AFTER K
6After k
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from K in the alphabet.
L
NOT ME
7Not me
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with Y. Solving “Andean country” first gives you its third letter.
YOU
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
AT A FAST PACE
8At a fast pace
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: Q _ _ C _ _ Y. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
QUICKLY
NOT RURAL
9Not rural
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with U. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
URBAN
b-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“b-”). What is left starts with A.
AG
fil-
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“fil-”). What is left starts with L.
LER
MENTAL FLASH
12Mental flash
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Analyzes”.
IDEA
FAIL
13Fail
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Fail.
F
TAJ MAHAL'S HOME
14Taj mahal's home
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits I _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Not of earth”.
INDIA
REST
15Rest
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Solving “Analyzes” first gives you its third letter.
EASE
DIRECT MESSAGE
16Direct message
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Direct message”.
DM
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
OUTLET
17Outlet
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Outlet.
O
HURRY
18Hurry
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. Check the third letter against “Senior”.
RUSH
ANDEAN COUNTRY
19Andean country
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with P. Solving “Hurry” first gives you its third letter.
PERU
ANALYZES
20Analyzes
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ D _. Check the fourth letter against “Taj mahal's home”.
READS
__ROPE
21__ROPE
Row 5, col 5 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “__ROPE” go in the grid. First one: E.
EU
NOT OF EARTH
22Not of earth
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Rest”.
ALIEN
UPLIFT
23Uplift
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Fits R _ _ S _. “Comp. science” crosses it at the fourth square.
RAISE
SENIOR
24Senior
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: S _. Its second letter is shared with “Uplift”.
SR
FATHER
25Father
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fits P _. “Taj mahal's home” crosses it at the second square.
PA
LEADER TYPE
26Leader type
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ H _. Solving “Hurry” first gives you its fourth letter.
ALPHA
NORTH AMERICAN MODEL
27North american model
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “North american model” to its initials.
NAM
AFTER H
28After h
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to H; the answer is its next letter.
I
CREDIT NOTE
29Credit note
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Credit note” to its initials.
CN
COMP. SCIENCE
30Comp. science
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Comp. science” to its initials.
CS
OBEY
31Obey
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Obey.
O
ZERO QUANTITY
32Zero quantity
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Credit note”.
NONE
Crossword Challenge Level 563 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 563 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 563 with us. Puzzle 564 is next, with 30 clues on a 8×10 board.