Crossword Challenge Puzzle 603 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 603, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 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 “Public bathing spot”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Public bathing spot”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
PUBLIC BATHING SPOT
1Public bathing spot
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: B _ _ H _ _ U _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Origami”.
BATHHOUSE
METAL'S PARTNER
2Metal's partner
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
O _ _ D _. The fourth square is also part of “High def.”.
OXIDE
ZERO VALUE
3Zero value
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: N _ _. “Before, briefly” crosses it at the third square.
NIL
FIELD SERVICE
4Field service
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
FS
INSTALL
5Install
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Install.
I
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “My chill face”.
RACE
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. E _ _. Solving “My chill face” first gives you its third letter.
ELF
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to B _ _ F _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Install”.
BONFIRE
ALLIANCE
9Alliance
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Solving “Zero value” first gives you its third letter.
AXIS
BEFORE, BRIEFLY
10Before, briefly
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with T. Its third letter is shared with “Zero value”.
TIL
HIGH DEF.
11High def.
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
HD
BEAUTY OF TROY
12Beauty of troy
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with H. “Singer redbone” crosses it at the fourth square.
HELEN
ORIGAMI
13Origami
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Origami starts with the answer.
O
"ONCE ___ A TIME …"
14"ONCE ___ A TIME …"
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “ONCE ___ A TIME …”? It fits U _ _ _.
UPON
___ DIEGO
15___ DIEGO
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ DIEGO”? It fits S _ _.
SAN
fri-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “fri-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
ES
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
AT LARGE
17At large
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AL
FOOD CARD
18Food card
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
M _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Beauty of troy”.
MENU
MY CHILL FACE
19My chill face
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “My chill face”.
MCF
SINGER REDBONE
20Singer redbone
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ _. “Not old” crosses it at the third square.
LEON
ACTOR BRUCE
21Actor bruce
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
LEE
FRENCH CITY
22French city
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. Check the third letter against “ONCE ___ A TIME …”.
LYON
PYRAMIDS' LOCATION
23Pyramids' location
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ P _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Part of a race”.
EGYPT
ELEGANT
24Elegant
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Elegant starts with the answer.
E
CLOSE
25Close
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. “Part of a race” crosses it at the third square.
NEAR
NOT OLD
26Not old
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits Y _ _ N _. Solving “Close” first gives you its fourth letter.
YOUNG
STEP
27Step
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits P _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
PAS
EARLY YEARS
28Early years
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Early years”.
EY
__CKY
29__CKY
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “__CKY” and enter only the missing part, starting with L.
LU
PART OF A RACE
30Part of a race
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with L. Solving “Pyramids' location” first gives you its third letter.
LAP
HEAD
31Head
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Head, nothing more.
H
PAIN
32Pain
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with H. Check the third letter against “Close”.
HURT
Crossword Challenge Level 603 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 603 solved
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