Crossword Challenge Puzzle 83 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 83 is an 8×10 board with 34 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 14 of them only one or two letters. 5 clues are pictures; 7 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 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 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.
11
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits F _ _ R _ _ O _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Military brass”.
FERRYBOAT
INDIAN KING
2Indian king
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
R _ _ _. “Radio jockey” crosses it at the third square.
RAJA
SOCIAL MEDIA APP
3Social media app
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _. Its second letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
IG
MINOR MISTAKE
4Minor mistake
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Mental image”.
SLIP
55
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. B _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Mental image”.
BED
MUSICAL NOTE
6Musical note
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Musical note”.
E
PENCIL'S END
7Pencil's end
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
E _ _ S _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Social security”.
ERASER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
88
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. F _ _ S _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
FRISBEE
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits E _ _ L _. Solving “Minor mistake” first gives you its fourth letter.
EAGLE
RADIO JOCKEY
10Radio jockey
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Radio jockey”.
RJ
1111
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with R. Its third letter is shared with “Main field group”.
RAMP
YES
12Yes
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Yes.
Y
MILITARY BRASS
13Military brass
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ L _. The fourth square is also part of “Louis vuitton”.
BUGLE
ORIGINAL POSTER
14Original poster
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OP
$$$ TAKER
15$$$ taker
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. Solving “Micro wave” first gives you its third letter.
ATM
VILLAGE COUSIN
16Village cousin
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Micro wave”.
TOWN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ROOM
17Room
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Room.
R
PSYCHIC POWER
18Psychic power
Row 3, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Check the third letter against “King kong”.
ESP
MENTAL IMAGE
19Mental image
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Psychic power”.
IDEA
MAIN FIELD GROUP
20Main field group
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
MFG
SOCIAL SECURITY
21Social security
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SS
MANY AGES
22Many ages
Row 5, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. Check the third letter against “Volume unit”.
AEON
FLUORINE SYMBOL
23Fluorine symbol
Row 6, col 3 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Fluorine symbol”.
F
UNTIL
24Until
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with U. Its third letter is shared with “$$$ taker”.
UPTO
KING KONG
25King kong
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. The third square is also part of “Pencil's end”.
APE
LOUIS VUITTON
26Louis vuitton
Row 6, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LV
AFTER Q
27After q
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after Q.
R
PLACE DOWN
28Place down
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: L _ _. Check the third letter against “__LLOW”.
LAY
VOLUME UNIT
29Volume unit
Row 8, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits V _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Place down”.
VOL
MICRO WAVE
30Micro wave
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Micro wave” to its initials.
MW
GENERAL ELECTRIC
31General electric
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “General electric” to its initials.
GE
ANNOYER
32Annoyer
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with N. The third square is also part of “General electric”.
NAG
NORTH DIRECTION
33North direction
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “North direction”.
N
__LLOW
34__LLOW
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“__LLOW” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with Y.
YE
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