Crossword Challenge Puzzle 963 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 963? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Devoted”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Fees”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Devoted”, 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.
DEVOTED
1Devoted
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits C _ _ M _ _ T _ _. Solving “I ___ YOU!” first gives you its sixth letter.
COMMITTED
OWN
2Own
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
H _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Music video”.
HAVE
spe--er
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“spe--er”). What is left starts with A.
AK
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Name the object in the picture. R.
R
AWESOME
5Awesome
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits G _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Press”.
GREAT
SIGHT ORGAN
6Sight organ
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Uphold”.
EYE
NOT TOGETHER
7Not together
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ A _ _ T _ _. The sixth square is also part of “E__MPLE”.
SEPARATED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FEES
8Fees
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ R _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “Awesome”.
CHARGES
OPTICAL ACCESS KIT
9Optical access kit
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Optical access kit” to its initials.
OAK
MUSIC VIDEO
10Music video
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
MV
PRESS
11Press
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with M. “Types” crosses it at the fourth square.
MEDIA
AFTER H
12After h
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after H.
I
"I ___ YOU!"
13"I ___ YOU!"
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Say “I ___ YOU!” out loud and the blank fills itself: T _ _ _.
TOLD
TONIGHT
14Tonight
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _. Its second letter is shared with “Moving to”.
TN
AND SO ON
15And so on
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits E _ _. “__COA” crosses it at the third square.
ETC
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: D _ _ _. “__COA” crosses it at the third square.
DOOR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
DELI LOAF
17Deli loaf
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. The third square is also part of “Not together”.
RYE
TYPES
18Types
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with K; pattern K _ _ D _. Check the fourth letter against “I ___ YOU!”.
KINDS
UPHOLD
19Uphold
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with K. Check the third letter against “Sight organ”.
KEEP
___ICIOUS
20___ICIOUS
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “___ICIOUS” go in the grid. First one: D.
DEL
ANTONYM
21Antonym
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Antonym, nothing more.
A
LIVE OR BE
22Live or be
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Apply”.
EXIST
COME IN
23Come in
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
E _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Live or be”.
ENTER
MOVING TO
24Moving to
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “And so on”.
ONTO
E__MPLE
25E__MPLE
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “E__MPLE” and enter only the missing part, starting with X.
XA
SPELL W
26Spell w
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _. Its second letter is shared with “Apply”.
UU
FORMAL ATTIRE
27Formal attire
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Solving “Live or be” first gives you its third letter.
SUIT
__COA
28__COA
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “__COA” and enter only the missing part, starting with C.
CO
APPLY
29Apply
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _. Check the third letter against “Not together”.
USE
RAMP
30Ramp
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Ramp starts with the answer.
R
TOUCH-DOWN
31Touch-down
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Touch-down” to its initials.
TD
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