Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1302 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1302 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
12 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 6 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Person from ukraine”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1302: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Nervous”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Person from ukraine”. 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.
PERSON FROM UKRAINE
1Person from ukraine
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
U _ _ A _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Nasa”.
UKRAINIAN
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with P. Its fourth letter is shared with “Against”.
PENNY
THANK GOD
3Thank god
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TG
AMB_ENT
4AMB_ENT
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “AMB_ENT” go in the grid. First one: I.
I
"GOLLY GOSH OH ___"
5"GOLLY GOSH OH ___"
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “GOLLY GOSH OH ___” starts with G.
GEE
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits H _ _ B _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Body odour”.
HARBOR
GO AS A GROUP
7Go as a group
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
T _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against “Body odour”.
TROOP
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NERVOUS
8Nervous
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: U _ _ I _ _ T. Check the fifth letter against “GOLLY GOSH OH ___”.
UPTIGHT
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with K. The third square is also part of “Thank god”.
KEG
RELEASE NOTE
10Release note
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Release note” to its initials.
RN
AGAINST
11Against
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Text”.
ANTI
INSTANT YIELD
12Instant yield
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IY
NASA
13Nasa
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Nasa.
N
DETAIL MAP
14Detail map
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Sleeping bag closer”.
INSET
M__STRO
15M__STRO
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “M__STRO”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
AE
SERIES ENDER
16Series ender
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with N. The third square is also part of “NORT_”.
NTH
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HEARING ORGAN
17Hearing organ
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits E _ _. “Go as a group” crosses it at the third square.
EAR
SLEEPING BAG CLOSER
18Sleeping bag closer
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with Z; pattern Z _ _ P _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Boxing practice”.
ZIPPER
ROUND NUMBER
19Round number
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with Z. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
ZERO
TEXT
20Text
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Text, nothing more.
T
BODY ODOUR
21Body odour
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Body odour”.
BO
DIVISION RESULT
22Division result
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits R _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Hazard”.
RATIO
STAGE ITEM
23Stage item
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
PROP
STEAM SHIP
24Steam ship
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SS
BOXING PRACTICE
25Boxing practice
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Division result”.
SPAR
FISHING GEAR
26Fishing gear
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits N _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Series ender”.
NET
be---eper
27Barely get (by)
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “beeper” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EKE
_XTRACT
28_XTRACT
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“_XTRACT” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
E
SOUTH DAKOTA
29South dakota
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SD
HAZARD
30Hazard
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. Its third letter is shared with “South dakota”.
RISK
NORT_
31NORT_
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “NORT_” go in the grid. First one: H.
H
M___RN
32M___RN
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “M___RN” and enter only the missing part, starting with O.
ODE
Crossword Challenge Level 1302 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1302 solved
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