Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1304 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1304, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 4 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Soon”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
+s
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
The image carries “+s”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SHOULDERS
COMPOSER ZIMMER
2Composer zimmer
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits H _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Online”.
HANS
mead-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “mead” gives the answer. First letter: O.
OW
AFTER Q
4 after q
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
EVEN IF, BRIEFLY
5Even if, briefly
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. The third square is also part of “Capitol topper”.
THO
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: L _ _ B _ _. “Base line” crosses it at the fourth square.
LUMBER
GIVE WAY
7Give way
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: Y _ _ L _. Solving “Base line” first gives you its fourth letter.
YIELD
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SOON
8Soon
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ R _ _ Y. Its fifth letter is shared with “Even if, briefly”.
SHORTLY
-k
9"YEE-___!"
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “k” gives the answer. First letter: H.
HAW
ONLINE
10Online
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: O _. Solving “Composer zimmer” first gives you its second letter.
ON
FORMER SOVIET UNION, BRIEFLY
11Former soviet union, briefly
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Beach grit”.
USSR
TOTA_
12TOTA_
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “TOTA_” and enter only the missing part, starting with L.
L
COORS FIELD CITY
13Coors field city
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
D _ _ V _ _. “Carried by car” crosses it at the fourth square.
DENVER
FINISHED
14Finished
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits E _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Carried by car”.
ENDED
ROAD ABBR.
15Road abbr.
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits R _. Its second letter is shared with “Ceases”.
RD
SOMEONE SAID IT
16Someone said it
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Someone said it” to its initials.
SSI
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HUMAN USER INTERFACE
17Human user interface
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
HUI
CARRIED BY CAR
18Carried by car
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ V _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Coors field city”.
DRIVEN
CAPITOL TOPPER
19Capitol topper
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits D _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
DOME
BEACH GRIT
20Beach grit
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Coors field city”.
SAND
BASE LINE
21Base line
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Base line” to its initials.
BL
PRESS
22Press
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ I _. “Sweet!” crosses it at the fourth square.
MEDIA
FOCUSED
23Focused
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
AIMED
CEASES
24Ceases
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Road abbr.”.
ENDS
-k
25___KTOP
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-k”). What is left starts with D.
DES
DESKTOP
26Desktop
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Desktop starts with the answer.
D
CHRISTIAN ERA
27Christian era
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CE
"SWEET!"
28"sweet!"
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Christian era”.
NICE
INDOOR
29Indoor
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Indoor starts with the answer.
I
___THETIC
30___THETIC
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “___THETIC” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
AES
Crossword Challenge Level 1304 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1304 solved
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