Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1307 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1307? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask 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; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Vector sum”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1307: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Vector sum”. 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.
VECTOR SUM
1Vector sum
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits R _ _ U _ _ A _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “After s”.
RESULTANT
CHANGE
2Change
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. Check the fourth letter against “To a person”.
AMEND
TOILET PAPER
3Toilet paper
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Toilet paper” to its initials.
TP
ICY
4Icy
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Icy.
I
s---ze
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“s---ze”). What is left starts with N.
NEE
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: G _ _ E _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Expected value”.
GREECE
TENNIS GAME START
7Tennis game start
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ V _. The fourth square is also part of “Expected value”.
SERVE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: R _ _ I _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
RATINGS
t---ura
9___IRE
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “tura” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EMP
SEARCH ENGINE
10Search engine
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Search engine”.
SE
TO A PERSON
11To a person
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: U _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Teller”.
UNTO
LEARNING DISABILITY
12Learning disability
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LD
AFTER S
13After s
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after S.
T
MONTH AFTER MARCH
14Month after march
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. The fourth square is also part of “Realm or territory”.
APRIL
PLA__T
15PLA__T
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “PLA__T”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with N.
NE
PRICE MARKER
16Price marker
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. Check the third letter against “Gym”.
TAG
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
"BEFORE" OF YORE
17"before" of yore
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. “Tennis game start” crosses it at the third square.
ERE
REALM OR TERRITORY
18Realm or territory
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
D _ _ A _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Boy or man”.
DOMAIN
BAMBI AND OTHERS
19Bambi and others
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
DEER
TELLER
20Teller
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Teller, nothing more.
T
EXPECTED VALUE
21Expected value
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Expected value” to its initials.
EV
SHORT FOR ILLUSION
22Short for illusion
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits I _ _ U _. Check the fourth letter against “Squirrel's stash”.
ILLUS
SMALL RODENTS
23Small rodents
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
M _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
MICE
NOT MRS.
24Not mrs.
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _. “Month after march” crosses it at the second square.
MR
BOY OR MAN
25Boy or man
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits M _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Short for illusion”.
MALE
GREEN BIT IN FRIED RICE
26Green bit in fried rice
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits P _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Price marker”.
PEA
MEDICAL SCHOOL STUDENT
27Medical school student
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Medical school student” to its initials.
MSS
MAP
28Map
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Map starts with the answer.
M
LEC__RE
29LEC__RE
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “LEC__RE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with T.
TU
SQUIRREL'S STASH
30Squirrel's stash
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. Solving “LEC__RE” first gives you its third letter.
NUTS
GYM
31Gym
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Gym starts with the answer.
G
SHADY, IN MODERN SLANG
32Shady, in modern slang
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
S _ _. Solving “Medical school student” first gives you its third letter.
SUS
Crossword Challenge Level 1307 Solved Grid
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