Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1325 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1325 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Train stations”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1325: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Launch phase”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Train stations”. 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.
TRAIN STATIONS
1Train stations
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits T _ _ M _ _ A _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Nordic”.
TERMINALS
EASTERN
2Eastern
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ A _. “Red planet” crosses it at the fourth square.
ASIAN
KILO
3Kilo
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Kilo.
K
FORMER PARTNER
4Former partner
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with E. Its second letter is shared with “Number after xii”.
EX
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: O _ _. Check the third letter against “Short for length”.
OIL
FARM EXPANSE
6Farm expanse
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with F. Check the fourth letter against “Life's good”.
FIELD
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. F _ _ G _ _. “Life's good” crosses it at the fourth square.
FINGER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LAUNCH PHASE
8Launch phase
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with T. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
TAKEOFF
KINDN__S
9KINDN__S
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “KINDN__S”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
ES
COASTAL INLET
10Coastal inlet
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Check the third letter against “Bridge support”.
RIA
11Red planet
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “RED PLANET” point to the same word. It begins with M.
MARS
COUNT IN
12Count in
Left column 5/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ L _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Wedding”.
INCLUDE
NORDIC
13Nordic
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Nordic.
N
N__URAL
14N__URAL
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “N__URAL” go in the grid. First one: A.
AT
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. L _ _. Solving “Proverb” first gives you its third letter.
LIP
7TH
167th
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ E _ _ H. Solving “Wedding” first gives you its fifth letter.
SEVENTH
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NUMBER AFTER XII
17Number after xii
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: X _ _ _. Solving “Farm expanse” first gives you its third letter.
XIII
BRIDGE SUPPORT
18Bridge support
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. Solving “Count in” first gives you its third letter.
ARCH
SHORT FOR LENGTH
19Short for length
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
L _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
LEN
NOT FAST
20Not fast
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “SAXOP___E”.
SLOW
LIFE'S GOOD
21Life's good
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LG
WEDDING
22Wedding
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ O _. “Not yours alone” crosses it at the fourth square.
UNION
SAXOP___E
23SAXOP___E
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “SAXOP___E” and enter only the missing part, starting with H.
HON
EVEN SCORE
24Even score
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “7th”.
TIE
AFTER Q
25 after q
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to Q; the answer is its next letter.
R
STOMACH AREA
26Stomach area
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
G _ _. “7th” crosses it at the third square.
GUT
FAKE HAIR
27Fake hair
Row 8, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Begins with W. Check the third letter against “Stomach area”.
WIG
PROVERB
28Proverb
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fits P _. The second square is also part of “7th”.
PV
ROYAL HIGHNESS
29Royal highness
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RH
NOT YOURS ALONE
30Not yours alone
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
O _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Royal highness”.
OUR
ELK
31Elk
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Elk.
E
Crossword Challenge Level 1325 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1325 solved
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