Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1335 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1335? 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; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Certainty”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Formally end”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Certainty”. 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.
CERTAINTY
1Certainty
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ U _ _ N _ _. Solving “London soccer team” first gives you its sixth letter.
ASSURANCE
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to B _ _ T _ _. Solving “Say aloud” first gives you its fourth letter.
BUTTER
SKIP OVER
3Skip over
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Mix”.
OMIT
LEGACY
4Legacy
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Legacy starts with the answer.
L
INNER YOU
5Inner you
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Inner you”.
IY
sun-
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “sun-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SET
UNCLEAR, FOGGY
7Unclear, foggy
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits H _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Time zone”.
HAZY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FORMALLY END
8Formally end
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
A _ _ L _ _ H. The fifth square is also part of “Inner you”.
ABOLISH
9Math opera-tion
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Use the text “MATH OPERA-TION” if the picture is unclear. First letter S.
SUM
MIX
10Mix
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Solving “Skip over” first gives you its third letter.
STIR
SAY ALOUD
11Say aloud
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with U. Check the fourth letter against “Push away”.
UTTER
RESEARCH ENGINEER
12Research engineer
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RE
LONDON SOCCER TEAM
13London soccer team
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
A _ _ E _ _ L. “Jog” crosses it at the fifth square.
ARSENAL
AFTER M
14After m
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from M in the alphabet.
N
WHEEL TOOTH
15Wheel tooth
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _. Check the third letter against “Epic tale”.
COG
RESULT OF WIPING OUT
16Result of wiping out
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with E. Solving “__CCESSFUL” first gives you its fifth letter.
ERASURE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
OPPOSITE OF NAY
17Opposite of nay
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits Y _ _. Solving “Unclear, foggy” first gives you its third letter.
YEA
PUSH AWAY
18Push away
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits R _ _ E _. Solving “London soccer team” first gives you its fourth letter.
REPEL
TIME ZONE
19Time zone
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TZ
JOG
20Jog
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “London soccer team”.
RUN
YEN
21Yen
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Yen.
Y
BIG SNAPPER
22Big snapper
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ O _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Mayday!”.
GATOR
BULLDOG'S COUSIN
23Bulldog's cousin
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _. Solving “Big snapper” first gives you its third letter.
PUG
EPIC TALE
24Epic tale
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. Solving “Wheel tooth” first gives you its third letter.
SAGA
NOT WIN
25Not win
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. “Mayday!” crosses it at the third square.
LOSE
ANNUAL LEAVE
26Annual leave
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Annual leave” to its initials.
AL
EITHER
27Either
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Begins with O. Solving “Result of wiping out” first gives you its second letter.
OR
TIME OUT
28Time out
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TO
__CCESSFUL
29__CCESSFUL
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “__CCESSFUL” go in the grid. First one: S.
SU
MAYDAY!
30Mayday!
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. Solving “Not win” first gives you its third letter.
SOS
SCHOOL
31School
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of School.
S
Crossword Challenge Level 1335 Solved Grid
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