Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1340 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 29 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1340, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
10 of the 29 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants 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 “Santa's big day”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Assess side-by-side”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Santa's big day”, read top to bottom.
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.
SANTA'S BIG DAY
1Santa's big day
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ I _ _ M _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Trial”.
CHRISTMAS
NOT THEIR
2Not their
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. Check the third letter against “Rural route”.
OUR
-ringue
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “-ringue”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with M.
ME
AFTER O
4After o
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to O; the answer is its next letter.
P
NOT BELOW
5Not below
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ V _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not ever”.
ABOVE
6Capital of italy
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Use the text “CAPITAL OF ITALY” if the picture is unclear. First letter R.
ROME
FITNESS ROUTINES
7Fitness routines
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the sixth letter against “Roman numeral 51”.
EXERCISES
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ASSESS SIDE-BY-SIDE
8Assess side-by-side
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ P _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Not below”.
COMPARE
COLOR PROPERTY
9Color property
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: H _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
HUE
RURAL ROUTE
10Rural route
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RR
B_OLOGY
11B_OLOGY
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “B_OLOGY” go in the grid. First one: I.
I
COASTAL EDGE
12Coastal edge
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with S. Check the fourth letter against “Sure”.
SHORE
13Trial
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Picture plus words: “TRIAL”. The answer opens with T.
TEST
MAGNETIC NORTH
14Magnetic north
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Magnetic north”.
MN
REACH A GOAL
15Reach a goal
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ I _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Xenon symbol”.
ACHIEVE
VIEWED
16Viewed
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Male pronoun”.
SEEN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
PUT IN STORAGE
17Put in storage
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with B. “Fitness routines” crosses it at the third square.
BOX
SURE
18Sure
Row 3, col 5 · 7 letters · down
C _ _ T _ _ N. The fifth square is also part of “Earth's tilt”.
CERTAIN
ARRIVE
19Arrive
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Capital of italy”.
COME
___TALGIC
20___TALGIC
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “___TALGIC” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
NOS
NOT EVER
21Not ever
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
N _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Capital of italy”.
NEVER
ERGO
22Ergo
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with H. Its fourth letter is shared with “Reach a goal”.
HENCE
COIN
23Coin
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Coin.
C
NOT TAPED
24Not taped
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. Check the third letter against “Reach a goal”.
LIVE
ROMAN NUMERAL 51
25Roman numeral 51
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with L. Check the second letter against “Fitness routines”.
LI
XENON SYMBOL
26Xenon symbol
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shape: X _. Solving “Reach a goal” first gives you its second letter.
XE
EARTH'S TILT
27Earth's tilt
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. “Not taped” crosses it at the third square.
AXIS
MALE PRONOUN
28Male pronoun
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shape: H _. Its second letter is shared with “Viewed”.
HE
CH__T
29CH__T
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “CH__T” go in the grid. First one: E.
ES
Crossword Challenge Level 1340 Solved Grid
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