Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1341 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1341 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
10 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Person who receives”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Decide firmly”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Person who receives”. 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.
PERSON WHO RECEIVES
1Person who receives
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
R _ _ I _ _ E _ _. “A_RBASE” crosses it at the sixth square.
RECIPIENT
"THE DOOR'S OPEN"
2"the door's open"
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Engineering group”.
ENTER
AFTER R
3 after r
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to R; the answer is its next letter.
S
OPEN ACCESS
4Open access
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Open access” to its initials.
OA
LOCAL SIDEREAL TIME
5Local sidereal time
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
LST
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with V. Its fourth letter is shared with “__ENSIL”.
VIRUS
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits E _ _ T _ _. Check the fourth letter against “__ENSIL”.
EASTER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
DECIDE FIRMLY
8Decide firmly
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ O _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Local sidereal time”.
RESOLVE
-dive
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “dive” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EN
CLEAR TO SEND
10Clear to send
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Clear to send”.
CTS
ENGINEERING GROUP
11Engineering group
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ _. Solving “Viewed” first gives you its third letter.
IEEE
DETAIL-ORIENTED
12Detail-oriented
Left column 5/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ C _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “Perfect standard”.
PRECISE
A_RBASE
13A_RBASE
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “A_RBASE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
I
EARTH-QUAKE
14Earth-quake
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Earth-quake”.
EQ
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with N. The third square is also part of “Train track”.
NUT
WHOLLY
16Wholly
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ A _ _ Y. Solving “Perfect standard” first gives you its fifth letter.
TOTALLY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
AREA EAST OF THE BOSPORUS
17Area east of the bosporus
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ASIA
VIEWED
18Viewed
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Detail-oriented”.
SEEN
TIP-RING-SLEEVE
19Tip-ring-sleeve
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Tip-ring-sleeve” to its initials.
TRS
STUDY OF MARKETS
20Study of markets
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. “Agreeing gesture” crosses it at the third square.
ECON
__ENSIL
21__ENSIL
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“__ENSIL” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with U.
UT
PERFECT STANDARD
22Perfect standard
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Assist”.
IDEAL
AGREEING GESTURE
23Agreeing gesture
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. Solving “Perfect standard” first gives you its third letter.
NOD
TUR___ISE
24TUR___ISE
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “TUR___ISE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with Q.
QUO
RIGHT
25Right
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Right starts with the answer.
R
"___ DEATH DO US PART"
26"___ DEATH DO US PART"
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “___ DEATH DO US PART”. Shape: T _ _.
TIL
FISHING GEAR
27Fishing gear
Row 8, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shape: N _ _. Its third letter is shared with “___ DEATH DO US PART”.
NET
TRAIN TRACK
28Train track
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TT
ELEMENT 66
29Element 66
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Fits D _. Solving “Wholly” first gives you its second letter.
DY
ASSIST
30Assist
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. “Element 66” crosses it at the third square.
AID
ANTENNA
31Antenna
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Antenna.
A
Crossword Challenge Level 1341 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1341 solved
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