Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1360 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1360, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Hobbies”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Hawaii and fiji”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Hobbies”, 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.
HOBBIES
1Hobbies
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits I _ _ E _ _ S _ _. “Effort” crosses it at the sixth square.
INTERESTS
2Tennis game start
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Picture plus words: “TENNIS GAME START”. The answer opens with S.
SERVE
PUT DOWN
3Put down
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with L. “Make an effort” crosses it at the third square.
LAY
ACTION REQUIRED
4Action required
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Action required” to its initials.
AR
ADVA_CE
5ADVA_CE
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “ADVA_CE” go in the grid. First one: N.
N
ACADEMIC OFFICIAL
6Academic official
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with D. Solving “Military struggle” first gives you its third letter.
DEAN
-enade
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “-enade”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
HAWAII AND FIJI
8Hawaii and fiji
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits I _ _ A _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “ADVA_CE”.
ISLANDS
CLOSE BY
9Close by
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. Solving “Put down” first gives you its third letter.
NEAR
MAKE AN EFFORT
10Make an effort
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with T. Solving “Put down” first gives you its third letter.
TRY
EXPOSURE VALUE
11Exposure value
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EV
ALLUDE (TO)
12Allude (to)
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Ship or boat”.
REFER
EFFORT
13 effort
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Effort.
E
TOUCH OR TASTE
14Touch or taste
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ S _. Check the fourth letter against “Ship or boat”.
SENSE
ELM OR OAK
15Elm or oak
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. Its third letter is shared with “Good quality”.
TREE
ba--ment
16BA__MENT
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“ba--ment”). What is left starts with S.
SE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
DOUBLE E
17Double e
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: E _. The second square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
EE
MORE BAD
18More bad
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: W _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of “Concern”.
WORSE
MILITARY STRUGGLE
19Military struggle
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits W _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
WAR
SHIP OR BOAT
20Ship or boat
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits V _ _ S _ _. Solving “Touch or taste” first gives you its fourth letter.
VESSEL
WERNHER ___ BRAUN
21WERNHER ___ BRAUN
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “WERNHER ___ BRAUN”. Shape: V _ _.
VON
GOOD QUALITY
22Good quality
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
F _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Touch or taste”.
FINE
ERGO
23Ergo
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Begins with H. The fourth square is also part of “E__EPT”.
HENCE
HANDFUL
24Handful
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Handful.
H
UNIFORM
25Uniform
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Uniform.
U
CONCERN
26Concern
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ U _. Solving “Uniform” first gives you its fourth letter.
ISSUE
ANYWH___
27ANYWH___
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “ANYWH___” go in the grid. First one: E.
ERE
ACTIO_
28ACTIO_
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “ACTIO_” go in the grid. First one: N.
N
15 IN ROMAN
2915 in roman
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shape: X _. Check the second letter against “Not taped”.
XV
E__EPT
30E__EPT
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “E__EPT” go in the grid. First one: X.
XC
INFO
31Info
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Info.
I
NOT TAPED
32Not taped
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “15 in roman”.
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