Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1364 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1364? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 13 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Deliveries”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1364: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Kind of analysis”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Deliveries”. 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.
DELIVERIES
1Deliveries
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
S _ _ P _ _ N _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Env. prot. agency”.
SHIPMENTS
goodb-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “goodb-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with Y.
YE
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Speech organs”.
SALT
TESTED
4Tested
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
T _ _ E _. “___ AND THE WOLF” crosses it at the fourth square.
TRIED
AFTER D
5After d
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from D in the alphabet.
E
PREFIX WITH DIRECT OR DEED
6Prefix with direct or deed
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
M _ _. Solving “Speech organs” first gives you its third letter.
MIS
SOUTH YORKSHIRE
7South yorkshire
Top row 7/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
KIND OF ANALYSIS
8Kind of analysis
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ T _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with “After d”.
SYSTEMS
LISTEN TO
9Listen to
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
HEAR
AFTER H
10After h
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from H in the alphabet.
I
"___ AND THE WOLF"
11"___ AND THE WOLF"
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ AND THE WOLF”? It fits P _ _ E _.
PETER
ROMAN 1010
12Roman 1010
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits M _. “Send abroad” crosses it at the second square.
MX
ENV. PROT. AGENCY
13Env. prot. agency
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Env. prot. agency” to its initials.
EPA
BUZZING
14Buzzing
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ S _. Check the fourth letter against “Station abbr”.
NOISE
-ash
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ash” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TR
UNUSUAL
16Unusual
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ A _ _ E. Solving “Muscle builder” first gives you its fifth letter.
STRANGE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
INSTANT YIELD
17Instant yield
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
IY
MUSCLE BUILDER
18Muscle builder
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Fits P _ _ T _ _ N. Solving “Buzzing” first gives you its fifth letter.
PROTEIN
SPEECH ORGANS
19Speech organs
Row 4, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Muscle builder”.
LIPS
SEND ABROAD
20Send abroad
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Fits E _ _ O _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Buzzing”.
EXPORT
21Temperature unit
Row 4, col 8 · 6 letters · down
Use the text “TEMPERATURE UNIT” if the picture is unclear. First letter D.
DEGREE
AFTER C
22After c
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from C in the alphabet.
D
SODIUM
23Sodium
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fits N _. Its second letter is shared with “Price marker”.
NA
COMPLETED
24Completed
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Sodium”.
DONE
ACTIVE INTEL
25Active intel
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AI
PRICE MARKER
26Price marker
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits T _ _. The third square is also part of “Temperature unit”.
TAG
STATION ABBR
27Station abbr
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Fits S _ _. Solving “Unusual” first gives you its third letter.
STA
RAG
28Rag
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Rag.
R
MACHINE GUN
29Machine gun
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Machine gun”.
MG
CLOCK READING
30Clock reading
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. “Machine gun” crosses it at the third square.
TIME
RADIANT
31Radiant
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Radiant.
R
Crossword Challenge Level 1364 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1364 solved
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