Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1371 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1371 of Crossword Challenge gives you 33 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
15 of the 33 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 5 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Ocean type”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Combined effect”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Ocean type”. 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.
OCEAN TYPE
1Ocean type
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ T _ _ T _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
SALTWATER
YOUTUBE
2Youtube
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Y _. “Tiny bit” crosses it at the second square.
YT
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with N. Its third letter is shared with “Diving apparatus”.
NOSE
EVENT HOST
4Event host
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
EMCEE
AFTER Q
5 after q
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. G _ _ L _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Left hand”.
GOBLET
POSITIVE REPLY
7Positive reply
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits Y _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Diving apparatus”.
YEAH
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
COMBINED EFFECT
8Combined effect
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ E _ _ Y. Its fifth letter is shared with “After q”.
SYNERGY
TINY BIT
9Tiny bit
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
ATOM
AFTER K
10After k
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after K.
L
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits T _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
TREE
YOU AND I
12You and i
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with W. Solving “Call it a day” first gives you its second letter.
WE
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: A _ _. Check the third letter against “Not mrs.”.
ATM
NEEDING REST
14Needing rest
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with T. “Oneself” crosses it at the fourth square.
TIRED
ERROR RATE
15Error rate
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Error rate”.
ER
CHANGE THE LAYOUT
16Change the layout
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ O _ _ L. Solving “Desktop” first gives you its fifth letter.
REMODEL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
OUTDOOR EDUCATION
17Outdoor education
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OE
URANIUM
18Uranium
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Uranium.
U
DIVING APPARATUS
19Diving apparatus
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with S. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
SCUBA
CALL IT A DAY
20Call it a day
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Fits R _ _ I _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Needing rest”.
RETIRE
LEFT HAND
21Left hand
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Left hand” to its initials.
LH
CLEANSED
22Cleansed
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Solving “Needing rest” first gives you its third letter.
RID
BEFORE, FOR A BARD
23Before, for a bard
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
ERE
NOT MRS.
24Not mrs.
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _. Its second letter is shared with “Needing rest”.
MR
SPIRIT
25Spirit
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. Solving “New update” first gives you its third letter.
SOUL
"___ ALL GOOD!"
26"___ ALL GOOD!"
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ ALL GOOD!” starts with I.
ITS
ONESELF
27Oneself
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. The third square is also part of “Change the layout”.
EGO
ORBIT
28Orbit
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Orbit, nothing more.
O
ENGI__
29ENGI__
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “ENGI__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with N.
NE
GAMMA
30Gamma
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Gamma, nothing more.
G
MIDTERM
31Midterm
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Midterm.
M
NEW UPDATE
32New update
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NU
DESKTOP
33Desktop
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Desktop starts with the answer.
D
Crossword Challenge Level 1371 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1371 solved
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