Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1372 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1372? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
11 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Sales event”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Owed money”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Sales event”. 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.
SALES EVENT
1Sales event
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with P. The sixth square is also part of “After that”.
PROMOTION
"SO THEN WHAT?"
2"so then what?"
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. Check the third letter against “A little strange”.
AND
COMED_
3COMED_
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “COMED_”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with Y.
Y
st-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “st-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
AR
HEADED
5Headed
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
B _ _ N _. “Title holder” crosses it at the fourth square.
BOUND
WASTE
6Waste
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ _. “___ YOUR HEAD!” crosses it at the third square.
LOSE
URGENT NEED
7Urgent need
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ R _ _ N _ _. Solving “Vene-zuela” first gives you its sixth letter.
EMERGENCY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
OWED MONEY
8Owed money
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ A _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Headed”.
PAYABLE
co-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “co-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
RN
A LITTLE STRANGE
10A little strange
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits O _ _. Solving “Completed” first gives you its third letter.
ODD
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits M.
M
HAD CONTROL
12Had control
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with O. Its fourth letter is shared with “Left”.
OWNED
AFTER THAT
13After that
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Completed”.
THEN
INITIAL ENTRY
14Initial entry
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IE
rec-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “rec-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
ORD
WANT
16Want
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. “__NTIST” crosses it at the third square.
NEED
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
PART OF A HOUSE
17Part of a house
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Waste”.
ROOM
COMPLETED
18Completed
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. “Had control” crosses it at the third square.
DONE
"___ YOUR HEAD!"
19"___ YOUR HEAD!"
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ YOUR HEAD!”? It fits U _ _.
USE
LEFT
20Left
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
W _ _ _. Check the third letter against “After that”.
WENT
TITLE HOLDER
21Title holder
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits O _ _ E _. “Waste” crosses it at the fourth square.
OWNER
PLACE QUESTION
22Place question
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits W _ _ R _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
WHERE
AFTER F
23After f
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to F; the answer is its next letter.
G
SCENIC OUTLOOK
24Scenic outlook
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with V; pattern V _ _ _. “Last month” crosses it at the third square.
VIEW
VENE-ZUELA
25Vene-zuela
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
V _. “Urgent need” crosses it at the second square.
VE
HARD DISK
26Hard disk
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Hard disk”.
HD
NOT THICK
27Not thick
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. “Scenic outlook” crosses it at the third square.
THIN
__NTIST
28__NTIST
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “__NTIST”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with D.
DE
LAST MONTH
29Last month
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with D. Solving “Urgent need” first gives you its third letter.
DEC
VITAMIN
30Vitamin
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Vitamin”.
D
WORK YEAR
31Work year
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
WY
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Puzzle 1372 solved
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