Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1379 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1379, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
10 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 4 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Issuing permits”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Ancestry”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Issuing permits”, 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.
ISSUING PERMITS
1Issuing permits
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits L _ _ E _ _ I _ _. Solving “Smell, e.g.” first gives you its sixth letter.
LICENSING
FROSTY
2Frosty
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. Solving “Medical sac” first gives you its third letter.
ICY
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. N _ _ _. “Medical sac” crosses it at the third square.
NEST
AFTER D
4After d
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after D.
E
AUTO FOCUS
5Auto focus
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AF
lip –
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Picture word minus “lip ” gives the answer. First letter: G.
GLOSS
GENTLE PHRASE
7Gentle phrase
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “Roman 1000” first gives you its sixth letter.
EUPHEMISM
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ANCESTRY
8Ancestry
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
L _ _ E _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Auto focus”.
LINEAGE
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with I. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
ICE
MEDICAL SAC
10Medical sac
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
CYST
CLOS_
11CLOS_
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
“CLOS_” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
E
'NO FUNDS'
12'no funds'
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: N _. “Utterly wild” crosses it at the second square.
NF
SMELL, E.G.
13Smell, e.g.
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
S _ _ S _. Solving “Hair piece” first gives you its fourth letter.
SENSE
EYE PART COVERED BY THE CORNEA
14Eye part covered by the cornea
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Quick sip”.
IRIS
SHORT SLEEP
15Short sleep
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with N. The third square is also part of “Quick sip”.
NAP
-ove
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-ove”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with G.
GL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ANNUAL WINTER OUTBREAK
17Annual winter outbreak
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits F _ _. The third square is also part of “Gentle phrase”.
FLU
HAIR PIECE
18Hair piece
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ S _. Solving “Smell, e.g.” first gives you its fourth letter.
TRESS
OPER-ATION
19Oper-ation
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _. The second square is also part of “Gentle phrase”.
OP
C___NDAR
20C___NDAR
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “C___NDAR” go in the grid. First one: A.
ALE
RUBBISH
21Rubbish
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ S _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
TRASH
UTTERLY WILD
22Utterly wild
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with F. Its fourth letter is shared with “Short sleep”.
FERAL
"OR ___!"
23"OR ___!"
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “OR ___!”? It fits E _ _ _.
ELSE
QUICK SIP
24Quick sip
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · down
N _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Short sleep”.
NIP
ROMAN 1000
25Roman 1000
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Roman 1000”.
M
GREEN LEGUME
26Green legume
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with P. Solving “Deception” first gives you its third letter.
PEA
CIRCLE RATIO
27Circle ratio
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _. The second square is also part of “Gentle phrase”.
PI
YELLOW CAB
28Yellow cab
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Yellow cab” to its initials.
YC
"FOR SURE!"
29"for sure!"
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: Y _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Gentle phrase”.
YES
SECRET
30Secret
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Secret.
S
DECEPTION
31Deception
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Green legume”.
SCAM
Crossword Challenge Level 1379 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1379 solved
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