Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1387 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1387 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 9 clues are fill-ins, and 6 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “One who appeals”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Matters”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “One who appeals”, 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.
ONE WHO APPEALS
1One who appeals
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
A _ _ E _ _ A _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
APPELLANT
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits F _ _ N _ _. Solving “Finished” first gives you its fourth letter.
FRANCE
UNI. OF OX____
3UNI. OF OX____
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “UNI. OF OX____”? It fits F _ _ _.
FORD
_WESOME
4_WESOME
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “_WESOME” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
A
INJECTION JET
5Injection jet
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IJ
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. R _ _. Check the third letter against “__UQUET”.
ROB
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “__UQUET”.
SNOW
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MATTERS
8Matters
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
A _ _ A _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with “Injection jet”.
AFFAIRS
EXPERT
9Expert
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
P _ _. Solving “UNI. OF OX____” first gives you its third letter.
PRO
ROLE
10Role
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. Solving “UNI. OF OX____” first gives you its third letter.
PART
FINISHED
11Finished
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with E. “Exams” crosses it at the fourth square.
ENDED
LOWER-CASE
12Lower-case
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LC
+s
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
The image carries “+s”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LETTERS
MUSICAL NOTE
14Musical note
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Musical note”.
A
"SMOKING OR ___?"
15"SMOKING OR ___?"
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “SMOKING OR ___?” starts with N.
NON
HANDLED
16Handled
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with T. “GR__ER” crosses it at the fifth square.
TREATED
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ROCK SINGER ___ BON JOVI
17ROCK SINGER ___ BON JOVI
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say “ROCK SINGER ___ BON JOVI” out loud and the blank fills itself: J _ _.
JON
EXAMS
18Exams
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits T _ _ T _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
TESTS
__UQUET
19__UQUET
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “__UQUET”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with B.
BO
FEMALE DEER
20Female deer
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
D _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
DOE
WEST
21West
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of West.
W
ILLEGAL ACT
22Illegal act
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Fits C _ _ M _. Its fourth letter is shared with “DYN___TE”.
CRIME
AS___IATE
23AS___IATE
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “AS___IATE” and enter only the missing part, starting with S.
SOC
COLOR SHADE
24Color shade
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “SMOKING OR ___?”.
TONE
PAST OF SAY
25Past of say
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “DYN___TE”.
SAID
OPER. SYS.
26Oper. sys.
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OS
EITHER ONE
27Either one
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Begins with O. Solving “Handled” first gives you its second letter.
OR
MED__
28MED__
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“MED__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
IA
GR__ER
29GR__ER
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
“GR__ER” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
AT
DYN___TE
30DYN___TE
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“DYN___TE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
AMI
FIRST LETTER
31First letter
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “First letter”.
A
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