Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1390 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1390? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
12 of the 32 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; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Deep respect”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Life-like art style”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Deep respect”. 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.
DEEP RESPECT
1Deep respect
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with R. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the sixth square.
REVERENCE
EXAM
2Exam
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Exam.
E
sn--k
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “snk” gives the answer. First letter: A.
AC
FINAL
4Final
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits L _ _ _. Solving “Hawk, as wares” first gives you its third letter.
LAST
COLD CUBE
5Cold cube
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
I _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Hawk, as wares”.
ICE
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ M _ _. Solving “Medical doctor” first gives you its fourth letter.
SALMON
MUSTY
7Musty
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ D _. “Medical doctor” crosses it at the fourth square.
MOLDY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LIFE-LIKE ART STYLE
8Life-like art style
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
R _ _ L _ _ M. Solving “Cold cube” first gives you its fifth letter.
REALISM
ENG
9Eng
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Eng starts with the answer.
E
VIDEO GAME
10Video game
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
VG
REWORK
11Rework
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Solving “Thingy” first gives you its third letter.
EDIT
AFTER Q
12 after q
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after Q.
R
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to E _ _ V _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Large car”.
ELEVEN
WANDERER
14Wanderer
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
N _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Large car”.
NOMAD
CARBON FIBER
15Carbon fiber
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Carbon fiber”.
CF
secr---ry
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “secrry” gives the answer. First letter: E.
ETA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CHOCOLATE SOURCE
17Chocolate source
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
C _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
CACAO
GADO-LINIUM
18Gado-linium
Row 3, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Begins with G. Solving “Rework” first gives you its second letter.
GD
HAWK, AS WARES
19Hawk, as wares
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
SELL
THINGY
20Thingy
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
I _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
ITEM
MEDICAL DOCTOR
21Medical doctor
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
MD
CAR TYPE
22Car type
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Personal identifier”.
SEDAN
EXI_
23EXI_
Row 6, col 3 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “EXI_” and enter only the missing part, starting with T.
T
ROOM AT THE TOP
24Room at the top
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. “Carbon fiber” crosses it at the third square.
LOFT
___BEAN
25___BEAN
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“___BEAN” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
SOY
LARGE CAR
26Large car
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Starts with V; pattern V _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Personal identifier”.
VAN
NOT MANY
27Not many
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _. Check the third letter against “Recently made”.
FEW
FORMULA
28Formula
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Formula.
F
SELF-REFERENCE
29Self-reference
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fits M _. Solving “Recently made” first gives you its second letter.
ME
PERSONAL IDENTIFIER
30Personal identifier
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. Solving “Self-reference” first gives you its third letter.
NAME
_ROUND
31_ROUND
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “_ROUND” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
A
RECENTLY MADE
32Recently made
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits N _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Not many”.
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Puzzle 1390 solved
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