Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1391 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1391 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 5 clues are pictures; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Local residents”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Local residents”, 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.
LOCAL RESIDENTS
1Local residents
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits T _ _ N _ _ O _ _. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
TOWNSFOLK
GO BY HORSE
2Go by horse
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. “Western digital” crosses it at the third square.
RIDE
ULTRA LIGHT
3Ultra light
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Ultra light” to its initials.
UL
AFTER B
4After b
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after B.
C
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: K _ _. Check the third letter against “Lab gel”.
KEG
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. E _ _ S _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “AS__ME”.
ERASER
SECOND AIRING
7Second airing
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
R _ _ U _. “AS__ME” crosses it at the fourth square.
RERUN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: T _ _ C _ _ R. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
TRUCKER
COOKING STAPLE
9Cooking staple
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits O _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Ultra light”.
OIL
WESTERN DIGITAL
10Western digital
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Western digital” to its initials.
WD
BRIGHT SIGN
11Bright sign
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Mythical giant”.
NEON
AFTER R
12After r
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after R.
S
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits F _ _ M _ _. “Living creature” crosses it at the fourth square.
FARMER
HUGE SEA
14Huge sea
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Living creature”.
OCEAN
LATE NIGHT
15Late night
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Late night”.
LN
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. K _ _. Check the third letter against “Yes”.
KEY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BEFORE, POETICALLY
17Before, poetically
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Solving “Second airing” first gives you its third letter.
ERE
LIVING CREATURE
18Living creature
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ M _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
ANIMAL
LAB GEL
19Lab gel
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
AGAR
MYTHICAL GIANT
20Mythical giant
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with O. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
OGRE
AS__ME
21AS__ME
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“AS__ME” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
SU
PLACE FOR A GIG
22Place for a gig
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: V _ _ U _. “Bard's guitar” crosses it at the fourth square.
VENUE
GRANTED
23Granted
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ E _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
GIVEN
SKIN PROBLEM
24Skin problem
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. “Late night” crosses it at the third square.
ACNE
GO DOWN
25Go down
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Fits S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Dine”.
SET
SECOND
26Second
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Second.
S
MEDI__TION
27MEDI__TION
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
“MEDI__TION” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with T.
TA
BARD'S GUITAR
28Bard's guitar
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
L _ _ _. “MEDI__TION” crosses it at the third square.
LUTE
YES
29Yes
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Yes.
Y
DINE
30Dine
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Check the third letter against “Go down”.
EAT
Crossword Challenge Level 1391 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1391 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 1391 with us. Puzzle 1392 is next, with 29 clues on a 8×10 board.