Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1399 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 34 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1399, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 18 of 34 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 7 want 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 “Artificial”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Soft and yielding”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Artificial”, 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.
ARTIFICIAL
1Artificial
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ U _ _ T _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Lawyer: abbr.”.
SIMULATED
QUICKTIME
2Quicktime
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Starts with Q; pattern Q _. “___ ALIVE!” crosses it at the second square.
QT
PRE-OWNED
3Pre-owned
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with U. The third square is also part of “Heroic story”.
USED
ICEAGE
4Iceage
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Iceage.
I
SCIENCE ABBR.
5Science abbr.
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. The third square is also part of “Heroic story”.
SCI
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: H _ _ K _ _. “WOR__HOP” crosses it at the fourth square.
HOCKEY
YARD SYMBOL
7Yard symbol
Top row 7/7 · 2 letters · down
Fits Y _. Solving “Call of duty” first gives you its second letter.
YD
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SOFT AND YIELDING
8Soft and yielding
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. Check the fifth letter against “Science abbr.”.
SQUISHY
"___ ALIVE!"
9"___ ALIVE!"
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Say “___ ALIVE!” out loud and the blank fills itself: I _ _.
ITS
MARKET
10Market
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Market starts with the answer.
M
NULLIFY
11Nullify
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits U _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Pre-owned”.
UNDO
LOAN OFFICER
12Loan officer
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LO
LAWYER: ABBR.
13Lawyer: abbr.
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. “Talk” crosses it at the third square.
ATTY
-les
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-les”). What is left starts with T.
TI
SOUND'S REFLECTION
15Sound's reflection
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Harp”.
ECHO
gen--r
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “gen--r”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with D.
DE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CALL OF DUTY
17Call of duty
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Call of duty”.
COD
MULTI-SIDED SHAPE
18Multi-sided shape
Row 3, col 5 · 7 letters · down
Begins with P. The fifth square is also part of “Glycemic index”.
POLYGON
HEROIC STORY
19Heroic story
Row 4, col 3 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Science abbr.”.
EPIC
PUBLIC WARNING
20Public warning
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ I _ _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
NOTICE
21Picture clue
Row 4, col 8 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ E _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Enter”.
SNEEZE
WOR__HOP
22WOR__HOP
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “WOR__HOP”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with K.
KS
INTIMATE
23Intimate
Row 5, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Intimate starts with the answer.
I
LEGAL CLAIM
24Legal claim
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
L _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
LIEN
TALK
25Talk
Row 6, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Talk.
T
LA__R
26LA__R
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “LA__R” and enter only the missing part, starting with Y.
YE
INTELLI-GENT
27Intelli-gent
Row 7, col 6 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Intelli-gent”.
I
GLYCEMIC INDEX
28Glycemic index
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
GI
HARP
29Harp
Row 8, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Harp, nothing more.
H
ENTER
30Enter
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Enter, nothing more.
E
OKAY ABBR.
31Okay abbr.
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
O _. Solving “Atomic bomb” first gives you its second letter.
OK
OCEAN ZONE
32Ocean zone
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Ocean zone”.
OZ
UMBRELLA
33Umbrella
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Umbrella.
U
ATOMIC BOMB
34Atomic bomb
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. Its third letter is shared with “Okay abbr.”.
NUKE
Crossword Challenge Level 1399 Solved Grid
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