Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1300 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1300? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Violent vortex”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Not minimum”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Violent vortex”, 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.
VIOLENT VORTEX
1Violent vortex
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ L _ _ R _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Needing rest”.
MAELSTROM
ICONIC ROUNDED HAIRDO
2Iconic rounded hairdo
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Employee relations”.
AFRO
E__MPLE
3E__MPLE
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “E__MPLE” and enter only the missing part, starting with X.
XA
w---less
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“w---less”). What is left starts with I.
IRE
AFTER L
5After l
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after L.
M
SEAT GUIDE
6Seat guide
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
U _ _ E _. Solving “Color of traffic on a gps” first gives you its fourth letter.
USHER
EMO-TIONAL STATE
7Emo-tional state
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with M. The third square is also part of “Sound rebound”.
MOOD
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOT MINIMUM
8Not minimum
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ I _ _ M. Its fifth letter is shared with “After l”.
MAXIMUM
WAY OFF
9Way off
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “E__MPLE”.
AFAR
EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
10Employee relations
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
ER
pi-
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “pi-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with L.
LOT
AFTER R
12After r
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to R; the answer is its next letter.
S
NEEDING REST
13Needing rest
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
T _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Junior engineer”.
TIRED
BALONEY
14Baloney
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with R. Check the third letter against “Sour pastry”.
ROT
sh-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “sh-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
OT
SHIP'S POLE
16Ship's pole
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
M _ _ _. Solving “Section” first gives you its third letter.
MAST
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SALES ORDER
17Sales order
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SO
NEWBORN'S BED
18Newborn's bed
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ D _ _. Solving “Needing rest” first gives you its fourth letter.
CRADLE
SOUND REBOUND
19Sound rebound
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the third letter against “Seat guide”.
ECHO
SOUR PASTRY
20Sour pastry
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with T. “Needing rest” crosses it at the third square.
TART
COLOR OF TRAFFIC ON A GPS
21Color of traffic on a gps
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: R _ _. The third square is also part of “Emo-tional state”.
RED
JUNIOR ENGINEER
22Junior engineer
Row 5, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Junior engineer” to its initials.
JE
OPEN A CRACK
23Open a crack
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Newborn's bed”.
AJAR
LITTLEST BIT
24Littlest bit
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits I _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
IOTA
VORTEX
25Vortex
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Fix tear”.
EDDY
EFFORT
26 effort
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Effort starts with the answer.
E
TRAVELER'S LODGING
27Traveler's lodging
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
I _ _. Solving “Big apple” first gives you its third letter.
INN
COVER FOR POT
28Cover for pot
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. The third square is also part of “Vortex”.
LID
METRIC TON
29Metric ton
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Metric ton”.
MT
FIX TEAR
30Fix tear
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Traveler's lodging”.
MEND
SECTION
31Section
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Section.
S
BIG APPLE
32Big apple
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with N. “Vortex” crosses it at the second square.
NY
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