Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1305 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1305 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Crime-scene viewers”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “By which means”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Crime-scene viewers”. 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.
CRIME-SCENE VIEWERS
1Crime-scene viewers
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
W _ _ N _ _ S _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “After r”.
WITNESSES
DOMICILES
2Domiciles
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits H _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Close”.
HOMES
ox-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “ox-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EN
AFTER Q
4 after q
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after Q.
R
GPS GUESS
5Gps guess
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. The third square is also part of “Look”.
ETA
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with B. Solving “MEATB__L” first gives you its fourth letter.
BAZAAR
GIVE WAY
7Give way
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against “MEATB__L”.
YIELD
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BY WHICH MEANS
8By which means
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits W _ _ R _ _ Y. Its fifth letter is shared with “Gps guess”.
WHEREBY
+ OR – PARTICLE
9+ or – particle
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: I _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
ION
TRADE-MARK
10Trade-mark
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TM
CLOSE
11Close
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Able”.
NEAR
cloth-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “cloth” gives the answer. First letter: E.
ES
AFTER R
13 after r
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after R.
S
MARKET BOOTH
14Market booth
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits S _ _ N _. “Cereal staples” crosses it at the fourth square.
STAND
amb-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“amb-”). What is left starts with E.
ER
SERVER SIDE INCLUDES
16Server side includes
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Server side includes” to its initials.
SSI
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___ CHI CH'UAN
17___ CHI CH'UAN
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ CHI CH'UAN”. Shape: T _ _.
TAI
CEREAL STAPLES
18Cereal staples
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with G. Its fourth letter is shared with “Yacht spot”.
GRAINS
LOOK
19Look
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: G _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
GAZE
ABLE
20Able
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Able.
A
MEATB__L
21MEATB__L
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“MEATB__L” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
AL
LEBANESE TREE
22Lebanese tree
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ A _. Solving “Rice wine” first gives you its fourth letter.
CEDAR
SCHOOL GRP.
23School grp.
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
ACAD
PERSONAL ASSISTANT
24Personal assistant
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Personal assistant” to its initials.
PA
YACHT SPOT
25Yacht spot
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. Solving “Lebanese tree” first gives you its third letter.
PIER
TIP-RING-SLEEVE
26Tip-ring-sleeve
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Tip-ring-sleeve”.
TRS
ART STYLE PREFIX
27Art style prefix
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. “Greek letter after pi” crosses it at the third square.
NEO
NIGHT
28Night
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Night starts with the answer.
N
KITCHEN HOOD
29Kitchen hood
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Kitchen hood”.
KH
RICE WINE
30Rice wine
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. “Kitchen hood” crosses it at the third square.
SAKE
INVITE
31Invite
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Invite.
I
GREEK LETTER AFTER PI
32Greek letter after pi
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with R. “Art style prefix” crosses it at the third square.
RHO
Crossword Challenge Level 1305 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1305 solved
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