Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1308 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1308, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
13 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants 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 “Not questioned”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Sad”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Not questioned”, 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.
NOT QUESTIONED
1Not questioned
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ O _ _ T _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Defeat soundly”.
UNDOUBTED
"… SEE HIDE ___ HAIR OF"
2"… SEE HIDE ___ HAIR OF"
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Say “… SEE HIDE ___ HAIR OF” out loud and the blank fills itself: N _ _.
NOR
mout--ash
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “mout--ash”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with H.
HW
ABLE
4Able
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Able.
A
GREEN LIFE FORM
5Green life form
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ N _. Solving “Eatery” first gives you its fourth letter.
PLANT
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. P _ _ E _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Eatery”.
PIGEON
ACHE FOR
7Ache for
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: Y _ _ R _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Eatery”.
YEARN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SAD
8Sad
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: U _ _ A _ _ Y. Its fifth letter is shared with “Green life form”.
UNHAPPY
AT THE PRESENT
9At the present
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with N. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
NOW
DISASTER RECOVERY
10Disaster recovery
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Disaster recovery” to its initials.
DR
AFTER N
11After n
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to N; the answer is its next letter.
O
ASHES CONTAINER
12Ashes container
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
U _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Code of life”.
URN
DEFEAT SOUNDLY
13Defeat soundly
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: B _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Code of life”.
BEAT
bo--le
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“bo--le”). What is left starts with T.
TT
WEARING AWAY OF SOIL
15Wearing away of soil
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits E _ _ S _ _ N. “Yearly income” crosses it at the fifth square.
EROSION
SHIP'S BERTH
16Ship's berth
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
D _ _ _. “Orange county” crosses it at the third square.
DOCK
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
UNTRUTH
17Untruth
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with L. Solving “Ache for” first gives you its third letter.
LIE
GLYCEMIC INDEX
18Glycemic index
Row 3, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
GI
BABY TALK
19Baby talk
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
G _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
GAGA
CODE OF LIFE
20Code of life
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Fits D _ _. Check the third letter against “Defeat soundly”.
DNA
EATERY
21Eatery
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits D _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
DINER
VINTAGE LOOK
22Vintage look
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. Solving “Wearing away of soil” first gives you its fourth letter.
RETRO
2000 POUNDS
232000 pounds
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Ache for”.
TON
MISSION
24Mission
Row 6, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Solving “Wearing away of soil” first gives you its third letter.
TASK
ATLA_TIS
25ATLA_TIS
Row 7, col 6 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “ATLA_TIS” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
N
YEARLY INCOME
26Yearly income
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Yearly income” to its initials.
YI
BE OVER
27Be over
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. The third square is also part of “Yard symbol”.
END
ACADEMIC YEAR
28Academic year
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Academic year”.
AY
ORANGE COUNTY
29Orange county
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Orange county” to its initials.
OC
MOV_
30MOV_
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “MOV_” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
E
OLD YEAR
31Old year
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Old year” to its initials.
OY
YARD SYMBOL
32Yard symbol
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Y _. The second square is also part of “Be over”.
YD
Crossword Challenge Level 1308 Solved Grid
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