Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1313 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1313 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
12 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
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 the picture clue in the top row, 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. J _ _ L _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “_RAGILITY”.
JELLYFISH
DODGE
2Dodge
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Light air”.
AVOID
sil--r
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “sil--r” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with V.
VE
EXAM
4Exam
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Exam.
E
ALLOW
5Allow
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits L _ _. Check the third letter against “Split ticket part”.
LET
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. I _ _ A _ _. “DENT__” crosses it at the fourth square.
IGUANA
HIGH-BORN
7High-born
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits N _ _ L _. “DENT__” crosses it at the fourth square.
NOBLE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. J _ _ E _ _ N. “Allow” crosses it at the fifth square.
JAVELIN
ADAM AND ___
9ADAM AND ___
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “ADAM AND ___”. Shape: E _ _.
EVE
LOAN OFFICER
10Loan officer
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LO
LIGHT AIR
11Light air
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. “Load” crosses it at the third square.
LILT
YARD DUTY
12Yard duty
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
YD
_RAGILITY
13_RAGILITY
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_RAGILITY”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with F.
F
CHARGED
14Charged
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
I _ _ I _. Solving “Back problem” first gives you its fourth letter.
IONIC
SAN DIEGO
15San diego
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SD
SKIRT EDGING
16Skirt edging
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
H _ _. “After l” crosses it at the third square.
HEM
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
EARLY GRANT OFFICE
17Early grant office
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EGO
BACK PROBLEM
18Back problem
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ A _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Fancy party”.
STRAIN
SPLIT TICKET PART
19Split ticket part
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
STUB
LOAD
20Load
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Load.
L
DENT__
21DENT__
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “DENT__” go in the grid. First one: A.
AL
GASTRIC WOE
22Gastric woe
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits U _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “After this”.
ULCER
VIKING LETTER
23Viking letter
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
RUNE
GOOD NIGHT
24Good night
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
GN
FANCY PARTY
25Fancy party
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with G. Its third letter is shared with “Gastric woe”.
GALA
M___RN
26M___RN
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
“M___RN” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
ODE
27Picture clue
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Pirate drink”.
ATM
_IRPLANE
28_IRPLANE
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “_IRPLANE” go in the grid. First one: A.
A
XAVIER UNIVERSITY
29Xavier university
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Xavier university”.
XU
AFTER THIS
30After this
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. “Xavier university” crosses it at the third square.
NEXT
AFTER L
31After l
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after L.
M
PIRATE DRINK
32Pirate drink
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the inside the grid.
RUM
Crossword Challenge Level 1313 Solved Grid
Hide the letters to check your own board against the empty grid.
Next puzzles
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 13148×10 · 33 clues · 4 picturesLongest answer runs 9 letters, and 4 clues are fill-in-the-blanks.See hints and answersCrossword Challenge Puzzle 13158×10 · 30 clues · 4 picturesLongest answer runs 9 letters, and 3 clues are fill-in-the-blanks.See hints and answers
Puzzle 1313 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 1313 with us. Puzzle 1314 is next, with 33 clues on a 8×10 board.