Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1324 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1324, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 12 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 8 clues are fill-ins, and 7 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Permitted”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Put in order”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Permitted”, 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.
PERMITTED
1Permitted
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits A _ _ O _ _ B _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Musical note”.
ALLOWABLE
BIG BAR ORDER
2Big bar order
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. “___ BITTEN, TWICE SHY” crosses it at the fourth square.
ROUND
DOUBLE R
3Double r
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Fits R _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its second letter.
RR
B_DGE
4B_DGE
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “B_DGE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
A
NEAR-EARTH OBJECT
5Near-earth object
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Near-earth object”.
NEO
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits G _ _ A _ _. Solving “F__ULTY” first gives you its fourth letter.
GALAXY
BUILD
7Build
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ C _. Its fourth letter is shared with “F__ULTY”.
ERECT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PUT IN ORDER
8Put in order
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ A _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Near-earth object”.
ARRANGE
sai-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “sai-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LOR
IL__SION
10IL__SION
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “IL__SION” go in the grid. First one: L.
LU
"___ BITTEN, TWICE SHY"
11"___ BITTEN, TWICE SHY"
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
The missing word in “___ BITTEN, TWICE SHY” starts with O.
ONCE
WESTERN DIGITAL
12Western digital
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Western digital” to its initials.
WD
MUSICAL NOTE
13Musical note
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Musical note”.
A
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with B. “Final-year student” crosses it at the fourth square.
BLOOD
CITY OF ANGELS
15City of angels
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits L _. “Legal system” crosses it at the second square.
LA
WOOL PROVIDER
16Wool provider
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. Solving “Electric” first gives you its third letter.
EWE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LISTENER
17Listener
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Build”.
EAR
FINAL-YEAR STUDENT
18Final-year student
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
S _ _ I _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Easter flower”.
SENIOR
BOOT BOTTOM
19Boot bottom
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
SOLE
_OUNTRY
20_OUNTRY
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_OUNTRY” go in the grid. First one: C.
C
F__ULTY
21F__ULTY
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “F__ULTY”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
AC
AGED MEMBER
22Aged member
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits E _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “True”.
ELDER
AFTER THIS
23After this
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
NEXT
LOAN OFFICER
24Loan officer
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LO
EASTER FLOWER
25Easter flower
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Aged member”.
LILY
LEGAL SYSTEM
26Legal system
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: L _ _. The third square is also part of “Wool provider”.
LAW
h-
27CONS___
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “h” gives the answer. First letter: O.
OLE
AVIAT_R
28AVIAT_R
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “AVIAT_R”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with O.
O
M__STRO
29M__STRO
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “M__STRO”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
AE
TRUE
30True
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “M__STRO”.
REAL
ELECTRIC
31Electric
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Electric, nothing more.
E
AG___MENT
32AG___MENT
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “AG___MENT” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
REE
Crossword Challenge Level 1324 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1324 solved
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