Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1327 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1327 of Crossword Challenge gives you 31 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
10 of the 31 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; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Sizing up”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Bottom of a chest”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Sizing up”, 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.
SIZING UP
1Sizing up
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ S _ _ I _ _. “Charges” crosses it at the sixth square.
MEASURING
MENTAL FLASH
2Mental flash
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “M___TRO”.
IDEA
ROMAN NUMERAL 500
3Roman numeral 500
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Roman numeral 500”.
D
DOCTOR'S ORDER
4Doctor's order
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _. Solving “Number after xii” first gives you its second letter.
RX
ROMAN NUMERAL 3
5Roman numeral 3
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with I. Check the third letter against “Iron nexus soldiers”.
III
COMES ACROSS
6Comes across
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with F. Solving “Baseball position” first gives you its fourth letter.
FINDS
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits F _ _ H _ _. Solving “Baseball position” first gives you its fourth letter.
FISHER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BOTTOM OF A CHEST
8Bottom of a chest
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with M. “Roman numeral 3” crosses it at the fifth square.
MIDRIFF
ch--dar
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “ch--dar”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
ED
M___TRO
10M___TRO
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “M___TRO” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
AES
PAST OF SAY
11Past of say
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Solving “Fine deposit” first gives you its third letter.
SAID
CL_STER
12CL_STER
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “CL_STER”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with U.
U
CHARGES
13Charges
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits R _ _ E _. “Regard as” crosses it at the fourth square.
RATES
w-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “w-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
IN
DEGREE IN MATH
15Degree in math
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
N _ _. “High noise” crosses it at the third square.
NTH
DNA-BASED
16Dna-based
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits G _ _ E _ _ C. Solving “Valuable resource” first gives you its fifth letter.
GENETIC
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NUMBER AFTER XII
17Number after xii
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
X _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Comes across”.
XIII
FINE DEPOSIT
18Fine deposit
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. Solving “Pay for monthly” first gives you its third letter.
SILT
IRON NEXUS SOLDIERS
19Iron nexus soldiers
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Iron nexus soldiers”.
INS
REGARD AS
20Regard as
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with D. “Charges” crosses it at the third square.
DEEM
BASEBALL POSITION
21Baseball position
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: D _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the second square.
DH
VALUABLE RESOURCE
22Valuable resource
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Nature-friendly”.
ASSET
PAY FOR MONTHLY
23Pay for monthly
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ S _. “Comes across” crosses it at the fourth square.
LEASE
PUT UP
24Put up
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Degree in math”.
ANTE
RUSSET
25Russet
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Russet starts with the answer.
R
___ENCE
26___ENCE
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “___ENCE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
SCI
MEDICAL SCHOOL STUDENT
27Medical school student
Row 8, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Medical school student” to its initials.
MSS
HIGH NOISE
28High noise
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “High noise”.
HN
ORANGE COUNTY
29Orange county
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OC
NATURE-FRIENDLY
30Nature-friendly
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. The third square is also part of “Orange county”.
ECO
POR_
31POR_
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “POR_” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
E
Crossword Challenge Level 1327 Solved Grid
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