Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1336 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1336? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 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; 3 want 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 “Mental health expert”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1336: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Aims at”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Mental health expert”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
MENTAL HEALTH EXPERT
1Mental health expert
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with T. The sixth square is also part of “Not all the way”.
THERAPIST
CAR
2Car
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Estimated time”.
AUTO
tho-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “tho-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
RN
GAMMA
4Gamma
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Gamma, nothing more.
G
___ KAPPA NU (HONOR SOCIETY)
5___ KAPPA NU (HONOR SOCIETY)
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Say “___ KAPPA NU (HONOR SOCIETY)” out loud and the blank fills itself: E _ _.
ETA
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with T. Solving “Twitter share” first gives you its fourth letter.
THIRTY
POPEYE'S BUDDIES
7Popeye's buddies
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ T _. Solving “Twitter share” first gives you its fourth letter.
SALTS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
AIMS AT
8Aims at
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with T. Check the fifth letter against “___ KAPPA NU (HONOR SOCIETY)”.
TARGETS
-ter
9T___DER
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-ter” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with H.
HUN
ESTIMATED TIME
10Estimated time
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ET
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with R. “Chaste” crosses it at the third square.
ROPE
APOLOGY
12Apology
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Apology.
A
NOT ALL THE WAY
13Not all the way
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits P _ _ T _ _. “Property lease” crosses it at the fourth square.
PARTLY
BEST POSSIBLE
14Best possible
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits I _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Property lease”.
IDEAL
SAN DIEGO
15San diego
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SD
TEXAS STATE POLICE
16Texas state police
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Texas state police”.
TSP
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___NKFUL
17___NKFUL
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“___NKFUL” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with T.
THA
PROPERTY LEASE
18Property lease
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ T _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Not all the way”.
RENTAL
TRAIN TRACK
19Train track
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
RAIL
CHASTE
20Chaste
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Not all the way”.
PURE
TWITTER SHARE
21Twitter share
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: R _. Its second letter is shared with “Popeye's buddies”.
RT
PICTURE: ABBR.
22Picture: abbr.
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ U _. Solving “Good fortune” first gives you its fourth letter.
ILLUS
SINGLE ENTITIES
23Single entities
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
U _ _ T _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
UNITS
SUMS
24Sums
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “San diego”.
ADDS
ALIAS INITIALS
25Alias initials
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
A _ _. Check the third letter against “Student loan assistance”.
AKA
_PPLE
26_PPLE
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “_PPLE” go in the grid. First one: A.
A
CHLORINE SYMBOL
27Chlorine symbol
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _. Check the second letter against “Student loan assistance”.
CL
GOOD FORTUNE
28Good fortune
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
L _ _ _. Solving “Chlorine symbol” first gives you its third letter.
LUCK
PERFECT
29Perfect
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Perfect.
P
STUDENT LOAN ASSISTANCE
30Student loan assistance
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
SLA
Crossword Challenge Level 1336 Solved Grid
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