Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1339 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1339? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
10 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; 3 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 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Tourists”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1339: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Careful with money”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Tourists”. 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.
TOURISTS
1Tourists
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ V _ _ E _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Mostly”.
TRAVELERS
HEADS-UP DISPLAY
2Heads-up display
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Heads-up display” to its initials.
HUD
3Use a book
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Use the text “USE A BOOK” if the picture is unclear. First letter R.
READ
IDEA
4Idea
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Idea.
I
FINE ARTS
5Fine arts
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Fine arts”.
FA
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: T _ _ S _ _. Solving “Thick” first gives you its fourth letter.
TASSEL
HARVARD RIVAL
7Harvard rival
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with Y. Solving “I__AND” first gives you its third letter.
YALE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CAREFUL WITH MONEY
8Careful with money
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits T _ _ I _ _ Y. “Fine arts” crosses it at the fifth square.
THRIFTY
BEWAIL
9Bewail
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. Solving “Use a book” first gives you its third letter.
RUE
FIRST MAN
10First man
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Use a book”.
ADAM
VINEGAR
11Vinegar
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Vinegar, nothing more.
V
bak-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “bak-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
ER
MOSTLY
13Mostly
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits L _ _ G _ _ Y. Solving “Had to have” first gives you its fifth letter.
LARGELY
ALL OVER
14All over
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits E _ _ E _. “Company fusion” crosses it at the fourth square.
ENDED
RADIO-ACTIVE GAS
15Radio-active gas
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: R _. Check the second letter against “Span”.
RG
STITCH
16Stitch
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. The third square is also part of “Washing”.
SEW
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BATTERY SIZE
17Battery size
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. The third square is also part of “Harvard rival”.
AAA
COMPANY FUSION
18Company fusion
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ G _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Mostly”.
MERGER
I__AND
19I__AND
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “I__AND”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
SL
HAD TO HAVE
20Had to have
Row 4, col 6 · 6 letters · down
N _ _ D _ _. The fourth square is also part of “All over”.
NEEDED
THICK
21Thick
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with D. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
DENSE
SPAN
22Span
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ G _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Radio-active gas”.
RANGE
CA___R
23CA___R
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “CA___R”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with R.
REE
ROAD ABBR.
24Road abbr.
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Begins with R. Check the second letter against “All over”.
RD
new –
25NEW ____ CITY
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
The image carries “new -”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with Y.
YORK
B_UNCE
26B_UNCE
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “B_UNCE” and enter only the missing part, starting with O.
O
BATTERY SIZE
27Battery size
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fits A _. “Direct access key” crosses it at the second square.
AA
BACK
28Back
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Battery size”.
REAR
WASHING
29Washing
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Washing starts with the answer.
W
DIRECT ACCESS KEY
30Direct access key
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DAK
Crossword Challenge Level 1339 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1339 solved
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