Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1342 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1342, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 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; 7 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Clashes”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1342: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Essential”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Clashes”. 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.
CLASHES
1Clashes
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with C. The sixth square is also part of “Things”.
CONFLICTS
TRUE
2True
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Not a deal”.
REAL
UNTIL
3Until
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Until.
U
CONTRACT PRICE
4Contract price
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CP
NUMBER AFTER II
5Number after ii
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Bed-and-breakfast, e.g.”.
III
YEARLY
6Yearly
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
A _ _ U _. Solving “__ENSIL” first gives you its fourth letter.
ANNUM
POPULAR SOUP LEGUME
7Popular soup legume
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits L _ _ T _ _. Check the fourth letter against “__ENSIL”.
LENTIL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ESSENTIAL
8Essential
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ C _ _ L. Check the fifth letter against “Number after ii”.
CRUCIAL
ob-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“ob-”). What is left starts with O.
OE
NOT A DEAL
10Not a deal
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
NAD
EVEN GROUND
11Even ground
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
F _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Female knight”.
FLAT
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: L.
L
THINGS
13Things
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
I _ _ M _. Solving “Clock reading” first gives you its fourth letter.
ITEMS
-ange
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ange” gives the answer. First letter: C.
CH
CAPI___
15CAPI___
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “CAPI___” and enter only the missing part, starting with T.
TAL
LEARNER IN CLASS
16Learner in class
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ D _ _ T. Check the fifth letter against “Stage whisper”.
STUDENT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TREE WITH CONES
17Tree with cones
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with P. “Yearly” crosses it at the third square.
PINE
FEMALE KNIGHT
18Female knight
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with D. “Florida city” crosses it at the third square.
DAME
BED-AND-BREAKFAST, E.G.
19Bed-and-breakfast, e.g.
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Popular soup legume”.
INN
CLOCK READING
20Clock reading
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Things”.
TIME
__ENSIL
21__ENSIL
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “__ENSIL” and enter only the missing part, starting with U.
UT
STAGE WHISPER
22Stage whisper
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
A _ _ D _. The fourth square is also part of “___ PERIGNON”.
ASIDE
FLORIDA CITY
23Florida city
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with M. Check the fourth letter against “Yearly”.
MIAMI
JUST LIKE ___
24JUST LIKE ___
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “JUST LIKE ___”? It fits T _ _ _.
THAT
LETTER AFTER K
25Letter after k
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after K.
L
SAFF___
26SAFF___
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “SAFF___”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with R.
RON
W___DNESS
27W___DNESS
Row 8, col 4 · 3 letters · across
“W___DNESS” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
EIR
LEVEL UP
28Level up
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Level up” to its initials.
LU
METRIC TON
29Metric ton
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Metric ton”.
MT
___ PERIGNON
30___ PERIGNON
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ PERIGNON”. Shape: D _ _.
DOM
_AILY
31_AILY
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_AILY” go in the grid. First one: D.
D
Crossword Challenge Level 1342 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1342 solved
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