Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1343 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 34 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1343, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 18 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 7 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Medical care”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “As a result”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Medical care”, 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.
MEDICAL CARE
1Medical care
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ A _ _ E _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Extra”.
TREATMENT
s--pherd
2Element #2's symbol
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“s--pherd”). What is left starts with H.
HE
"HEAR NO___…"
3"HEAR NO___…"
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “HEAR NO___…”. Shape: E _ _ _.
EVIL
RADIUS
4Radius
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Radius, nothing more.
R
BEFORE, FOR A BARD
5Before, for a bard
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. “YOU HAVE NO ___!” crosses it at the third square.
ERE
PRETTY QUALITY
6Pretty quality
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
B _ _ U _ _. Check the fourth letter against “United states”.
BEAUTY
YOUR GUIDE
7Your guide
Top row 7/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
YG
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
AS A RESULT
8As a result
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with T. Check the fifth letter against “Before, for a bard”.
THEREBY
FIRE (UP)
9Fire (up)
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. The third square is also part of “HEAR NO___…”.
REV
EFFORT
10 effort
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Effort.
E
DEFT
11Deft
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “HEAR NO___…”.
ABLE
-ace
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ace” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TR
EXTRA
13Extra
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
M _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Rustle”.
MORE
shr-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “shr” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EK
REQUIRE-MENT
15Require-ment
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Elite”.
NEED
TONIGHT
16Tonight
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _. Check the second letter against “Kaput”.
TN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FO___OING
17FO___OING
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “FO___OING”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with R.
REG
RELIES ON
18Relies on
Row 3, col 5 · 7 letters · down
Fits D _ _ E _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with “North east”.
DEPENDS
"YOU HAVE NO ___!"
19"YOU HAVE NO ___!"
Row 4, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “YOU HAVE NO ___!”? It fits I _ _ _.
IDEA
KAPUT
20Kaput
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Shape: B _ _ K _ _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
BROKEN
MUTUALLY USED
21Mutually used
Row 4, col 8 · 6 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ R _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Rock”.
SHARED
UNITED STATES
22United states
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
US
ACOUSTIC
23Acoustic
Row 5, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Acoustic.
A
TRAIL
24Trail
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Pretty quality”.
PATH
RUSTLE
25Rustle
Row 6, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Rustle.
R
YOU ALL
26You all
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “You all” to its initials.
YA
EAST DIRECTION
27East direction
Row 7, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “East direction”.
E
NORTH EAST
28North east
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NE
ELITE
29Elite
Row 8, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Elite.
E
ROCK
30Rock
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Rock.
R
KUALA LUMPUR
31Kuala lumpur
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Kuala lumpur”.
KL
KINETIC ENERGY
32Kinetic energy
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
KE
OPTIMAL
33Optimal
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Optimal.
O
BOUGHT AND PAID
34Bought and paid
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Kuala lumpur”.
SOLD
Crossword Challenge Level 1343 Solved Grid
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