Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1351 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1351? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 of them only one or two letters. 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; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Money lenders”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1351: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Room”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Money lenders”. 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.
MONEY LENDERS
1Money lenders
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ D _ _ O _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Tab”.
CREDITORS
HOMO SAPIENS
2Homo sapiens
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with H. Its fourth letter is shared with “___ RHEINGOLD" (WAGNER OPERA)”.
HUMAN
ACTION REQUIRED
3Action required
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AR
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits M _ _. Solving “Rotate” first gives you its third letter.
MAT
COLOR OF SKY
5Color of sky
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with B. Its third letter is shared with “Rotate”.
BLUE
MUSICAL NOTE
6Musical note
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Musical note”.
E
saff-
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “saff-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RON
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ROOM
8Room
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ M _ _ R. Check the fifth letter against “Color of sky”.
CHAMBER
PASTORAL
9Pastoral
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
RURAL
l--onade
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “l--onade” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EM
"___ RHEINGOLD" (WAGNER OPERA)
11"___ RHEINGOLD" (WAGNER OPERA)
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ RHEINGOLD" (WAGNER OPERA)” starts with D.
DAS
AVID ABOUT
12Avid about
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Office crew”.
INTO
TAB
13Tab
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Tab.
T
HAVE FOR SALE
14Have for sale
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits O _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Uno in english”.
OFFER
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with R. Its third letter is shared with “Office crew”.
REF
SOUTH DAKOTA
16South dakota
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SD
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
OFFICIAL
17Official
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Official.
O
TYPE OF SUSHI
18Type of sushi
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Light horse”.
ROLL
ROTATE
19Rotate
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Type of sushi”.
TURN
OFFICE CREW
20Office crew
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Fits S _ _ F _. The fourth square is also part of “Have for sale”.
STAFF
EARTH ORBIT
21Earth orbit
Row 5, col 5 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EO
UNO IN ENGLISH
22Uno in english
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. Solving “Have for sale” first gives you its third letter.
ONE
_____ CAVILL (ACTOR)
23_____ CAVILL (ACTOR)
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Which word finishes “_____ CAVILL (ACTOR)”? It fits H _ _ R _.
HENRY
LIGHT HORSE
24Light horse
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Light horse”.
LH
MATURED
25Matured
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Hearing organ”.
GREW
SLANT
26Slant
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. “Type of sushi” crosses it at the fourth square.
ANGLE
FEDERAL RESERVE
27Federal reserve
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: F _ _. “South dakota” crosses it at the third square.
FED
NUT
28Nut
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Nut.
N
BATTERY SIZE
29Battery size
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fits A _. Check the second letter against “Far from”.
AA
HEARING ORGAN
30Hearing organ
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits E _ _. “_____ CAVILL (ACTOR)” crosses it at the third square.
EAR
ARTICLE
31Article
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Article.
A
FAR FROM
32Far from
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Battery size”.
AWAY
Crossword Challenge Level 1351 Solved Grid
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