Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1353 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1353 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
10 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Matter”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1353: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Sign of disease”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Matter”. 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.
MATTER
1Matter
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
S _ _ S _ _ N _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Able”.
SUBSTANCE
YOUNG PERSON
2Young person
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits Y _ _ T _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
YOUTH
AFTER L
3After l
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from L in the alphabet.
M
POST MERIDIEM
4Post meridiem
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
PM
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits T _ _. The third square is also part of “For each”.
TAP
___-3 FATTY ACID
6___-3 FATTY ACID
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Complete the phrase “___-3 FATTY ACID”. Shape: O _ _ G _.
OMEGA
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with M. Solving “Great britain” first gives you its fourth letter.
MARBLE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SIGN OF DISEASE
8Sign of disease
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
SYMPTOM
USER OBJECT
9User object
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “User object” to its initials.
UO
BUDAPEST
10Budapest
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits B _ _. The third square is also part of “Sword fight”.
BUD
-ent
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-ent” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with S.
STUD
HEAT-RELATED
12Heat-related
Left column 5/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ R _ _ L. Its fifth letter is shared with “Deserve”.
THERMAL
ABLE
13Able
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Able.
A
NORTH CAROLINA
14North carolina
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “North carolina” to its initials.
NC
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. C _ _. The third square is also part of “Circle ratio”.
CAP
CERTAIN ELECTRODE
16Certain electrode
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits E _ _ T _ _ R. The fifth square is also part of “Deserve”.
EMITTER
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
MOTHER
17Mother
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. Check the third letter against “___-3 FATTY ACID”.
MAMA
SWORD FIGHT
18Sword fight
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Heat-related”.
DUEL
FOR EACH
19For each
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: P _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
PER
SLOW LEAK
20Slow leak
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with D. Check the third letter against “This puzzle is really, really hard," e.g.”.
DRIP
GREAT BRITAIN
21Great britain
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Great britain”.
GB
DESERVE
22Deserve
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Printer liquid”.
MERIT
"THIS PUZZLE IS REALLY, REALLY HARD," E.G.
23"this puzzle is really, really hard," e.g.
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · across
L _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Deserve”.
LIE
CAMERA
24Camera
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits C _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Certain electrode”.
CAM
ELL
25Ell
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Ell.
E
"___ MOMENT"
26"___ MOMENT"
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ MOMENT”? It fits O _ _.
ONE
ACE
27Ace
Row 8, col 4 · 3 letters · across
P _ _. Its third letter is shared with “___ MOMENT”.
PRO
CIRCLE RATIO
28Circle ratio
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
P _. Check the second letter against “Certain electrode”.
PI
KICKOFF RETURNER
29Kickoff returner
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Kickoff returner” to its initials.
KR
PRINTER LIQUID
30Printer liquid
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with I. “Kickoff returner” crosses it at the third square.
INK
TEXT
31Text
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Text.
T
Crossword Challenge Level 1353 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1353 solved
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