Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1356 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1356, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “From bulgaria”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1356: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “From bulgaria”. 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.
FROM BULGARIA
1From bulgaria
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ G _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
BULGARIAN
OPERA SOLO
2Opera solo
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. “Low income” crosses it at the third square.
ARIA
GOOD NIGHT
3Good night
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Good night”.
GN
AFTER O
4 after o
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after O.
P
BITTERLY COLD
5Bitterly cold
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Match up”.
ICY
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: P _ _ T _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Tellur-ium”.
PANTRY
EVENT HOST
7Event host
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits E _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Tellur-ium”.
EMCEE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: B _ _ P _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Bitterly cold”.
BAGPIPE
ASHES CONTAINER
9Ashes container
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
U _ _. Solving “Good night” first gives you its third letter.
URN
LOW INCOME
10Low income
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LI
FANCY PARTY
11Fancy party
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
G _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “End position”.
GALA
_LBUM
12_LBUM
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “_LBUM” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
A
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: R _ _ A _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Exotic vacation”.
ROSARY
OPENING REMARKS
14Opening remarks
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits I _ _ R _. The fourth square is also part of “Exotic vacation”.
INTRO
AIR TRAFFIC
15Air traffic
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Air traffic” to its initials.
AT
NOT OUR DRAMA
16Not our drama
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NOD
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CAMERA ABBR.
17Camera abbr.
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits C _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Event host”.
CAM
EXOTIC VACATION
18Exotic vacation
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with S. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
SAFARI
MATCH UP
19Match up
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
SYNC
END POSITION
20End position
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
LAST
TELLUR-IUM
21Tellur-ium
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with T. Solving “Event host” first gives you its second letter.
TE
SARCASTIC HUMOR
22Sarcastic humor
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
I _ _ N _. Check the fourth letter against “500" race, familiarly”.
IRONY
BURNING BRIGHT
23Burning bright
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
AFIRE
AWARE OF
24Aware of
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Air traffic”.
ONTO
WORKOUT PLACE
25Workout place
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shape: G _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Sweet potato”.
GYM
GOLD
26Gold
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Gold.
G
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
27District attorney
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
DA
"500" RACE, FAMILIARLY
28"500" race, familiarly
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “District attorney”.
INDY
VITAMIN
29Vitamin
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Vitamin”.
D
30Sweet potato
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “SWEET POTATO” point to the same word. It begins with Y.
YAM
Crossword Challenge Level 1356 Solved Grid
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