Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1357 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1357, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 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; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Having faith”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1357: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Faiths”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Having faith”. 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.
HAVING FAITH
1Having faith
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ I _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Winner”.
BELIEVING
NOT ODD
2Not odd
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
EVEN
P__NKTON
3P__NKTON
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “P__NKTON”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with L.
LA
_NDUSTRY
4_NDUSTRY
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_NDUSTRY” go in the grid. First one: I.
I
EARLY GRANT OFFICE
5Early grant office
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Early grant office” to its initials.
EGO
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: F _ _ M _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Magnetic north”.
FARMER
USE MONEY
7Use money
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
S _ _ N _. The fourth square is also part of “Magnetic north”.
SPEND
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FAITHS
8Faiths
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: B _ _ I _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against “Early grant office”.
BELIEFS
EVERY VIBE ACCEPTED
9Every vibe accepted
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Every vibe accepted”.
EVA
ba-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “ba-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LE
FACTS
11Facts
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Solving “Truth, not fiction” first gives you its third letter.
INFO
AFTER D
12After d
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from D in the alphabet.
E
WINNER
13Winner
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with V. The fourth square is also part of “Nurture a child”.
VICTOR
BURY
14Bury
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. Check the fourth letter against “Nurture a child”.
INTER
rui-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “rui-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with N.
NS
GOING TO EAT
16Going to eat
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
GTE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
GLOBAL ACTION PLAN
17Global action plan
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Global action plan” to its initials.
GAP
NURTURE A CHILD
18Nurture a child
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
F _ _ T _ _. “Winner” crosses it at the fourth square.
FOSTER
DRIVER'S WARNING
19Driver's warning
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
F _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
FORE
TRUTH, NOT FICTION
20Truth, not fiction
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: F _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Winner”.
FACT
MAGNETIC NORTH
21Magnetic north
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Magnetic north”.
MN
SEOUL'S COUNTRY
22Seoul's country
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with K. Solving “Msnbc host joy” first gives you its fourth letter.
KOREA
INQUIRED
23Inquired
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
ASKED
SPLIT SEC.
24Split sec.
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with I. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
INST
FLAP
25Flap
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shape: A _ _. “___MATIC” crosses it at the third square.
ADO
_IRPLANE
26_IRPLANE
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “_IRPLANE” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
A
INFRARED RADIATION
27Infrared radiation
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IR
MSNBC HOST JOY
28Msnbc host joy
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Infrared radiation”.
REID
_XTRACT
29_XTRACT
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “_XTRACT” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
E
___MATIC
30___MATIC
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “___MATIC” go in the grid. First one: A.
ARO
Crossword Challenge Level 1357 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1357 solved
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