Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1359 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1359 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
10 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 7 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Drainage divide”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Drainage divide”, 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.
DRAINAGE DIVIDE
1Drainage divide
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits W _ _ E _ _ H _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Saddle”.
WATERSHED
IMPOSTOR
2Impostor
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Impostor, nothing more.
I
LOCAL SIDEREAL TIME
3Local sidereal time
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Local sidereal time”.
LST
LOW INCOME
4Low income
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Low income”.
LI
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 6 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. I _ _ U _ _. Solving “Budapest” first gives you its fourth letter.
INJURY
SCHOOL GRP.
6School grp.
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with “Fruit spread”.
ACAD
RE___BER
7RE___BER
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “RE___BER” and enter only the missing part, starting with M.
MEM
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
– shakespeare
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “- shakespeare” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with W.
WILLIAM
_DJUST
9_DJUST
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
“_DJUST” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
A
TIME ON TASK
10Time on task
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Time on task” to its initials.
TOT
ENTRY POINT
11Entry point
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Entry point” to its initials.
EP
SIGNAL LOCATOR
12Signal locator
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Captures”.
RADAR
SADDLE
13Saddle
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Saddle.
S
COMPOSER ZIMMER
14Composer zimmer
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ _. Solving “Car door ding” first gives you its third letter.
HANS
n-
15CONT___
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “n-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EXT
DIESEL ENGINE
16Diesel engine
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FROM THAT TIME
17From that time
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with S. “School grp.” crosses it at the fourth square.
SINCE
___QUE
18___QUE
Row 3, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “___QUE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with O.
OPA
FRUIT SPREAD
19Fruit spread
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with J; pattern J _ _. “RE___BER” crosses it at the third square.
JAM
CAPTURES
20Captures
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: B _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Pyramids' location”.
BAGS
BUDAPEST
21Budapest
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
B _ _. Check the third letter against “School grp.”.
BUD
CAR DOOR DING
22Car door ding
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ _. “Composer zimmer” crosses it at the third square.
DENT
SHARP INCLINE
23Sharp incline
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving “Type of beer” first gives you its fourth letter.
STEEP
SPEED
24Speed
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Speed starts with the answer.
S
PUSH'S OPPOSITE
25Push's opposite
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with P. Its third letter is shared with “Type of beer”.
PULL
PYRAMIDS' LOCATION
26Pyramids' location
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
E _ _ P _. Solving “Push's opposite” first gives you its fourth letter.
EGYPT
CHOPPER
27Chopper
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Diesel engine”.
AXE
UNREAL ENGINE
28Unreal engine
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Unreal engine”.
UE
AFTER EVENT
29After event
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “After event” to its initials.
AE
TYPE OF BEER
30Type of beer
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. Solving “Sharp incline” first gives you its third letter.
ALE
HAY
31Hay
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Hay.
H
32Assist someone
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Picture plus words: “ASSIST SOMEONE”. The answer opens with H.
HELP
Crossword Challenge Level 1359 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1359 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 1359 with us. Puzzle 1360 is next, with 32 clues on a 8×10 board.