Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1377 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1377, 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 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Not occupied”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1377: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Facets”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Not occupied”. 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.
NOT OCCUPIED
1Not occupied
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits A _ _ I _ _ B _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Zones”.
AVAILABLE
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _. Check the third letter against “Allies' foe”.
SIX
COUPLE
3Couple
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with P. Solving “Allies' foe” first gives you its third letter.
PAIR
AFTER D
4After d
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to D; the answer is its next letter.
E
-ash
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ash”). What is left starts with C.
CR
DALLAS'S LOCALE
6Dallas's locale
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits T _ _ A _. Solving “___ EMPIRE” first gives you its fourth letter.
TEXAS
FUNDED BY
7Funded by
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits S _ _ N _ _ R _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Once”.
SPONSORED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FACETS
8Facets
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits A _ _ E _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ASPECTS
BY
9By
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with V. Its third letter is shared with “Couple”.
VIA
ALLIES' FOE
10Allies' foe
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. Solving “Couple” first gives you its third letter.
AXIS
ANT_C
11ANT_C
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “ANT_C” go in the grid. First one: I.
I
LIFE'S GOOD
12Life's good
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LG
ZONES
13Zones
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Sun related”.
AREAS
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: B _ _ _. Solving “90° from north” first gives you its third letter.
BEAR
"___ MISERABLES"
15"___ MISERABLES"
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ MISERABLES”? It fits L _ _.
LES
WENT IN
16Went in
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
E _ _ E _ _ D. Its fifth letter is shared with “Doctor”.
ENTERED
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
REPRESEN-TATIVE
17Represen-tative
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. The third square is also part of “Funded by”.
REP
SUN RELATED
18Sun related
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. The fourth square is also part of “Zones”.
SOLAR
HUGS AND KISSES
19Hugs and kisses
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: X _. Check the second letter against “Funded by”.
XO
MEAN OPINION SCORE
20Mean opinion score
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
MOS
___ EMPIRE
21___ EMPIRE
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Say “___ EMPIRE” out loud and the blank fills itself: R _ _ A _.
ROMAN
NATURE'S HUE
22Nature's hue
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
G _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “___ MISERABLES”.
GREEN
DEFEAT RESULT
23Defeat result
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits L _ _ _. Solving “Dallas's locale” first gives you its third letter.
LOSS
90° FROM NORTH
2490° from north
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. “___ MISERABLES” crosses it at the third square.
EAST
ONCE
25Once
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Once, nothing more.
O
EVEN SCORE
26Even score
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits T _ _. The third square is also part of “Went in”.
TIE
TEST RUN
27Test run
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TR
DOCTOR
28Doctor
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fits D _. “Went in” crosses it at the second square.
DR
END OF LIFE
29End of life
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. Check the third letter against “Funded by”.
DIE
EARLY
30Early
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Early.
E
Crossword Challenge Level 1377 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1377 solved
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