Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1378 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1378 of Crossword Challenge gives you 29 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants 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 “Lock together”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Stamp”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Lock together”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
LOCK TOGETHER
1Lock together
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ E _ _ O _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
INTERLOCK
IFFY RESPONSE
2Iffy response
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ B _. The fourth square is also part of “Energy balance budget”.
MAYBE
PUBLIC DISPLAY
3Public display
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
PD
REST IN PEACE
4Rest in peace
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Rest in peace” to its initials.
RIP
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Gyro wrap”.
IRIS
BEFORE O
6Before o
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter back from O in the alphabet.
N
COME TO PASS
7Come to pass
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with T. Check the sixth letter against “Slumber”.
TRANSPIRE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
STAMP
8Stamp
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
I _ _ R _ _ T. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
IMPRINT
ROCK BOTTOM
9Rock bottom
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Rest in peace”.
NADIR
BEAU__
10BEAU__
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “BEAU__” go in the grid. First one: T.
TY
ENERGY BALANCE BUDGET
11Energy balance budget
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
EBB
GATHER YIELD
12Gather yield
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Sewing stitch”.
REAP
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: L.
L
MANY TIMES
14Many times
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Skirt's crimp”.
OFTEN
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. C _ _ A _ _ R. Solving “Covet” first gives you its fifth letter.
CLEAVER
KEY YIELD
16Key yield
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Key yield”.
KY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
RISE
17Rise
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Rise, nothing more.
R
FORK POINT
18Fork point
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. Solving “Nice shot” first gives you its third letter.
TINE
GYRO WRAP
19Gyro wrap
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
P _ _ _. Solving “Fork point” first gives you its third letter.
PITA
SEWING STITCH
20Sewing stitch
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
B _ _ T _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Many times”.
BASTE
MORAL MISDEED
21Moral misdeed
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
S _ _. Check the third letter against “Come to pass”.
SIN
SKIRT'S CRIMP
22Skirt's crimp
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with P. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
PLEAT
NICE SHOT
23Nice shot
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Nice shot” to its initials.
NS
COVET
24Covet
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
ENVY
SLUMBER
25Slumber
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Fork point”.
SLEEP
TRAVEL BY AIR
26Travel by air
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with F. The third square is also part of “Key yield”.
FLY
_TEM
27_TEM
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “_TEM” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
I
__ISODE
28__ISODE
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “__ISODE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
EP
SORT
29Sort
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. “__ISODE” crosses it at the third square.
TYPE
Crossword Challenge Level 1378 Solved Grid
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