Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1380 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1380, 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; 7 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Social gatherings”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Forecast”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Social gatherings”, 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.
SOCIAL GATHERINGS
1Social gatherings
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ A _ _ O _ _. Solving “_CEBERG” first gives you its sixth letter.
OCCASIONS
BODY WASTE
2Body waste
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ N _. Check the fourth letter against “M__IFEST”.
URINE
bar-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “bar” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TER
LESS WEIGHT
4Less weight
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Less weight”.
LW
LETTER AFTER N
5Letter after n
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to N; the answer is its next letter.
O
IN DEBT
6In debt
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. Solving “AB___” first gives you its third letter.
OWED
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. K _ _. Its third letter is shared with “AB___”.
KEY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FORECAST
8Forecast
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ L _ _ K. Check the fifth letter against “Letter after n”.
OUTLOOK
SHIP'S STAFF
9Ship's staff
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
CREW
CASH-IN-RETURN
10Cash-in-return
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Cash-in-return” to its initials.
CIR
M__IFEST
11M__IFEST
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
“M__IFEST” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
AN
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Channel surfer's need”.
SEVEN
_CEBERG
13_CEBERG
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “_CEBERG” go in the grid. First one: I.
I
BUCKEYE STATE
14Buckeye state
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits O _ _ _. “Number after vii” crosses it at the third square.
OHIO
NOR'S PARTNER
15Nor's partner
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits N _ _ T _ _ R. Its fifth letter is shared with “__BITAT”.
NEITHER
SOUTH YORKSHIRE
16South yorkshire
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
PRONOUN FOR US
17Pronoun for us
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
W _. The second square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
WE
___ FIDE
18___ FIDE
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Say “___ FIDE” out loud and the blank fills itself: B _ _ _.
BONA
AB___
19AB___
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “AB___”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with B.
BEY
CHANNEL SURFER'S NEED
20Channel surfer's need
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with R. Its fourth letter is shared with “Buckeye state”.
REMOTE
FISHING TOOL
21Fishing tool
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shape: R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “In debt”.
ROD
NUMBER AFTER VII
22Number after vii
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with V; pattern V _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Buckeye state”.
VIII
SINGER KATY _____
23SINGER KATY _____
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Say “SINGER KATY _____” out loud and the blank fills itself: P _ _ R _.
PERRY
AFTER O
24After o
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from O in the alphabet.
P
LEAVES
25Leaves
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with G. “Nor's partner” crosses it at the third square.
GOES
ICON
26Icon
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. “Leaves” crosses it at the fourth square.
IMAGE
GREETING WORD
27Greeting word
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: H _ _. Its third letter is shared with “South yorkshire”.
HEY
THIS __ THAT
28THIS __ THAT
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Which word finishes “THIS __ THAT”? It fits O _.
OR
__BITAT
29__BITAT
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “__BITAT” and enter only the missing part, starting with H.
HA
SIMPLE
30Simple
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Leaves”.
EASY
Crossword Challenge Level 1380 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1380 solved
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