Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1385 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1385 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
11 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures; 5 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 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Complaint”.
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 “Complaint”, 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.
COMPLAINT
1Complaint
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ E _ _ N _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Element 47”.
GRIEVANCE
SIDE-TO-SIDE TURN
2Side-to-side turn
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Y _ _. Its third letter is shared with “I wish”.
YAW
MAGNETIC NORTH
3Magnetic north
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
MN
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 6 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to N _ _ K _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Mini or tutu”.
NAPKIN
ACE
5Ace
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Ace.
A
MIX
6Mix
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. Solving “Ache or hurt” first gives you its third letter.
STIR
FULL OF HEDGES
7Full of hedges
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ T _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Wasp's home”.
TENTATIVE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. G _ _ N _ _ T. Check the fifth letter against “Ace”.
GYMNAST
G____RY
9G____RY
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Fill the gap in “G____RY”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with R.
RANA
I WISH
10I wish
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
IW
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Name the object in the picture. E.
E
CERTIFIED
12Certified
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: V _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
VALID
ELEMENT 47
13Element 47
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: A _. Solving “Once more” first gives you its second letter.
AG
NETWORK ACCESS ERROR
14Network access error
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Network access error” to its initials.
NAE
FILM
15Film
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Come to a close”.
CINE
SUPPORT PUBLICLY
16Support publicly
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ O _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Reason”.
ENDORSE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TEXT EDITOR
17Text editor
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TE
ASSISTANTS
18Assistants
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _. Solving “Wasp's home” first gives you its fourth letter.
AIDES
ACHE OR HURT
19Ache or hurt
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Mix”.
PAIN
I__AND
20I__AND
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “I__AND” and enter only the missing part, starting with S.
SL
MINI OR TUTU
21Mini or tutu
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ R _. Check the fourth letter against “Mix”.
SKIRT
ONCE MORE
22Once more
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
A _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Film”.
AGAIN
_NYBODY
23_NYBODY
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “_NYBODY” go in the grid. First one: A.
A
WINTER SPORTS GEAR
24Winter sports gear
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving “Number after iii” first gives you its third letter.
SKIS
WASP'S HOME
25Wasp's home
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. Solving “Winter sports gear” first gives you its third letter.
NEST
COME TO A CLOSE
26Come to a close
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. Solving “Support publicly” first gives you its third letter.
END
HIT THE SLOPES
27Hit the slopes
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. Check the third letter against “Full of hedges”.
SKI
EARTH ORBIT
28Earth orbit
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EO
NUMBER AFTER III
29Number after iii
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits I _. The second square is also part of “Full of hedges”.
IV
REASON
30Reason
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Reason.
R
Crossword Challenge Level 1385 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1385 solved
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