Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1389 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1389 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.
12 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 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 “Fade from view”.
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 “Fade from view”, 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.
FADE FROM VIEW
1Fade from view
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ A _ _ E _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Time span”.
DISAPPEAR
NOT PASSIVE
2Not passive
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits A _ _ I _ _. Solving “Assisted” first gives you its fourth letter.
ACTIVE
MUST-HAVE
3Must-have
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Scientific branch”.
NEED
AFTER F
4After f
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to F; the answer is its next letter.
G
ENTERIC COATED
5Enteric coated
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EC
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits R _ _. Check the third letter against “Data analysis”.
ROD
LITTLE
7Little
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against “Leader”.
SMALL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
+s
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
The image carries “+s”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with D.
DANGERS
CUBES FROM THE FREEZER
9Cubes from the freezer
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: I _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Must-have”.
ICE
SCIENTIFIC BRANCH
10Scientific branch
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Must-have”.
STEM
ASSISTED
11Assisted
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Press”.
AIDED
PROVERB
12Proverb
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits P _. Its second letter is shared with “Not passive”.
PV
TIME SPAN
13Time span
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits P _ _ I _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Press”.
PERIOD
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: E.
E
WINEHOUSE'S FIRST NAME
15Winehouse's first name
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “DEST___”.
AMY
HYB__D
16HYB__D
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “HYB__D”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with R.
RI
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
WEB ADDRESS END
17Web address end
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _. “Little” crosses it at the third square.
COM
PRESS
18Press
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Time span”.
MEDIA
DATA ANALYSIS
19Data analysis
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Data analysis”.
DA
TWO
20Two
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fits D _ _. Check the third letter against “Time span”.
DUO
LEADER
21Leader
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Leader.
L
CONFESS TO
22Confess to
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. “Life story” crosses it at the fourth square.
ADMIT
TWOFOLD
23Twofold
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Confess to”.
DUAL
DEST___
24DEST___
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “DEST___” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
ROY
25Animal park
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Use the text “ANIMAL PARK” if the picture is unclear. First letter Z.
ZOO
OFFICE ASST.
26Office asst.
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OA
MIND INTERFACE
27Mind interface
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
MI
MOVE ZONE
28Move zone
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Move zone” to its initials.
MZ
BASE EDITOR
29Base editor
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Base editor”.
BE
LIFE STORY
30Life story
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
B _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Animal park”.
BIO
_ACUUM
31_ACUUM
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_ACUUM” go in the grid. First one: V.
V
REJECT OFFICIALLY
32Reject officially
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits V _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Confess to”.
VETO
Crossword Challenge Level 1389 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1389 solved
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