Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1392 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1392 is an 8×10 board with 29 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1392: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to C _ _ N _ _ E _ _. Solving “Clumsy oaf” first gives you its sixth letter.
CORNFIELD
"TO THINE ___ SELF BE TRUE"
2"TO THINE ___ SELF BE TRUE"
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “TO THINE ___ SELF BE TRUE”? It fits O _ _.
OWN
AFTER Q
3 after q
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after Q.
R
NEW JERSEY
4New jersey
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “New jersey” to its initials.
NJ
LITTLEST BIT
5Littlest bit
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ _. Solving “PLAS___” first gives you its third letter.
IOTA
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with C. Check the fourth letter against “Well done!”.
CHIVE
BUMP INTO
7Bump into
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ O _ _ T _ _. Check the sixth letter against “AMO_G”.
ENCOUNTER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with C. Solving “Littlest bit” first gives you its fifth letter.
CORNICE
OFFICE WORKER
9Office worker
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Office worker” to its initials.
OW
GENE MATERIAL
10Gene material
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. Solving “Fit for duty” first gives you its third letter.
RNA
NEWTON
11Newton
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Newton.
N
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: F _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Fit for duty”.
FILE
CLUMSY OAF
13Clumsy oaf
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
I _ _ P _. Check the fourth letter against “Cancel a law”.
INEPT
ENERGY DRIVE
14Energy drive
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ED
PLEASANT
15Pleasant
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with L. Its fifth letter is shared with “Drink opener”.
LIKABLE
BARGAIN
16Bargain
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Kilo-ampere”.
DEAL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
COMEDIAN MULANEY
17Comedian mulaney
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: J _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
JOHN
FIT FOR DUTY
18Fit for duty
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
ABLE
PLAS___
19PLAS___
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“PLAS___” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with T.
TIC
CANCEL A LAW
20Cancel a law
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits R _ _ E _ _. The fourth square is also part of “3:00, on a compass”.
REPEAL
WELL DONE!
21Well done!
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ V _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
BRAVO
NONSTUDIO FILM, OFTEN
22Nonstudio film, often
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with I. “Pleasant” crosses it at the fourth square.
INDIE
N__TRAL
23N__TRAL
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“N__TRAL” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
EU
DRINK OPENER
24Drink opener
Row 6, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shape: T _ _. Check the third letter against “Pleasant”.
TAB
AMO_G
25AMO_G
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “AMO_G”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with N.
N
FOXY
26Foxy
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. The third square is also part of “Short for year”.
SLY
3:00, ON A COMPASS
273:00, on a compass
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Foxy”.
EAST
KILO-AMPERE
28Kilo-ampere
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
KA
SHORT FOR YEAR
29Short for year
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with Y; pattern Y _. Solving “Bump into” first gives you its second letter.
YR
Crossword Challenge Level 1392 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1392 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 1392 with us. Puzzle 1393 is next, with 30 clues on a 8×10 board.