Crossword Challenge Puzzle 120 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 120 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 5 clues are pictures, and 4 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Traffic halter”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 120: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Enacted law”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Traffic halter”. 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.
1Traffic halter
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Use the text “TRAFFIC HALTER” if the picture is unclear. First letter S.
STOPLIGHT
CAN
2Can
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: T _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
TIN
di-
3DI____
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Picture word minus “di” gives the answer. First letter: A.
APER
TEXT
4Text
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Text, nothing more.
T
c--e
5Do--le
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “ce” gives the answer. First letter: U.
UB
RACE PATH
6Race path
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ C _. “Show emotion” crosses it at the fourth square.
TRACK
PERSON FROM THE EAST
7Person from the east
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
E _ _ T _ _ N _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Rock”.
EASTERNER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ENACTED LAW
8Enacted law
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
STATUTE
HINT
9Hint
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
TIP
pris-
10Pris----
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
The image carries “pris-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
ONER
POLARIS
11Polaris
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Polaris, nothing more.
P
fa--e
12Fa--e
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “fa--e”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LS
NOT OUTER
13Not outer
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
I _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Push away”.
INNER
HOCKEY SCORE
14Hockey score
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. Solving “Space agency” first gives you its third letter.
GOAL
TIME UNIT
15Time unit
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits H _ _. Solving “Space agency” first gives you its third letter.
HRS
STUDENT MENTOR
16Student mentor
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with T. Its fifth letter is shared with “Direct hit”.
TEACHER
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BIKINI TOP
17Bikini top
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: B _ _. The third square is also part of “Person from the east”.
BRA
PUSH AWAY
18Push away
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits R _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not outer”.
REPEL
LIKE THIS
19Like this
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits A _. “Person from the east” crosses it at the second square.
AS
PUT ON TV
20Put on tv
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. “Not outer” crosses it at the third square.
AIR
SHOW EMOTION
21Show emotion
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits R _ _ C _. “Race path” crosses it at the fourth square.
REACT
SLEEP SOUND
22Sleep sound
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ R _. “Time unit” crosses it at the fourth square.
SNORE
LONG SPEAR
23Long spear
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with P. Its third letter is shared with “Race path”.
PIKE
SPACE AGENCY
24Space agency
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Time unit”.
NASA
ROCK
25Rock
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Rock.
R
"CIAO!"
26"ciao!"
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with B. Solving “Student mentor” first gives you its third letter.
BYE
BANK NOTE
27Bank note
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Bank note” to its initials.
BN
DIRECT HIT
28Direct hit
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
DH
RECOLOR
29Recolor
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
D _ _. Solving “Person from the east” first gives you its third letter.
DYE
AVERAGE GRADE
30Average grade
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Average grade”.
C
Crossword Challenge Level 120 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 120 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 120 with us. Puzzle 121 is next, with 30 clues on a 8×10 board.