Crossword Challenge Puzzle 130 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 130 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.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks 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; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Stand-out moment”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 130: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Wildlife home”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Stand-out moment”. 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.
STAND-OUT MOMENT
1Stand-out moment
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with H. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
HIGHLIGHT
LUNGFUL
2Lungful
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Solving “Barbecue” first gives you its third letter.
AIR
3Bright
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Both the picture and the text “BRIGHT” point to the same word. It begins with B.
B
ISLE RESIDENT
4Isle resident
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
I _ _ A _ _ E _. The fifth square is also part of “Low-fat”.
ISLANDER
HIGH
5High
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. “Barbecue” crosses it at the third square.
TALL
AUDIO-VISUAL
6Audio-visual
Top row 6/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Audio-visual” to its initials.
AV
76+4
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: T _ _. Check the third letter against “Number”.
TEN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
WILDLIFE HOME
8Wildlife home
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
H _ _ I _ _ T. “High” crosses it at the fifth square.
HABITAT
ROMAN NUMERAL TWO
9Roman numeral two
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: I _. Solving “Lungful” first gives you its second letter.
II
10Barbecue
Left column 3/9 · 5 letters · across
Picture plus words: “BARBECUE”. The answer opens with G.
GRILL
11Hospital
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Picture plus words: “HOSPITAL”. The answer opens with H.
H
LOW-FAT
12Low-fat
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Hoppy brew”.
LEAN
p--no
13P--no
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “p--no”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
IA
WELCOME GESTURE
14Welcome gesture
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits G _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Isle resident”.
GREET
HERO
15Hero
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Hero.
H
BEACH SHADE
16Beach shade
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Ages”.
TAN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NOT SPEND
17Not spend
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Solving “Audio-visual” first gives you its third letter.
SAVE
HOPPY BREW
18Hoppy brew
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Begins with I. Its third letter is shared with “Low-fat”.
IPA
NUMBER
19Number
Row 4, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Number.
N
GPS GUESS
20Gps guess
Row 4, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. The third square is also part of “Twofold”.
ETA
LIGHT IN COLOR
21Light in color
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with P. “High” crosses it at the third square.
PALE
LISTENER
22Listener
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. “Welcome gesture” crosses it at the third square.
EAR
UNABLE TO SEE
23Unable to see
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Fits B _ _ N _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Celestial hunter”.
BLIND
THROW-BACK
24Throw-back
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TB
____ITY
25____ITY
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
“____ITY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with U.
UTIL
TWOFOLD
26Twofold
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Gps guess”.
DUAL
AGES
27Ages
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Shape: E _ _. Solving “Beach shade” first gives you its third letter.
EON
INVOICE
28Invoice
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Invoice.
I
FRIENDLY CALL
29Friendly call
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fits O _. “Cap” crosses it at the second square.
OI
CELESTIAL HUNTER
30Celestial hunter
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with O. The fourth square is also part of “Friendly call”.
ORION
MUSICAL NOTE
31Musical note
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Musical note”.
A
CAP
32Cap
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with L. The third square is also part of “Unable to see”.
LID
Crossword Challenge Level 130 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 130 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 130 with us. Puzzle 131 is next, with 27 clues on a 8×10 board.