Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1131 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1131, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 7 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 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 “Chemical symbol k”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Block”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Chemical symbol k”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
CHEMICAL SYMBOL K
1Chemical symbol k
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits P _ _ A _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Appeared to be”.
POTASSIUM
AMTRAK TRACK
2Amtrak track
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
RAIL
ELASTIC KERNEL
3Elastic kernel
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Elastic kernel”.
EK
DELI_ER
4DELI_ER
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
“DELI_ER” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with V.
V
p---uin
5Our lang.
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “p---uin”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
ENG
HAD TO HAVE
6Had to have
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
N _ _ D _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Data analysis”.
NEEDED
PRESENT DAY
7Present day
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Data analysis”.
TODAY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BLOCK
8Block
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with P. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
PREVENT
ACORN PRODUCER
9Acorn producer
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
O _ _. The third square is also part of “Elastic kernel”.
OAK
--cket
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “cket” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TI
LIKEWISE
11Likewise
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Garden starter”.
ALSO
SECRET
12Secret
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Secret starts with the answer.
S
APPEARED TO BE
13Appeared to be
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
S _ _ M _ _. Solving “Caltech rival” first gives you its fourth letter.
SEEMED
TAJ MAHAL'S HOME
14Taj mahal's home
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. Its fourth letter is shared with “Caltech rival”.
INDIA
b--get
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “bget” gives the answer. First letter: U.
UD
MEDICAL SCHOOL STUDENT
16Medical school student
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
MSS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NEAR-EARTH OBJECT
17Near-earth object
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Near-earth object” to its initials.
NEO
AIR OFFICER
18Air officer
Row 3, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Air officer” to its initials.
AO
ELDERLY
19Elderly
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Had to have”.
AGED
GARDEN STARTER
20Garden starter
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Appeared to be”.
SEED
DATA ANALYSIS
21Data analysis
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
DA
LISTENED
22Listened
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits H _ _ R _. “Journey” crosses it at the fourth square.
HEARD
EXPONENT
23Exponent
Row 6, col 3 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Exponent.
E
FINISHES
24Finishes
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
ENDS
GREETING WORD
25Greeting word
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
H _ _. The third square is also part of “Present day”.
HEY
CALTECH RIVAL
26Caltech rival
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · down
M _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Journey”.
MIT
PARTS PER MILLION
27Parts per million
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Parts per million” to its initials.
PPM
PREMIER
28Premier
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Premier.
P
INTERNAL AUDIT
29Internal audit
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IA
JOURNEY
30Journey
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. Solving “Internal audit” first gives you its third letter.
TRIP
SHIP
31Ship
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Ship.
S
MOAT FEATURE
32Moat feature
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits D _ _. Check the third letter against “Parts per million”.
DAM
Crossword Challenge Level 1131 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1131 solved
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