Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1136 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1136? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Combining elements”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Not standing”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Combining elements”. 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.
COMBINING ELEMENTS
1Combining elements
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ T _ _ S _ _. “Day before” crosses it at the sixth square.
SYNTHESIS
INITIAL ENTRY
2Initial entry
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IE
SPEAK
3Speak
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with T. Solving “Go out” first gives you its third letter.
TALK
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. T _ _ E _. Solving “Captured” first gives you its fourth letter.
TREES
_TSELF
5_TSELF
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_TSELF” go in the grid. First one: I.
I
11TH MONTH
611th month
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. The third square is also part of “Go out”.
NOV
MATURED
7Matured
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. Solving “Go out” first gives you its third letter.
GREW
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOT STANDING
8Not standing
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ T _ _ G. Solving “_TSELF” first gives you its fifth letter.
SITTING
365 DAYS
9365 days
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with Y. “Speak” crosses it at the third square.
YEAR
NET
10Net
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Net, nothing more.
N
CAPTURED
11Captured
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
T _ _ E _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
TAKEN
birt--ay
12High def.
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “birt--ay” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with H.
HD
DAY BEFORE
13Day before
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. The third square is also part of “Past lover”.
EVE
6TH
146th
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ T _. Solving “Definite article” first gives you its fourth letter.
SIXTH
picn-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “picn-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
IC
MORE THAN ONE
16More than one
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. Its fifth letter is shared with “One more”.
SEVERAL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
EITHER ONE
17Either one
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: O _. “Matured” crosses it at the second square.
OR
ONE MORE
18One more
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Begins with A. Check the fifth letter against “6th”.
ANOTHER
GO OUT
19Go out
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with L. Solving “11th month” first gives you its fourth letter.
LEAVE
HELPFUL TIP
20Helpful tip
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
A _ _ I _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “6th”.
ADVICE
WIRE
21Wire
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Wire, nothing more.
W
CIN__MON
22CIN__MON
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
“CIN__MON” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with N.
NA
MALE CHILD
23Male child
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shape: S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “CIN__MON”.
SON
PAST LOVER
24Past lover
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
E _. Check the second letter against “6th”.
EX
– power
25___ POWER
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“- power”). What is left starts with G.
GIRL
PRICE MARKER
26Price marker
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
T _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the inside the grid.
TAG
DEFINITE ARTICLE
27Definite article
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
T _ _. Check the third letter against “More than one”.
THE
INTERVAL
28Interval
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Interval starts with the answer.
I
ANTI-AIRCRAFT
29Anti-aircraft
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Anti-aircraft” to its initials.
AA
LISTEN TO
30Listen to
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: H _ _ _. Solving “Anti-aircraft” first gives you its third letter.
HEAR
SPORTI_E
31SPORTI_E
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “SPORTI_E” and enter only the missing part, starting with V.
V
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