Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1138 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1138 of Crossword Challenge gives you 29 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 29 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 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 the picture clue in the top row.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Not being there”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with A. “Opposite of pro” crosses it at the sixth square.
AIRPLANES
BEST REGARDS
2Best regards
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Best regards” to its initials.
BR
CAPITOL V.I.P.: ABBR.
3Capitol v.i.p.: abbr.
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with S. Check the third letter against “Innocent”.
SEN
EGG
4Egg
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Egg, nothing more.
E
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with N. The fourth square is also part of “Hand noise”.
NAILS
EX____TE
6EX____TE
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “EX____TE” and enter only the missing part, starting with C.
CAVA
+s
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Picture word minus “+s” gives the answer. First letter: E.
ELEPHANTS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOT BEING THERE
8Not being there
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with A. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
ABSENCE
ANGER
9Anger
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits I _ _. Solving “Capitol v.i.p.: abbr.” first gives you its third letter.
IRE
REPLY
10Reply
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Reply, nothing more.
R
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to P _. The second square is also part of “Movie theater”.
PC
HITCHERS' HOPES
12Hitchers' hopes
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ T _. Check the fourth letter against “Deeds”.
LIFTS
OPPOSITE OF PRO
13Opposite of pro
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. The third square is also part of “Financial times”.
ANTI
NAMED ENTITY
14Named entity
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Named entity” to its initials.
NE
WELL KNOWN
15Well known
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ N _ _ T. “Physical education” crosses it at the fifth square.
EMINENT
+s
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“+s”). What is left starts with S.
SAWS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ADVANCED AI LAB
17Advanced ai lab
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AAL
DEEDS
18Deeds
Row 3, col 5 · 7 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ I _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with “Unlocked”.
ACTIONS
INNOCENT
19Innocent
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ V _. The fourth square is also part of “EX____TE”.
NAIVE
MOVIE THEATER
20Movie theater
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ E _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Named entity”.
CINEMA
HAND NOISE
21Hand noise
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits C _ _ _. “EX____TE” crosses it at the third square.
CLAP
FINANCIAL TIMES
22Financial times
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
FT
HOUR
23Hour
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Hour starts with the answer.
H
____VATION
24____VATION
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “____VATION” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
RENO
EXT__CT
25EXT__CT
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “EXT__CT” go in the grid. First one: R.
RA
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
26Physical education
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
PE
UNLOCKED
27Unlocked
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ _. Solving “____VATION” first gives you its third letter.
OPEN
I WISH
28I wish
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IW
OPEN SOURCE
29Open source
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Open source”.
OS
Crossword Challenge Level 1138 Solved Grid
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