Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1140 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1140 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Company workers”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Roman ruler”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Company workers”, read top to bottom.
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.
COMPANY WORKERS
1Company workers
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits E _ _ L _ _ E _ _. The sixth square is also part of “You + have”.
EMPLOYEES
DIPLO___
2DIPLO___
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “DIPLO___”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with M.
MAT
_LANET
3_LANET
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_LANET” go in the grid. First one: P.
P
EVENT MANAGER
4Event manager
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Event manager” to its initials.
EM
LIFT
5Lift
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. Solving “Last month” first gives you its third letter.
RIDE
PACIFIC OR ATLANTIC
6Pacific or atlantic
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Old door noise”.
OCEAN
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with R. The fourth square is also part of “Old door noise”.
RACKET
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ROMAN RULER
8Roman ruler
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with E. “Lift” crosses it at the fifth square.
EMPEROR
to--to
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “toto” gives the answer. First letter: M.
MA
PARENT-TEACHER ASSOC
10Parent-teacher assoc
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Parent-teacher assoc” to its initials.
PTA
LET
11Let
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Let, nothing more.
L
OK STATE
12Ok state
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Rights org.”.
OKLA
YOU + HAVE
13You + have
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with Y. Check the fourth letter against “Lay waste to”.
YOUVE
ENROLLED AGENT
14Enrolled agent
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EA
GRACEFUL
15Graceful
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ G _ _ T. Check the fifth letter against “Historical age”.
ELEGANT
WISE ONE
16Wise one
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. Its third letter is shared with “Engine generator”.
SAGE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FLAKY ROCK
17Flaky rock
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ _. Solving “Pacific or atlantic” first gives you its third letter.
MICA
RIGHTS ORG.
18Rights org.
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. The third square is also part of “Ok state”.
ACLU
LAST MONTH
19Last month
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits D _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
DEC
LAY WASTE TO
20Lay waste to
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with R. “HOW ___ YOU?” crosses it at the fourth square.
RAVAGE
OLD DOOR NOISE
21Old door noise
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Pacific or atlantic”.
CREAK
AUSSIE "BEAR"
22Aussie "bear"
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with K. Its fourth letter is shared with “Graceful”.
KOALA
__EDLE
23__EDLE
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “__EDLE” go in the grid. First one: N.
NE
HISTORICAL AGE
24Historical age
Row 6, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “Graceful”.
ERA
TRUTH
25Truth
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Truth, nothing more.
T
OUR LANG.
26Our lang.
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. Check the third letter against “Start moving”.
ENG
HOW ___ YOU?
27HOW ___ YOU?
Row 8, col 4 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “HOW ___ YOU?” starts with A.
ARE
ENGINE GENERATOR
28Engine generator
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EG
-ffee
29__LERANCE
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-ffee” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with T.
TO
START MOVING
30Start moving
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with G. Its second letter is shared with the picture clue in the inside the grid.
GO
Crossword Challenge Level 1140 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1140 solved
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