Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1157 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1157 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 4 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Prison escape”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1157: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Prison escape”. 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.
PRISON ESCAPE
1Prison escape
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with J; pattern J _ _ L _ _ E _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Tool used to draw straight lines”.
JAILBREAK
b---ry
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “b---ry” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
ELF
FLOAT GENTLY
3Float gently
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with W. Its third letter is shared with “In doubt”.
WAFT
ELITE
4Elite
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Elite.
E
ca--rie
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“ca--rie”). What is left starts with L.
LO
EXIT'S OPPOSITE
6Exit's opposite
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. The fourth square is also part of “Hand-held dryer”.
ENTER
MEMOR-ABLE DATE
7Memor-able date
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
R _ _ L _ _ T _ _. Solving “Tape” first gives you its sixth letter.
REDLETTER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits J _ _ E _ _ R. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
JEWELER
___ CARTE MENU
9___ CARTE MENU
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ CARTE MENU”? It fits A _ _.
ALA
IN DOUBT
10In doubt
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Float gently”.
IFFY
AFTER K
11After k
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from K in the alphabet.
L
-mb
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-mb”). What is left starts with B.
BO
TOOL USED TO DRAW STRAIGHT LINES
13Tool used to draw straight lines
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
R _ _ E _. “Alpine call” crosses it at the fourth square.
RULER
m-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “m-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
ETAL
DO SUMS
15Do sums
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. Check the third letter against “G___IATOR”.
ADD
KNOCKOUT
16Knockout
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits K _. Its second letter is shared with “Beat”.
KO
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
5-4
175-4
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: O _ _. Check the third letter against “Memor-able date”.
ONE
ALPINE CALL
18Alpine call
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Y _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Tool used to draw straight lines”.
YODEL
TIME DEPOSIT
19Time deposit
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Time deposit” to its initials.
TD
BATTLE
20Battle
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
W _ _. “Tool used to draw straight lines” crosses it at the third square.
WAR
HAND-HELD DRYER
21Hand-held dryer
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits T _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Exit's opposite”.
TOWEL
BEAT
22Beat
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ D _. Solving “Do sums” first gives you its fourth letter.
OUTDO
BRAVE
23Brave
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. Solving “Exit's opposite” first gives you its third letter.
DARE
G___IATOR
24G___IATOR
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · down
“G___IATOR” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with L.
LAD
TAPE
25Tape
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Tape starts with the answer.
T
FRIDAY ABBR.
26Friday abbr.
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _. “Arab ruler” crosses it at the third square.
FRI
FINANCIAL TIMES
27Financial times
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
FT
INPUT METHOD
28Input method
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Input method” to its initials.
IM
DEEP ANGER
29Deep anger
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with I. Solving “Memor-able date” first gives you its third letter.
IRE
EXAM
30Exam
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Exam, nothing more.
E
ARAB RULER
31Arab ruler
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Friday abbr.”.
EMIR
Crossword Challenge Level 1157 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1157 solved
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