Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1158 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1158 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
13 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1158: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Recital singer”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _ N _ _ H _ _. “James bond, e.g.” crosses it at the sixth square.
SLINGSHOT
BALL__N
2BALL__N
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
“BALL__N” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
OO
NOBLE TITLE
3Noble title
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ _. “Pine sap” crosses it at the third square.
LORD
LAST GREEK LETTER
4Last greek letter
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ G _. Solving “Gentle push” first gives you its fourth letter.
OMEGA
INCH
5Inch
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Inch, nothing more.
I
GLIDE ON SNOW OR WATER
6Glide on snow or water
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: S _ _. Solving “Pine sap” first gives you its third letter.
SKI
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits T _ _ _. Solving “Pine sap” first gives you its third letter.
TONG
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
RECITAL SINGER
8Recital singer
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ O _ _ T. “Inch” crosses it at the fifth square.
SOLOIST
APPEAR AHEAD
9Appear ahead
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits L _ _ _. Solving “Noble title” first gives you its third letter.
LOOM
_TSELF
10_TSELF
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “_TSELF” go in the grid. First one: I.
I
GENTLE PUSH
11Gentle push
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
N _ _ G _. Solving “Last greek letter” first gives you its fourth letter.
NUDGE
GOOD MORNING
12Good morning
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Good morning”.
GM
JAMES BOND, E.G.
13James bond, e.g.
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. The third square is also part of “Young person”.
SPY
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: H _ _ P _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Press release”.
HIPPO
CHOICE CONNECTOR
15Choice connector
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with O. Solving “Diamond arbiter” first gives you its second letter.
OR
"FORE" SITE
16"fore" site
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
T _ _. Solving “Era” first gives you its third letter.
TEE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
KNOCKOUT
17Knockout
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with K; pattern K _. Check the second letter against the picture clue in the top row.
KO
NOT JOKING
18Not joking
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
S _ _ I _ _ S. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fifth square.
SERIOUS
PINE SAP
19Pine sap
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
R _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Glide on snow or water”.
RESIN
DIAMOND ARBITER
20Diamond arbiter
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ I _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
UMPIRE
GRADE
21Grade
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Grade starts with the answer.
G
TRAFFIC CON-GESTION
22Traffic con-gestion
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
T _. Check the second letter against “Rocks" in a drink”.
TC
CRAFT
23Craft
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. “Traffic con-gestion” crosses it at the third square.
ART
YOUNG PERSON
24Young person
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Young person”.
YP
NERVOUS
25Nervous
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Step on a ladder”.
EDGY
"ROCKS" IN A DRINK
26"rocks" in a drink
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits I _ _. “Nervous” crosses it at the third square.
ICE
PRESS RELEASE
27Press release
Row 7, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
PR
VITAMIN __
28VITAMIN __
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Complete the phrase “VITAMIN __”. Shape: D.
D
NEW HAMPSHIRE
29New hampshire
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NH
STEP ON A LADDER
30Step on a ladder
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. Solving “New hampshire” first gives you its third letter.
RUNG
ERA
31Era
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Era, nothing more.
E
"ONCE BITTEN, TWICE ___"
32"ONCE BITTEN, TWICE ___"
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “ONCE BITTEN, TWICE ___” starts with S.
SHY
Crossword Challenge Level 1158 Solved Grid
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