Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1168 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1168, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
8 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 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 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Little by little”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1168: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Dna-based”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Little by little”. 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.
LITTLE BY LITTLE
1Little by little
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ D _ _ L _ _. “Ask” crosses it at the sixth square.
GRADUALLY
PAINTING SUPPORT
2Painting support
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
E _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
EASEL
1ST, 2ND, 3RD … ___
31ST, 2ND, 3RD … ___
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “1ST, 2ND, 3RD … ___” starts with N.
NTH
b--r
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “b--r” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EE
AFTER S
5After s
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from S in the alphabet.
T
___ MAN, COMICS HERO
6___ MAN, COMICS HERO
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ MAN, COMICS HERO”? It fits I _ _ _.
IRON
barbe-
7Hint
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “barbe-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with C.
CUE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
DNA-BASED
8Dna-based
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with G. Solving “After s” first gives you its fifth letter.
GENETIC
AMOUNT CHARGED
9Amount charged
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “1ST, 2ND, 3RD … ___”.
RATE
VOLCANIC RESIDUE
10Volcanic residue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. “1ST, 2ND, 3RD … ___” crosses it at the third square.
ASH
gen--r
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “genr” gives the answer. First letter: D.
DE
EXTREME
12Extreme
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: U _ _ R _. “Be anxious” crosses it at the fourth square.
ULTRA
ASK
13Ask
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Ask.
A
ANIMAL HIDE
14Animal hide
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits L _ _ T _ _ R. “Forecast topic” crosses it at the fifth square.
LEATHER
CUT
15Cut
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: L _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Catch device”.
LOP
YES / NO
16Yes / no
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Yes / no”.
YN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
RUGBY UNION
17Rugby union
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Rugby union”.
RU
FORECAST TOPIC
18Forecast topic
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
W _ _ T _ _ R. The fifth square is also part of “Animal hide”.
WEATHER
DEEP SADNESS
19Deep sadness
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with W. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
WOE
BE ANXIOUS
20Be anxious
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: F _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Vintage look”.
FRET
DE___SE
21DE___SE
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “DE___SE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with F.
FEN
CATCH DEVICE
22Catch device
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with T. “Animal hide” crosses it at the third square.
TRAP
23Picture clue
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits F _ _ T _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Dine”.
FORTY
FAIL
24Fail
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Fail.
F
CHEW (OUT)
25Chew (out)
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. “Dine” crosses it at the third square.
REAM
VINTAGE LOOK
26Vintage look
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
R _ _ R _. Solving “Chew (out)” first gives you its fourth letter.
RETRO
GEOLOGICAL SPAN
27Geological span
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. Solving “Yes / no” first gives you its third letter.
EON
DINE
28Dine
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the inside the grid.
EAT
ALLOW
29Allow
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Allow.
A
MILITARY FORCE
30Military force
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. “Chew (out)” crosses it at the third square.
ARMY
Crossword Challenge Level 1168 Solved Grid
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