Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1169 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1169? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 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; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 3 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 “Exact words”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Be eligible”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Exact words”. 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.
EXACT WORDS
1Exact words
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Q _ _ T _ _ I _ _. “After s” crosses it at the sixth square.
QUOTATION
NOT OVER
2Not over
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
UNDER
DO SUM WORK
3Do sum work
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with “Strange behavior”.
ADD
-cker
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-cker”). What is left starts with L.
LO
IDEA
5Idea
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Idea.
I
BRAWL
6Brawl
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
F _ _ _. “Light touch” crosses it at the third square.
FRAY
BARK
7Bark
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Y _ _. The third square is also part of “Light touch”.
YAP
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BE ELIGIBLE
8Be eligible
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with Q; pattern Q _ _ L _ _ Y. “Idea” crosses it at the fifth square.
QUALIFY
NULLIFY
9Nullify
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
U _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Do sum work”.
UNDO
STRANGE BEHAVIOR
10Strange behavior
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: O _ _. “Do sum work” crosses it at the third square.
ODD
-am
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “am” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TE
DISPUTE
12Dispute
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ U _. Check the fourth letter against “Picasso movement”.
ARGUE
AFTER S
13After s
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after S.
T
ILLEGAL TRADER
14Illegal trader
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits I _ _ I _ _ R. Its fifth letter is shared with “DON'T ___ ON ME”.
INSIDER
BUMBLER'S CRY
15Bumbler's cry
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. “Show of shock” crosses it at the third square.
OOPS
NUCLEAR REACTOR
16Nuclear reactor
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Nuclear reactor” to its initials.
NR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
EXT__CT
17EXT__CT
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“EXT__CT” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with R.
RA
"DON'T ___ ON ME"
18"DON'T ___ ON ME"
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
The missing word in “DON'T ___ ON ME” starts with T.
TREAD
LIGHT TOUCH
19Light touch
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Bark”.
TAP
PICASSO MOVEMENT
20Picasso movement
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
C _ _ I _ _. “Illegal trader” crosses it at the fourth square.
CUBISM
WEEP
21Weep
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shape: C _ _. Check the third letter against “Brawl”.
CRY
SHOW OF SHOCK
22Show of shock
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ _. Solving “Illegal trader” first gives you its third letter.
GASP
SONG SECTION
23Song section
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Shape: V _ _ S _. “D__TROY” crosses it at the fourth square.
VERSE
VINEGAR
24Vinegar
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Vinegar.
V
AGE 13-19
25Age 13-19
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “D__TROY”.
TEEN
DECREASE
26Decrease
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ T _. The fourth square is also part of “Age 13-19”.
ABATE
___THEAST
27___THEAST
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
“___THEAST” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with N.
NOR
D__TROY
28D__TROY
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “D__TROY” go in the grid. First one: E.
ES
INVOICE
29Invoice
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Invoice starts with the answer.
I
30Coal site
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Use the text “COAL SITE” if the picture is unclear. First letter M.
MINE
Crossword Challenge Level 1169 Solved Grid
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