Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1177 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1177, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 13 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 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 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Oxygen addition”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1177: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Forecast”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Oxygen addition”. 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.
OXYGEN ADDITION
1Oxygen addition
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ D _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “IMI___ION”.
OXIDATION
bisc--t
2Under intel
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “bisc--t”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with U.
UI
BINDERS
3Binders
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Rogers's wife”.
TIES
OPPOSITE OF DIES
4Opposite of dies
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with L. “Medicine measures” crosses it at the fourth square.
LIVES
BEF_RE
5BEF_RE
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
“BEF_RE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
O
HAVE
6Have
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. Check the third letter against “Rogers's wife”.
OWN
ONE MEANING OF "X"
7One meaning of "x"
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: K _ _ _. Solving “Rogers's wife” first gives you its third letter.
KISS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FORECAST
8Forecast
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ L _ _ K. Its fifth letter is shared with “BEF_RE”.
OUTLOOK
NUMBER AFTER XII
9Number after xii
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits X _ _ _. “Binders” crosses it at the third square.
XIII
IRE
10Ire
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Ire.
I
MEDICINE MEASURES
11Medicine measures
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with D. Check the fourth letter against “Opposite of dies”.
DOSES
-my
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-my” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
AR
IMI___ION
13IMI___ION
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “IMI___ION”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with T.
TAT
BURY
14Bury
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. The fourth square is also part of “Eastern time”.
INTER
OLD GUARD
15Old guard
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OG
s---ze
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “sze” gives the answer. First letter: N.
NEE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
WIRELESS INTERNET
17Wireless internet
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Wireless internet”.
WI
CERTAIN
18Certain
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ U _ _ D. Its fifth letter is shared with “Bury”.
ASSURED
ROGERS'S WIFE
19Rogers's wife
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ N _. Check the fourth letter against “Have”.
EVANS
COLOR OF CARROTS
20Color of carrots
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Begins with O. Check the fourth letter against “Bury”.
ORANGE
SEA
21Sea
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Sea starts with the answer.
S
GU__ARIST
22GU__ARIST
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “GU__ARIST”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
IT
SOMEONE SAID IT
23Someone said it
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SSI
TOURIST TRIALS
24Tourist trials
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Tourist trials”.
TT
RESOUND
25Resound
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. “Modern devices” crosses it at the third square.
ECHO
COMP___R
26COMP___R
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “COMP___R”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with U.
UTE
EASTERN TIME
27Eastern time
Row 7, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Eastern time”.
ET
MUSICAL NOTE
28Musical note
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Musical note”.
C
COPPER SYMBOL
29Copper symbol
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fits C _. Its second letter is shared with “Two”.
CU
MODERN DEVICES
30Modern devices
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Copper symbol”.
TECH
EXHIBIT
31Exhibit
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Exhibit.
E
TWO
32Two
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
D _ _. Solving “Resound” first gives you its third letter.
DUO
Crossword Challenge Level 1177 Solved Grid
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