Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1178 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1178 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
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; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 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 “Not occupied”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Written piece”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Not occupied”, read top to bottom.
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.
NOT OCCUPIED
1Not occupied
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
A _ _ I _ _ B _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Woody or tim”.
AVAILABLE
c-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“c-”). What is left starts with R.
RIB
CASH DRAWER
3Cash drawer
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Solving “Skilled” first gives you its third letter.
TILL
ICEBERG
4Iceberg
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Iceberg, nothing more.
I
CLASS TEACHER
5Class teacher
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CT
VIDEO GAME STAGE
6Video game stage
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Not now”.
LEVEL
INTENSELY
7Intensely
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
E _ _ R _ _ E _ _. Solving “Minimal” first gives you its sixth letter.
EXTREMELY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
WRITTEN PIECE
8Written piece
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving “Class teacher” first gives you its fifth letter.
ARTICLE
ROMAN NUMERAL 7
9Roman numeral 7
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with V; pattern V _ _. “Cash drawer” crosses it at the third square.
VII
SKILLED
10Skilled
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Cash drawer”.
ABLE
AFTER H
11After h
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after H.
I
LOCAL CURRENCY
12Local currency
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LC
WOODY OR TIM
13Woody or tim
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “___ ON DOWN THE ROAD”.
ALLEN
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: B _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Not as much”.
BEE
FINAL
15Final
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ _. “Not as much” crosses it at the third square.
LAST
pli-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “pli-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
ERS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CON___T
17CON___T
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “CON___T” and enter only the missing part, starting with T.
TEX
"___ ON DOWN THE ROAD"
18"___ ON DOWN THE ROAD"
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Say “___ ON DOWN THE ROAD” out loud and the blank fills itself: E _ _ _.
EASE
VIRTUAL TOUR
19Virtual tour
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Virtual tour”.
VT
HUE
20Hue
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Woody or tim”.
TONE
NOT NOW
21Not now
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits L _ _ E _. “Video game stage” crosses it at the fourth square.
LATER
OBVIOUS
22Obvious
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Final”.
CLEAR
BOOT BOTTOM
23Boot bottom
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Video game stage”.
SOLE
NOT AS MUCH
24Not as much
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Final”.
LESS
MINIMAL
25Minimal
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Minimal starts with the answer.
M
"_____ RYAN'S EXPRESS"
26"_____ RYAN'S EXPRESS"
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “_____ RYAN'S EXPRESS”. Shape: V _ _.
VON
CL___R
27CL___R
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“CL___R” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
EVE
TASK
28Task
Row 8, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Task.
T
OFFICE LADY
29Office lady
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OL
ANOTHER
30Another
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Another.
A
EVEN ONE
31Even one
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. Solving “Intensely” first gives you its third letter.
ANY
Crossword Challenge Level 1178 Solved Grid
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