Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1184 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1184 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Unwilling”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1184: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Good potatoes for french fries”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Unwilling”. 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.
UNWILLING
1Unwilling
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ U _ _ A _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Conical dwelling”.
RELUCTANT
"_____ NO HOOKS"
2"_____ NO HOOKS"
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Say “_____ NO HOOKS” out loud and the blank fills itself: U _ _.
USE
LARGE CHUNK
3Large chunk
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
SLAB
SONG
4Song
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Song, nothing more.
S
aug-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “aug-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
ER
CAESAR'S DRESSING
6Caesar's dressing
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits T _ _ I _. Solving “Dyeing art” first gives you its fourth letter.
TUNIC
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. S _ _ K _ _ I _ _. Solving “Bit” first gives you its sixth letter.
SNAKEBITE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
GOOD POTATOES FOR FRENCH FRIES
8Good potatoes for french fries
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with R. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
RUSSETS
EXTENDED SHELF LIFE
9Extended shelf life
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Extended shelf life”.
ESL
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with L. The third square is also part of “Large chunk”.
LEAK
AFTER T
11After t
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from T in the alphabet.
U
CENTI-METER
12Centi-meter
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Centi-meter”.
CM
CONICAL DWELLING
13Conical dwelling
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with T. Check the fourth letter against “Leafy green”.
TEPEE
BITTER BEER
14Bitter beer
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. Check the third letter against “Look closely”.
ALE
engi-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
The image carries “engi-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
NEER
HOME WRECKER
16Home wrecker
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ M _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “Inviting”.
TERMITE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
MOVE QUICKLY
17Move quickly
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
RUN
LEAFY GREEN
18Leafy green
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with K; pattern K _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Parasites”.
KALE
PERSO__L
19PERSO__L
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “PERSO__L”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with N.
NA
RANK OR GRADE
20Rank or grade
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Conical dwelling”.
TIER
DYEING ART
21Dyeing art
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with B. Check the fourth letter against “Caesar's dressing”.
BATIK
ALL-OUT BRAWL
22All-out brawl
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits M _ _ E _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
MELEE
PARASITES
23Parasites
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Caesar's dressing”.
LICE
LOOK CLOSELY
24Look closely
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
PEER
BIT
25Bit
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Bit, nothing more.
B
BACON-LETTUCE-TOMATO
26Bacon-lettuce-tomato
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
BLT
DH STAT
27Dh stat
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with R. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
RBI
ROYAL MAIL
28Royal mail
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Royal mail” to its initials.
RM
LIEU-TENANT
29Lieu-tenant
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LT
INVITING
30Inviting
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Inviting starts with the answer.
I
Crossword Challenge Level 1184 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1184 solved
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