Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1199 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1199 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 14 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 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 “Without limits”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Put to use”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Without limits”. 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.
WITHOUT LIMITS
1Without limits
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits U _ _ I _ _ T _ _. Check the sixth letter against “___ ALL A BLUR”.
UNLIMITED
-ddler
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “ddler” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TO
INSTITUTION ABBR.
3Institution abbr.
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Brushed (away)”.
INST
LET DOWN
4Let down
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Bury”.
LOWER
ICE
5Ice
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Ice, nothing more.
I
HIT WITH A TASER
6Hit with a taser
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Z _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Brushed (away)”.
ZAP
DOORWAY ACCESS
7Doorway access
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. “Rudder” crosses it at the fourth square.
ENTRY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PUT TO USE
8Put to use
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ L _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “Ice”.
UTILIZE
IT'S TABOO
9It's taboo
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. Solving “Institution abbr.” first gives you its third letter.
NONO
LAW
10Law
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Law starts with the answer.
L
BURY
11Bury
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. “Let down” crosses it at the fourth square.
INTER
-nkey
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-nkey”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with M.
MO
"___ ALL A BLUR"
13"___ ALL A BLUR"
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Say “___ ALL A BLUR” out loud and the blank fills itself: I _ _.
ITS
SENSE OF FLAVOR
14Sense of flavor
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ T _. Check the fourth letter against “Roof goop”.
TASTE
bak-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “bak-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
ER
HAIR COLORER
16Hair colorer
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Epsilon”.
DYER
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___ APPLE
17___ APPLE
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
The missing word in “___ APPLE” starts with A.
AN
PENCIL'S END
18Pencil's end
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ S _ _. Check the fourth letter against “San francisco”.
ERASER
BRUSHED (AWAY)
19Brushed (away)
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ P _. The fourth square is also part of “Hit with a taser”.
SWEPT
OFFICIAL WITH A SEAL
20Official with a seal
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ A _ _. “Sense of flavor” crosses it at the fourth square.
NOTARY
RUDDER
21Rudder
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Rudder.
R
CARBON FIBER
22Carbon fiber
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CF
RISQUÉ
23Risqué
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. “Carbon fiber” crosses it at the third square.
RACY
STEAM-SHIP
24Steam-ship
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Steam-ship”.
SS
SAN FRANCISCO
25San francisco
Row 7, col 5 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “San francisco” to its initials.
SF
ROOF GOOP
26Roof goop
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Begins with T. Check the third letter against “Hair colorer”.
TAR
ADVANCE, BRIEFLY
27Advance, briefly
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Solving “Home theater” first gives you its third letter.
ADV
_DMIT
28_DMIT
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“_DMIT” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
A
TECH DEPART-MENT
29Tech depart-ment
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shape: I _. The second square is also part of “Home theater”.
IT
DRY CLIMATE
30Dry climate
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Tech depart-ment”.
ARID
EPSILON
31Epsilon
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Epsilon starts with the answer.
E
HOME THEATER
32Home theater
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits T _. “Advance, briefly” crosses it at the second square.
TV
Crossword Challenge Level 1199 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1199 solved
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