Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1200 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1200? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “In particular”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Kind of analysis”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “In particular”. 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.
IN PARTICULAR
1In particular
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ C _ _ L _ _. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
SPECIALLY
BANANA HUE
2Banana hue
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: Y _ _ L _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Fighter's embrace”.
YELLOW
SAP
3Sap
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Sap, nothing more.
S
TIME OUT
4Time out
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Time out”.
TO
GRAND TALE
5Grand tale
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Frosty coating”.
EPIC
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 7 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: M _ _ H _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Entry halt”.
MACHETE
FOXY
7Foxy
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
S _ _. Solving “Frosty coating” first gives you its third letter.
SLY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
KIND OF ANALYSIS
8Kind of analysis
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ T _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with “Grand tale”.
SYSTEMS
PRIVATE EQUITY
9Private equity
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Private equity” to its initials.
PE
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. E _ _. Solving “FIRST-AID _____” first gives you its third letter.
ELK
FIGHTER'S EMBRACE
11Fighter's embrace
Left column 4/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with C. Its fourth letter is shared with “From birth”.
CLINCH
LITTLEST BIT
12Littlest bit
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with I. Solving “FIRST-AID _____” first gives you its third letter.
IOTA
j-
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“j-”). What is left starts with A.
AW
LABOR
14Labor
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Labor starts with the answer.
L
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 5 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. L _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “From birth”.
LADLE
OPPOSITE OF NAY
16Opposite of nay
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Y _ _. Check the third letter against “Public display affection”.
YEA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FIERY GEMSTONE
17Fiery gemstone
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits O _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
OPAL
FIRST-AID _____
18FIRST-AID _____
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “FIRST-AID _____” starts with K.
KIT
FROSTY COATING
19Frosty coating
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
I _ _. The third square is also part of “Foxy”.
ICY
FROM BIRTH
20From birth
Row 4, col 5 · 5 letters · down
N _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Printer's need”.
NATAL
SHORE BIRD
21Shore bird
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Fits H _ _ O _. “Origin” crosses it at the fourth square.
HERON
ENTRY HALT
22Entry halt
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Entry halt”.
EH
UNLOCK
23Unlock
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with O. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
OPEN
SHOPPING BAG
24Shopping bag
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
TOTE
PUBLIC DISPLAY AFFECTION
25Public display affection
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
PDA
PRINTER'S NEED
26Printer's need
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits P _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
PAPER
ATOMIC ENERGY
27Atomic energy
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Atomic energy” to its initials.
AE
ORIGIN
28Origin
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Origin, nothing more.
O
UNTIL
29Until
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Until.
U
NANO UNIT NODE
30Nano unit node
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
NUN
Crossword Challenge Level 1200 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1200 solved
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