Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1203 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1203 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 4 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Not careful”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Observed”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Not careful”, 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 CAREFUL
1Not careful
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with N. “Gift bestower” crosses it at the sixth square.
NEGLIGENT
AUTH_R
2AUTH_R
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “AUTH_R” go in the grid. First one: O.
O
ma---or
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “ma---or” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with T.
TAD
INSIDE DIAMETER
4Inside diameter
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ID
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with C. “Decay” crosses it at the third square.
CORN
DIMINISH
6Diminish
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. “Nullify” crosses it at the fourth square.
ERODE
TRAFFIC REROUTE
7Traffic reroute
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with D. The fourth square is also part of “Nullify”.
DETOUR
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
OBSERVED
8Observed
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with N. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
NOTICED
ELITE
9Elite
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Elite, nothing more.
E
"PRAISE BE TO ___!"
10"PRAISE BE TO ___!"
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Say “PRAISE BE TO ___!” out loud and the blank fills itself: G _ _.
GOD
bu--ush
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “bu--ush”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LR
WADING BIRD
12Wading bird
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Interview”.
IBIS
GIFT BESTOWER
13Gift bestower
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits G _ _ E _. Solving “System login” first gives you its fourth letter.
GIVER
EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
14Extra-terrestrial
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Extra-terrestrial”.
ET
ANNOYER
15Annoyer
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: N _ _. Its third letter is shared with “After f”.
NAG
tur--e
16Team leader
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “tur--e” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with T.
TL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LOVE LOTS
17Love lots
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ R _. Solving “Diminish” first gives you its fourth letter.
ADORE
LIKE A PLANET'S PATH
18Like a planet's path
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ I _ _ L. Solving “Extra-terrestrial” first gives you its fifth letter.
ORBITAL
DECAY
19Decay
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. Solving “Traffic reroute” first gives you its third letter.
ROT
SYSTEM LOGIN
20System login
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
U _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Gift bestower”.
USER
NULLIFY
21Nullify
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
U _ _ _. “Diminish” crosses it at the third square.
UNDO
INTERVIEW
22Interview
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
I _. The second square is also part of “Gift bestower”.
IV
ENTRY USER
23Entry user
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EU
IMPOLITE
24Impolite
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Mom's partner”.
RUDE
ACTO_
25ACTO_
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “ACTO_” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
R
COLOR OF SAND
26Color of sand
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
T _ _. Solving “Dna element” first gives you its third letter.
TAN
WHEEL TRACK
27Wheel track
Row 8, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shape: R _ _. “Color of sand” crosses it at the third square.
RUT
AFTER F
28After f
Row 8, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from F in the alphabet.
G
-nial
29__NTIST
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-nial”). What is left starts with D.
DE
MOM'S PARTNER
30Mom's partner
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the inside the grid.
DAD
GYM
31Gym
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Gym.
G
DNA ELEMENT
32Dna element
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Color of sand”.
GENE
Crossword Challenge Level 1203 Solved Grid
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