Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1209 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1209 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 32 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; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 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 “Doubtful”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Doubtful”. 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.
DOUBTFUL
1Doubtful
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with S. Check the sixth letter against “Wading bird”.
SKEPTICAL
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits P _ _ _. Solving “SEGM__T” first gives you its third letter.
PENS
ITALY ABBR.
3Italy abbr.
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its second letter.
IT
NATURAL
4Natural
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Natural.
N
TRAGEDY
5Tragedy
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits D _ _ M _. Check the fourth letter against “Church reading”.
DRAMA
"___ THERE BE LIGHT"
6"___ THERE BE LIGHT"
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “___ THERE BE LIGHT”. Shape: L _ _.
LET
BIZ BIGWIG
7Biz bigwig
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Destiny”.
EXEC
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ N _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Tragedy”.
SPINDLE
blan-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “blan” gives the answer. First letter: K.
KET
SEGM__T
10SEGM__T
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “SEGM__T” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
EN
CHURCH READING
11Church reading
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
P _ _ L _. The fourth square is also part of “Body tissue”.
PSALM
TRIVIA
12Trivia
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Trivia starts with the answer.
T
WADING BIRD
13Wading bird
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with I. Its third letter is shared with “DYN___TE”.
IBIS
INITIALS FOR 'CELSIUS' AND 'LITER'
14Initials for 'celsius' and 'liter'
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
C _. Check the second letter against “Color of sky”.
CL
DIVING BIRD
15Diving bird
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Check the third letter against “Kilogram”.
AUK
16Human limbs
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “HUMAN LIMBS” point to the same word. It begins with L.
LEGS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
"TOY STORY" DINOSAUR
17"toy story" dinosaur
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. The third square is also part of “Biz bigwig”.
REX
BODY TISSUE
18Body tissue
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: F _ _ S _. Check the fourth letter against “Wading bird”.
FLESH
DESTINY
19Destiny
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with F. The third square is also part of “___ THERE BE LIGHT”.
FATE
DYN___TE
20DYN___TE
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “DYN___TE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
AMI
AVERAGE GRADE
21Average grade
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Average grade”.
C
GIVEN A TITLE
22Given a title
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Sun. talk”.
NAMED
CRUEL
23Cruel
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits M _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Tragedy”.
MEAN
COLOR OF SKY
24Color of sky
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: B _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Diving bird”.
BLUE
DOING WORD
25Doing word
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Begins with V. Its third letter is shared with “Sun. talk”.
VERB
AUDIO-VISUAL
26Audio-visual
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AV
OPEN SOURCE
27Open source
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OS
PLACE YOU LIVE
28Place you live
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Given a title”.
HOME
KILOGRAM
29Kilogram
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
K _. The second square is also part of “Human limbs”.
KG
SUN. TALK
30Sun. talk
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: S _ _. Check the third letter against “Doing word”.
SER
SOCIETY
31Society
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Society.
S
DECIBEL
32Decibel
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _. “Doing word” crosses it at the second square.
DB
Crossword Challenge Level 1209 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1209 solved
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