Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1217 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1217 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 12 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Writing as spoken”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Not nighttime”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Writing as spoken”. 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.
WRITING AS SPOKEN
1Writing as spoken
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ T _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Dance music genre”.
DICTATION
_WESOME
2_WESOME
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_WESOME” go in the grid. First one: A.
A
jo--tick
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “jo--tick” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with Y.
YS
SLIGHT HUE
4Slight hue
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “After this”.
TINT
ANGRY STATE
5Angry state
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
I _ _. Solving “After this” first gives you its third letter.
IRE
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits M _ _ I _ _. Solving “Infrared radiation” first gives you its fourth letter.
MEXICO
WAY IN
7Way in
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
E _ _ R _. The fourth square is also part of “Infrared radiation”.
ENTRY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOT NIGHTTIME
8Not nighttime
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ T _ _ E. Solving “Angry state” first gives you its fifth letter.
DAYTIME
ACADEM_C
9ACADEM_C
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “ACADEM_C” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
I
CULTURAL QUOTIENT
10Cultural quotient
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Cultural quotient”.
CQ
HORN'S SOUND
11Horn's sound
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. “___ A DAY” crosses it at the third square.
TOOT
ANTENNA
12Antenna
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Antenna, nothing more.
A
DANCE MUSIC GENRE
13Dance music genre
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ H _ _. Solving “Cow chow” first gives you its fourth letter.
TECHNO
PERFECTION
14Perfection
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. Check the fourth letter against “Cow chow”.
IDEAL
hotd-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “hotd-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
OG
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. N _ _. Check the third letter against “Taster”.
NET
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
WARNING WAIL
17Warning wail
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
S _ _ E _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
SIREN
QUOTE ONLY
18Quote only
Row 3, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Quote only” to its initials.
QO
AFTER THIS
19After this
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
NEXT
___ A DAY
20___ A DAY
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “___ A DAY”. Shape: O _ _ _.
ONCE
INFRARED RADIATION
21Infrared radiation
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IR
BAY OR COVE
22Bay or cove
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits I _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Casual positive reply”.
INLET
NITROGEN SYMBOL
23Nitrogen symbol
Row 6, col 3 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Nitrogen symbol”.
N
FRINGE AREA
24Fringe area
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
EDGE
FROZEN
25Frozen
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
I _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Way in”.
ICY
COW CHOW
26Cow chow
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · down
H _ _. The third square is also part of “Casual positive reply”.
HAY
"YOU'RE ___ BEST!"
27"YOU'RE ___ BEST!"
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “YOU'RE ___ BEST!”. Shape: T _ _.
THE
TOWN
28Town
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Town.
T
ACTIVE INTEL
29Active intel
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Active intel” to its initials.
AI
CASUAL POSITIVE REPLY
30Casual positive reply
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Active intel”.
YEAH
TASTER
31Taster
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Taster.
T
CONNECT
32Connect
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. Check the third letter against “YOU'RE ___ BEST!”.
TIE
Crossword Challenge Level 1217 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1217 solved
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