Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1220 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1220 of Crossword Challenge gives you 31 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 31 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; 4 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 “Arduous”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Balloon ballast”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Arduous”, 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.
ARDUOUS
1Arduous
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
S _ _ E _ _ O _ _. Solving “___ WE MEET AGAIN!” first gives you its sixth letter.
STRENUOUS
[CLEARS THROAT]
2[clears throat]
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Reference”.
AHEM
NATURAL
3Natural
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Natural, nothing more.
N
DISPLAY PORT
4Display port
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
DP
5Tour ride
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture plus words: “TOUR RIDE”. The answer opens with B.
BUS
ANABAPTIST GROUP
6Anabaptist group
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
A _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of “Sri lanka”.
AMISH
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: G _ _ L _ _. “Sri lanka” crosses it at the fourth square.
GARLIC
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BALLOON BALLAST
8Balloon ballast
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ D _ _ G. The fifth square is also part of “Tour ride”.
SANDBAG
-row
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “row” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TH
REFERENCE
10Reference
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Boxer's weapon”.
REF
MIDEAST RULER
11Mideast ruler
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. “Boxer's weapon” crosses it at the third square.
EMIR
AFTER M
12After m
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after M.
N
"___ WE MEET AGAIN!"
13"___ WE MEET AGAIN!"
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ WE MEET AGAIN!”? It fits U _ _ I _.
UNTIL
TAB__
14TAB__
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “TAB__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with O.
OO
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to U _ _. Solving “North east” first gives you its third letter.
URN
PLACE THAT PROCESSES ORE
16Place that processes ore
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ L _ _ R. “Frozen rain” crosses it at the fifth square.
SMELTER
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
WILD CAT
17Wild cat
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with P. The third square is also part of “Anabaptist group”.
PUMA
BOXER'S WEAPON
18Boxer's weapon
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Japanese dish”.
FIST
"MISTER!"
19"mister!"
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
SIR
DESTROY
20Destroy
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. “___ WE MEET AGAIN!” crosses it at the third square.
RUIN
SRI LANKA
21Sri lanka
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Sri lanka” to its initials.
SL
FROZEN RAIN
22Frozen rain
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving “A billion years” first gives you its fourth letter.
SLEET
JAPANESE DISH
23Japanese dish
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ H _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Anabaptist group”.
SUSHI
USUAL FIGURE
24Usual figure
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
NORM
_OLLEGE
25_OLLEGE
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “_OLLEGE” and enter only the missing part, starting with C.
C
DEEP SADNESS
26Deep sadness
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: W _ _. The third square is also part of “Place that processes ore”.
WOE
RECENTLY MADE
27Recently made
Row 8, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shape: N _ _. The third square is also part of “Deep sadness”.
NEW
NORTH EAST
28North east
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NE
NOT RATED
29Not rated
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Not rated”.
NR
A BILLION YEARS
30A billion years
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Not rated”.
EON
LIGHT
31Light
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Light.
L
Crossword Challenge Level 1220 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1220 solved
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