Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1223 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1223, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Building frame-work”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Teaching facilities”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Building frame-work”, 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.
BUILDING FRAME-WORK
1Building frame-work
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ U _ _ U _ _. “After s” crosses it at the sixth square.
STRUCTURE
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with C. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
CHINA
NOT HER
3Not her
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _. Solving “Brink” first gives you its third letter.
HIM
p--tcard
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“p--tcard”). What is left starts with O.
OS
AFTER N
5After n
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to N; the answer is its next letter.
O
CREDIT ADVANCE
6Credit advance
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “___ SOLO OF "STAR WARS”.
LOAN
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _. Check the third letter against “___ SOLO OF "STAR WARS”.
SUN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
TEACHING FACILITIES
8Teaching facilities
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ O _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “After n”.
SCHOOLS
NOT THAT
9Not that
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. “Not her” crosses it at the third square.
THIS
BRINK
10Brink
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with R. Its third letter is shared with “Not her”.
RIM
ho--d
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “hod” gives the answer. First letter: U.
UN
LEGAL MATTERS
12Legal matters
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ E _. “Populati-on count” crosses it at the fourth square.
CASES
AFTER S
13After s
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after S.
T
EMPLOYS
14Employs
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with U. Solving “Garden starter” first gives you its third letter.
USES
AT A DISCOUNT
15At a discount
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ U _ _ D. The fifth square is also part of “FO__S”.
REDUCED
EARTH-QUAKE
16Earth-quake
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EQ
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
__TLINE
17__TLINE
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “__TLINE” go in the grid. First one: O.
OU
PARTY GIVER
18Party giver
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Legal matters”.
HOST
___ SOLO OF "STAR WARS"
19___ SOLO OF "STAR WARS"
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ SOLO OF "STAR WARS”. Shape: H _ _.
HAN
POPULATI-ON COUNT
20Populati-on count
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with C. Its fourth letter is shared with “Employs”.
CENSUS
AGAINST
21Against
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Begins with C. “Credit advance” crosses it at the third square.
CON
GARDEN STARTER
22Garden starter
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Employs”.
SEED
C, D OR F, BUT NOT E
23C, d or f, but not e
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ D _. “At a discount” crosses it at the fourth square.
GRADE
GYM
24Gym
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Gym, nothing more.
G
FOR ALL TIME
25For all time
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. Solving “At a discount” first gives you its third letter.
EVER
INPUT KEY
26Input key
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits E _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “For all time”.
ENTER
ET ___ (FOOTNOTE ABBR.)
27ET ___ (FOOTNOTE ABBR.)
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “ET ___ (FOOTNOTE ABBR.)”? It fits S _ _.
SEQ
PRO__BLE
28PRO__BLE
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “PRO__BLE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with V.
VA
FO__S
29FO__S
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
“FO__S” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with C.
CU
CERTAIN
30Certain
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Solving “For all time” first gives you its third letter.
SURE
Crossword Challenge Level 1223 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1223 solved
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