Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1224 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1224, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 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; 3 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 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Charmed”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Assaults”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Charmed”. 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.
CHARMED
1Charmed
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with A. Its sixth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
ATTRACTED
GRAB
2Grab
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. “Tool kit” crosses it at the third square.
TAKE
bu--on
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “bu--on” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with T.
TT
B_CKUP
4B_CKUP
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “B_CKUP” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
A
PC'S "BRAIN"
5Pc's "brain"
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _. Check the third letter against “Car”.
CPU
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: K _ _ T _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Test run”.
KETTLE
TALE
7Tale
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ R _. The fourth square is also part of “Test run”.
STORY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ASSAULTS
8Assaults
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits A _ _ A _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with “Pc's "brain”.
ATTACKS
po---o
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “poo” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TAT
TOOL KIT
10Tool kit
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Tool kit” to its initials.
TK
____ILE
11____ILE
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “____ILE” go in the grid. First one: R.
REPT
ABET
12Abet
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Abet starts with the answer.
A
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with C. Its fourth letter is shared with “Show up”.
CHEESE
ROTATES
14Rotates
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ N _. Solving “Show up” first gives you its fourth letter.
TURNS
L__ACY
15L__ACY
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “L__ACY” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
EG
DIGITAL ENTRY YARD
16Digital entry yard
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DEY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HOUSE-HOLD ANIMAL
17House-hold animal
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
P _ _. The third square is also part of “Tale”.
PET
SHOW UP
18Show up
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _ _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
ATTEND
CAR
19Car
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
AUTO
YACHT SPOT
20Yacht spot
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
PIER
TEST RUN
21Test run
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Test run”.
TR
VALUABLE RESOURCE
22Valuable resource
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “52 cards”.
ASSET
ROME'S HOME
23Rome's home
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits I _ _ L _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
ITALY
VERY LARGE
24Very large
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
H _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “L__ACY”.
HUGE
WINTER SPORT
25Winter sport
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
S _ _. “MAI ___ (DRINK)” crosses it at the third square.
SKI
SPORT
26Sport
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Sport, nothing more.
S
CALIFORNIA
27California
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fits C _. Check the second letter against “MAI ___ (DRINK)”.
CA
52 CARDS
2852 cards
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits D _ _ _. “California” crosses it at the third square.
DECK
YOGA
29Yoga
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Yoga starts with the answer.
Y
MAI ___ (DRINK)
30MAI ___ (DRINK)
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “MAI ___ (DRINK)”? It fits T _ _.
TAI
Crossword Challenge Level 1224 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1224 solved
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