Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1228 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1228? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Mineral salt”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Detail-oriented”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Mineral salt”, 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.
MINERAL SALT
1Mineral salt
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ S _ _ A _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Fit and well”.
PHOSPHATE
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: R _ _ _. Solving “HORSESH__” first gives you its third letter.
REED
ERROR RATE
3Error rate
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Error rate”.
ER
-alt
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “-alt”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with C.
COB
ANT_C
5ANT_C
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “ANT_C” go in the grid. First one: I.
I
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _ A _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Hearing organ”.
SQUASH
FOR ALL TIME
7For all time
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Color of sky”.
EVER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
DETAIL-ORIENTED
8Detail-oriented
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits P _ _ C _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “ANT_C”.
PRECISE
9Savior
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “SAVIOR” point to the same word. It begins with H.
HERO
HORSESH__
10HORSESH__
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “HORSESH__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with O.
OE
SAME DAY SLEEP
11Same day sleep
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Same day sleep”.
SDS
PARIS
12Paris
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Paris, nothing more.
P
FIT AND WELL
13Fit and well
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits H _ _ L _ _ Y. “Written message” crosses it at the fifth square.
HEALTHY
PLENTIFUL SUPPLY
14Plentiful supply
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ L _. Solving “Fusible metal” first gives you its fourth letter.
AMPLE
TRADE-MARK
15Trade-mark
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Trade-mark”.
TM
SIMPLE
16Simple
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Back-ward z”.
EASY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
QUICK VIEW
17Quick view
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
QV
WRITTEN MESSAGE
18Written message
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ T _ _. “Fit and well” crosses it at the fourth square.
LETTER
COLOR OF SKY
19Color of sky
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with B. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
BLUE
WASHING BAR
20Washing bar
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Fit and well”.
SOAP
HEARING ORGAN
21Hearing organ
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with E. Solving “For all time” first gives you its third letter.
EAR
FUSIBLE METAL
22Fusible metal
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
A _ _ O _. Solving “Un-written” first gives you its fourth letter.
ALLOY
FARM FEED
23Farm feed
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. “Written message” crosses it at the third square.
OATS
ACTRESS WATSON
24Actress watson
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “Trade-mark” first gives you its third letter.
EMMA
LOCK MAKER
25Lock maker
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Un-written”.
YALE
INFORM_L
26INFORM_L
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“INFORM_L” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
A
ATLANTIC CITY
27Atlantic city
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AC
UN-WRITTEN
28Un-written
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Atlantic city”.
ORAL
BACK-WARD Z
29Back-ward z
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Back-ward z”.
S
__NTRAL
30__NTRAL
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “__NTRAL” go in the grid. First one: C.
CE
Crossword Challenge Level 1228 Solved Grid
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