Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1233 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1233 is an 8×10 board with 33 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
15 of the 33 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 7 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “One way to fly”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the top row, 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. S _ _ D _ _ O _ _. The sixth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
SANDSTORM
THROW-BACK
2Throw-back
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Throw-back”.
TB
SADLY SAID
3Sadly said
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. “Be of use to” crosses it at the third square.
ALAS
NOT EVER
4Not ever
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Medicinal unit”.
NEVER
-ad
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Picture word minus “ad” gives the answer. First letter: D.
D
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with B. Check the fourth letter against “Display port”.
BRIDGE
CRY OUT
7Cry out
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Y _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Be of use to”.
YELP
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ONE WAY TO FLY
8One way to fly
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ N _ _ Y. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
STANDBY
FIT FOR DUTY
9Fit for duty
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Sadly said”.
ABLE
TOW_
10TOW_
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “TOW_” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
N
MEDICINAL UNIT
11Medicinal unit
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Sadly said”.
DOSE
SYSTEM RESTORE
12System restore
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “System restore” to its initials.
SR
-k
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-k” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with T.
TAN
HUGE SEA
14Huge sea
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
O _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Core muscles”.
OCEAN
pea-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “pea-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
RL
METER OR LITER
16Meter or liter
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ S _ _ E. “Univer-sity” crosses it at the fifth square.
MEASURE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
PREFIX FOR PAY OR PLACE
17Prefix for pay or place
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with R. Its second letter is shared with “Cry out”.
RE
AFTER
18After
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
After starts with the answer.
A
BE OF USE TO
19Be of use to
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
AVAIL
ALL-SEEING BEING
20All-seeing being
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Fits O _ _ C _ _. “Huge sea” crosses it at the fourth square.
ORACLE
DISPLAY PORT
21Display port
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
DP
UNIFORM RESOURCE NAME
22Uniform resource name
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Uniform resource name” to its initials.
URN
FLOOR COVERING
23Floor covering
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
RUG
NAMED ENTITY
24Named entity
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Named entity” to its initials.
NE
RUN AWAY
25Run away
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: F _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Query engine”.
FLEE
UMP
26Ump
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. Solving “Run away” first gives you its third letter.
REF
CORE MUSCLES
27Core muscles
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Shape: A _ _. Check the third letter against “Meter or liter”.
ABS
LOW
28Low
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Low starts with the answer.
L
QUICK RESPONSE
29Quick response
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
QR
BRIGHT
30Bright
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Bright.
B
B_CKUP
31B_CKUP
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “B_CKUP”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
A
QUERY ENGINE
32Query engine
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
QE
UNIVER-SITY
33Univer-sity
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Univer-sity”.
U
Crossword Challenge Level 1233 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1233 solved
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