Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1240 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1240, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
12 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs 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 “Incite”, 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
One word for the picture, starting with P. “After l” crosses it at the sixth square.
PARCHMENT
LUXURIOUS
2Luxurious
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ Z _. The fourth square is also part of “Autocrat”.
RITZY
OPTICAL DENSITY
3Optical density
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Optical density”.
OD
AFTER U
4After u
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to U; the answer is its next letter.
V
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to O _ _. “Trial version” crosses it at the third square.
ONE
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with K. Its fourth letter is shared with “Oper-ation”.
KIMONO
RUN AWAY TO GET MARRIED
7Run away to get married
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits E _ _ P _. The fourth square is also part of “Oper-ation”.
ELOPE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
INCITE
8Incite
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
P _ _ V _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
PROVOKE
ASSIST
9Assist
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. Check the third letter against “Optical density”.
AID
TWITTER SHARE
10Twitter share
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with R. The second square is also part of “Luxurious”.
RT
AUTOCRAT
11Autocrat
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with C. Check the third letter against “Accept”.
CZAR
HIGH YIELD
12High yield
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
HY
AFTER L
13After l
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from L in the alphabet.
M
EXCLUSIVE
14Exclusive
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ T _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Chilly indoors”.
ELITE
NAY
15Nay
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
N _. Its second letter is shared with “Opposite of high”.
NO
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with T. The third square is also part of “Outlast”.
TWO
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NO SCORE
17No score
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: N _ _. Solving “Run away to get married” first gives you its third letter.
NIL
CHILLY INDOORS
18Chilly indoors
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ F _ _. “Curly hairstyle” crosses it at the fourth square.
DRAFTY
TRIAL VERSION
19Trial version
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits D _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
DEMO
ACCEPT
20Accept
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Accept.
A
OPER-ATION
21Oper-ation
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
O _. Check the second letter against “Run away to get married”.
OP
BELIEF SYSTEM
22Belief system
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Cry out”.
CREED
SKIN PROBLEM
23Skin problem
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
ACNE
ACTIVE INTEL
24Active intel
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AI
CURLY HAIRSTYLE
25Curly hairstyle
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Belief system”.
AFRO
OPPOSITE OF HIGH
26Opposite of high
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with L. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
LOW
BATHING FACILITY
27Bathing facility
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shape: S _ _. The picture clue in the inside the grid crosses it at the third square.
SPA
_HOCK
28_HOCK
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“_HOCK” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
S
LATE NIGHT
29Late night
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Late night” to its initials.
LN
CRY OUT
30Cry out
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Late night”.
YELP
OUTLAST
31Outlast
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Outlast.
O
32Picture clue
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. D _ _. Check the third letter against “Bathing facility”.
DNA
Crossword Challenge Level 1240 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1240 solved
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