Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1249 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1249, 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Spotty past”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Admit defeat”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Spotty past”. 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.
SPOTTY PAST
1Spotty past
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with C. Its sixth letter is shared with “Win over heart”.
CHECKERED
LIKE HANDS AFTER EATING CHIPS
2Like hands after eating chips
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with O. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
OILY
NETWORK SERVER
3Network server
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NS
COROLLA
4Corolla
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Corolla.
C
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to E _ _. Check the third letter against “Petri dish gel”.
EGG
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits D _ _ P _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “__DICURE”.
DIAPER
FLORIDA BIRD
7Florida bird
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the fourth letter against “__DICURE”.
EGRET
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ADMIT DEFEAT
8Admit defeat
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ C _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
CONCEDE
___ AND HERS
9___ AND HERS
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Say “___ AND HERS” out loud and the blank fills itself: H _ _.
HIS
cam-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “cam-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EL
MEDICAL SAC
11Medical sac
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with C. Check the third letter against “Con”.
CYST
SIXPAC_
12SIXPAC_
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
“SIXPAC_” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with K.
K
WIN OVER HEART
13Win over heart
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ M _ _. “Invisibly small” crosses it at the fourth square.
ENAMOR
PAY
14Pay
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “Invisibly small”.
REMIT
l--pard
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “lpard” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EO
BODY-BUILDING STUFF
16Body-building stuff
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. Check the third letter against “Abdominal”.
DNA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
JOINT JOB
17Joint job
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with G. Check the third letter against “Florida bird”.
GIG
INVISIBLY SMALL
18Invisibly small
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
A _ _ M _ _. Solving “Win over heart” first gives you its fourth letter.
ATOMIC
PETRI DISH GEL
19Petri dish gel
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
AGAR
CON
20Con
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. “Win over heart” crosses it at the third square.
SCAM
__DICURE
21__DICURE
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “__DICURE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with P.
PE
ELECTRIC DEVICE
22Electric device
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
M _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against “Ice cream holder”.
MOTOR
CELESTIAL OBJECT
23Celestial object
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
C _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
COMET
COLORFUL LIGHT
24Colorful light
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
NEON
PRECIOUS STONE
25Precious stone
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Begins with G. The third square is also part of “Lamb's dad”.
GEM
GRADE
26Grade
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Grade.
G
ELEMENT 11
27Element 11
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fits N _. The second square is also part of “Lamb's dad”.
NA
ICE CREAM HOLDER
28Ice cream holder
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Element 11”.
CONE
ABDOMINAL
29Abdominal
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Abdominal.
A
LAMB'S DAD
30Lamb's dad
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. The third square is also part of “Precious stone”.
RAM
Crossword Challenge Level 1249 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1249 solved
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