Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1250 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1250? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Power to command”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Vintage item”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Power to command”. 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.
POWER TO COMMAND
1Power to command
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
A _ _ H _ _ I _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the sixth square.
AUTHORITY
ATLA_TIS
2ATLA_TIS
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
“ATLA_TIS” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with N.
N
TEXAS STATE POLICE
3Texas state police
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Texas state police” to its initials.
TSP
scorp--n
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “scorpn” gives the answer. First letter: I.
IO
SILENCE
5Silence
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Q _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Geo-graphy”.
QUIET
TO OR TOWARD
6To or toward
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits U _ _ _. Solving “___ A SMALL WORLD …” first gives you its third letter.
UNTO
ENGINE DATA SYSTEM
7Engine data system
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Engine data system”.
EDS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
VINTAGE ITEM
8Vintage item
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ I _ _ E. “Silence” crosses it at the fifth square.
ANTIQUE
UNIFORM
9Uniform
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Uniform, nothing more.
U
TABLE LEAVING
10Table leaving
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with T. The third square is also part of “Texas state police”.
TIP
HECTO-GRAM
11Hecto-gram
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
HG
ATTACK START
12Attack start
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with O. Its fourth letter is shared with “Acquires”.
ONSET
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Garden dirt”.
ROOT
DUBLIN NATIVE
14Dublin native
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. The fourth square is also part of “Acquires”.
IRISH
an---ope
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “anope” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TEL
YARD DUTY
16Yard duty
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Yard duty” to its initials.
YD
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
AUDIO
17Audio
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits S _ _ N _. “To or toward” crosses it at the fourth square.
SOUND
NOT NOTICED
18Not noticed
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ O _ _ D. “Dublin native” crosses it at the fifth square.
IGNORED
"___ A SMALL WORLD …"
19"___ A SMALL WORLD …"
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ A SMALL WORLD …”? It fits I _ _.
ITS
ACQUIRES
20Acquires
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
G _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
GETS
GEO-GRAPHY
21Geo-graphy
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shape: G _ _. The third square is also part of “To or toward”.
GEO
GARDEN DIRT
22Garden dirt
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. The third square is also part of “Dublin native”.
SOIL
THIS AND THIS
23This and this
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Begins with T. The fourth square is also part of “___ AND LEAVES”.
THESE
TRUTH
24Truth
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Truth, nothing more.
T
AFTER O
25After o
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after O.
P
ACID SCALE UNIT
26Acid scale unit
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _. Solving “This and this” first gives you its second letter.
PH
CABINET DEPT.
27Cabinet dept.
Row 7, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _. Check the third letter against “Rim”.
HUD
CAS_
28CAS_
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “CAS_” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
E
PARENTAL GUIDANCE
29Parental guidance
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Parental guidance”.
PG
___ AND LEAVES
30___ AND LEAVES
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ AND LEAVES”. Shape: U _ _.
UPS
_XHIBIT
31_XHIBIT
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
“_XHIBIT” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
E
RIM
32Rim
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with “Parental guidance”.
EDGE
Crossword Challenge Level 1250 Solved Grid
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