Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1252 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1252 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 12 of them only one or two letters. 4 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; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Shy”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Dumbbell plates”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Shy”. 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.
SHY
1Shy
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ H _ _ A _ _. “After q” crosses it at the sixth square.
WITHDRAWN
HAVE FUN WITH
2Have fun with
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits E _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against “Pigs”.
ENJOY
I KNOW
3I know
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “I know” to its initials.
IK
AFTER F
4After f
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from F in the alphabet.
G
s---k
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“s---k”). What is left starts with H.
HOC
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: T _ _ K _ _. “Kinetic energy” crosses it at the fourth square.
TURKEY
BREW IN A TEAPOT
7Brew in a teapot
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Kinetic energy”.
STEEP
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
DUMBBELL PLATES
8Dumbbell plates
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: W _ _ G _ _ S. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
WEIGHTS
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with I. Its third letter is shared with “I know”.
INK
TRAFFIC JAM
10Traffic jam
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Traffic jam” to its initials.
TJ
PIGS
11Pigs
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
H _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Musical note”.
HOGS
DO YOU
12Do you
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Do you”.
DY
AFTER Q
13 after q
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after Q.
R
CHANGE
14Change
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. “Requesting” crosses it at the fourth square.
AMEND
fire--rks
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “fire--rks”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with W.
WO
LAST DEGREE, IN MATH
16Last degree, in math
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: N _ _. Check the third letter against “Health”.
NTH
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NOT IN
17Not in
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: O _ _. Check the third letter against “Brew in a teapot”.
OUT
REQUESTING
18Requesting
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits A _ _ I _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Easter flower”.
ASKING
A LOT OF PLOT
19A lot of plot
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ACRE
MUSICAL NOTE
20Musical note
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Musical note”.
G
KINETIC ENERGY
21Kinetic energy
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
KE
AGED MEMBER
22Aged member
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Acquires”.
ELDER
HOLD ONTO
23Hold onto
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
K _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
KEEP
__AVE
24__AVE
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“__AVE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with L.
LE
EASTER FLOWER
25Easter flower
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Aged member”.
LILY
AUTO___IVE
26AUTO___IVE
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
“AUTO___IVE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with M.
MOT
EMPLOY
27Employ
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
U _ _. Check the third letter against “Route abbr.”.
USE
US
28Us
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Us starts with the answer.
U
TRAIN TRACK
29Train track
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TT
ACQUIRES
30Acquires
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: G _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Train track”.
GETS
HEALTH
31Health
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Health starts with the answer.
H
ROUTE ABBR.
32Route abbr.
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. “Employ” crosses it at the third square.
RTE
Crossword Challenge Level 1252 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1252 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 1252 with us. Puzzle 1253 is next, with 32 clues on a 8×10 board.