Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1269 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1269 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want 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 “Postal locations”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1269: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Not being there”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Postal locations”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
POSTAL LOCATIONS
1Postal locations
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with A. Its sixth letter is shared with “Use money”.
ADDRESSES
bar-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “bar-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with B.
BER
MARK
3Mark
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Let fall”.
SPOT
EACH
4Each
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Each, nothing more.
E
seve--y
5Nuclear test
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “seve--y”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
NT
REASON FOR ACTION
6Reason for action
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with “This and this”.
CAUSE
TOO MUCH
7Too much
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the sixth letter against “Say”.
EXCESSIVE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOT BEING THERE
8Not being there
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _ _ E. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
ABSENCE
A___TNESS
9A___TNESS
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “A___TNESS” go in the grid. First one: D.
DEP
LET FALL
10Let fall
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. “Mark” crosses it at the third square.
DROP
RADIAL
11Radial
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Radial starts with the answer.
R
t--spoon
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “t--spoon” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EA
USE MONEY
13Use money
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with S. “Call device” crosses it at the fourth square.
SPEND
NOT SPEND
14Not spend
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Solving “BEST. DAY. ___!” first gives you its third letter.
SAVE
NOWH___
15NOWH___
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
“NOWH___” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
ERE
UNUSUAL
16Unusual
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ A _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Xenon node”.
STRANGE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LEVY
17Levy
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with T. Check the third letter against “Too much”.
TAX
CALL DEVICE
18Call device
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits P _ _ N _. “Use money” crosses it at the fourth square.
PHONE
UPPER-CASE
19Upper-case
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
UC
FINISH POINT
20Finish point
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. Solving “Use money” first gives you its third letter.
END
THIS AND THIS
21This and this
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with T. “Reason for action” crosses it at the fourth square.
THESE
SPLIT
22Split
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ R _. Solving “NOWH___” first gives you its fourth letter.
APART
SINGLES
23Singles
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Reason for action”.
ONES
"BEST. DAY. ___!"
24"BEST. DAY. ___!"
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “BEST. DAY. ___!”? It fits E _ _ _.
EVER
SAY
25Say
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Say starts with the answer.
S
EXCAVATE
26Excavate
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. “Unusual” crosses it at the third square.
DIG
HALF OF DICE
27Half of dice
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
D _. Check the second letter against “Too much”.
DI
XENON NODE
28Xenon node
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Xenon node”.
XN
AFTER XIII
29After xiii
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: X _ _. Solving “Too much” first gives you its third letter.
XIV
TOP OF ALPHABET
30Top of alphabet
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Top of alphabet”.
A
Crossword Challenge Level 1269 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1269 solved
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