Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1270 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1270 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
10 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 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 “Financial aid”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1270: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Times of year”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Financial aid”. 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.
FINANCIAL AID
1Financial aid
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ S _ _ I _ _. “Vacuum's target” crosses it at the sixth square.
SUBSIDIES
EVERY VIBE ACCEPTED
2Every vibe accepted
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Every vibe accepted”.
EVA
ASSORT
3Assort
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Assort.
A
SOUTH DAKOTA
4South dakota
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “South dakota”.
SD
PATH OF PLANETS
5Path of planets
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits O _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “___ ACID”.
ORBIT
MIDDAY HOUR
6Midday hour
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “___KWORM”.
NOON
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with S. The fourth square is also part of “___ ACID”.
SPOOL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
TIMES OF YEAR
8Times of year
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ S _ _ S. Solving “Path of planets” first gives you its fifth letter.
SEASONS
SOLAR RAY
9Solar ray
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: U _. Check the second letter against “Every vibe accepted”.
UV
-kgammon
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “-kgammon”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with B.
BAC
AFTER R
11After r
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to R; the answer is its next letter.
S
ENTER, AS DATA
12Enter, as data
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ U _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Shared by both”.
INPUT
VACUUM'S TARGET
13Vacuum's target
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Bottle tops”.
DUST
reservo-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “reservo-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
IR
GOT AWAY
15Got away
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits E _ _ A _ _ D. Check the fifth letter against “No problem”.
ESCAPED
AUCTION OFF
16Auction off
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. “Roman 150” crosses it at the third square.
SELL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LET FALL
17Let fall
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. Solving “Midday hour” first gives you its third letter.
DROP
BOTTLE TOPS
18Bottle tops
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with C. Check the third letter against “Enter, as data”.
CAPS
___KWORM
19___KWORM
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“___KWORM” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with B.
BOO
SHARED BY BOTH
20Shared by both
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with M. Check the fourth letter against “To a person”.
MUTUAL
___ ACID
21___ ACID
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
The missing word in “___ ACID” starts with A.
AMINO
HEALTH WORKER
22Health worker
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of “Got away”.
NURSE
LET
23Let
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Let starts with the answer.
L
ROSE PART
24Rose part
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. Its third letter is shared with “Got away”.
STEM
_ILICONE
25_ILICONE
Row 7, col 6 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “_ILICONE” go in the grid. First one: S.
S
NO PROBLEM
26No problem
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NP
r---o
27"___ TO BILLY JOE"
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “r---o”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
ODE
TO A PERSON
28To a person
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits U _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Rose part”.
UNTO
ROMAN 150
29Roman 150
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
C _. Solving “Auction off” first gives you its second letter.
CL
PERSONAL PRONOUN
30Personal pronoun
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _. The picture clue in the inside the grid crosses it at the second square.
ME
Crossword Challenge Level 1270 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1270 solved
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