Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1290 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1290? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 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; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 3 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 “Combined image”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1290: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Bike rider”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Combined image”. 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.
COMBINED IMAGE
1Combined image
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ P _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Part of a movie”.
COMPOSITE
NOT THEIR
2Not their
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Y _ _ _. “Ceramic cup” crosses it at the third square.
YOUR
AFTER B
3After b
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from B in the alphabet.
C
ROMAN NUMERAL 51
4Roman numeral 51
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _. Its second letter is shared with “___ THE WILD”.
LI
m---e
5___LINE
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “m---e” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
INC
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _ R _. The fourth square is also part of “Right kidney”.
STORK
CAPTURED
7Captured
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
T _ _ _. “RAC___N” crosses it at the third square.
TOOK
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BIKE RIDER
8Bike rider
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits C _ _ L _ _ T. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
CYCLIST
DOUBLE O
9Double o
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: O _. “Not their” crosses it at the second square.
OO
10Ceramic cup
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “CERAMIC CUP” point to the same word. It begins with M.
MUG
____ESSION
11____ESSION
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “____ESSION” go in the grid. First one: P.
PROC
OAT
12Oat
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Oat.
O
PART OF A MOVIE
13Part of a movie
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ N _. Solving “Dollar division” first gives you its fourth letter.
SCENE
magnol-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “magnol-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
IA
GIVE IT A GO
15Give it a go
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with T. Solving “GOODB__” first gives you its third letter.
TRY
PERIODIC TABLE ENTRY
16Periodic table entry
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the fifth letter against “Stop doing”.
ELEMENT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
"___ THE WILD"
17"___ THE WILD"
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ THE WILD”. Shape: I _ _ _.
INTO
USED UP
18Used up
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with G. Check the third letter against “Throat area”.
GONE
RAC___N
19RAC___N
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “RAC___N”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with C.
COO
DOLLAR DIVISION
20Dollar division
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Part of a movie”.
CENT
RIGHT KIDNEY
21Right kidney
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RK
STOP DOING
22Stop doing
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with C. Check the fourth letter against “Marine habitat”.
CEASE
THROAT AREA
23Throat area
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. Solving “Stop doing” first gives you its third letter.
NECK
____ GUSTAV JUNG
24____ GUSTAV JUNG
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “____ GUSTAV JUNG”? It fits C _ _ _.
CARL
DEFEAT SOUNDLY
25Defeat soundly
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Begins with B. Its third letter is shared with “Marine habitat”.
BEAT
BAR
26Bar
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Bar.
B
WRITING TOOL
27Writing tool
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with P. Solving “Periodic table entry” first gives you its third letter.
PEN
STICKY ROLL
28Sticky roll
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. Its third letter is shared with “Writing tool”.
TAPE
GOODB__
29GOODB__
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “GOODB__” go in the grid. First one: Y.
YE
MARINE HABITAT
30Marine habitat
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: S _ _. “Defeat soundly” crosses it at the third square.
SEA
MEN
31Men
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Men starts with the answer.
M
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