Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1297 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1297 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.
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; 3 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 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Proper behavior”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Forecast”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Proper behavior”, read top to bottom.
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.
PROPER BEHAVIOR
1Proper behavior
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
P _ _ P _ _ E _ _. Solving “Inside diameter” first gives you its sixth letter.
PROPRIETY
MUGGED A SNOOZER
2Mugged a snoozer
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
R _ _ L _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Ionized gas”.
ROLLED
FIFTH LETTER
3Fifth letter
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Fifth letter”.
E
DUAL SCREEN
4Dual screen
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Dual screen” to its initials.
DS
ANY THING
5Any thing
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “First woman”.
ITEM
6Horse soldiers
Top row 6/7 · 7 letters · down
Use the text “HORSE SOLDIERS” if the picture is unclear. First letter C.
CAVALRY
SHIP ROPE
7Ship rope
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits T _ _. “First woman” crosses it at the third square.
TYE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FORECAST
8Forecast
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ D _ _ T. Its fifth letter is shared with “Any thing”.
PREDICT
-mpers
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-mpers”). What is left starts with R.
RO
ORIENTAL LIGHT AND MAGIC
10Oriental light and magic
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with O. Check the third letter against “Adult male”.
OLM
IONIZED GAS
11Ionized gas
Left column 4/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with P. The fourth square is also part of “Step unit”.
PLASMA
pa-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Picture word minus “pa” gives the answer. First letter: R.
RENT
INSIDE DIAMETER
13Inside diameter
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
ID
EVER
14Ever
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Ever, nothing more.
E
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 5 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to T _ _ R _. Solving “Step unit” first gives you its fourth letter.
THORN
DEVIATION
16Deviation
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: Y _ _. Check the third letter against “Promise”.
YAW
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NOT LEAVE
17Not leave
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Horse soldiers”.
STAY
ADULT MALE
18Adult male
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Begins with M. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
MAN
FIRST WOMAN
19First woman
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Check the third letter against “Ship rope”.
EVE
STEP UNIT
20Step unit
Row 4, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ I _. “Old record material” crosses it at the fourth square.
STAIR
BRITISH ___ (GREAT BRITAIN, IRELAND, ETC.)
21BRITISH ___ (GREAT BRITAIN, IRELAND, ETC.)
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Which word finishes “BRITISH ___ (GREAT BRITAIN, IRELAND, ETC.)”? It fits I _ _ E _.
ISLES
LONG ISLAND
22Long island
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Long island”.
LI
SMALL HOTELS
23Small hotels
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
INNS
HAUTEUR
24Hauteur
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Horse soldiers”.
AIRS
PROMISE
25Promise
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Starts with V; pattern V _ _. The third square is also part of “Deviation”.
VOW
OLD RECORD MATERIAL
26Old record material
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with V; pattern V _ _ Y _. “Horse soldiers” crosses it at the fourth square.
VINYL
__ZARD
27__ZARD
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “__ZARD”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with H.
HA
ELECTRIC
28Electric
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Electric starts with the answer.
E
ZERO IN MATH
29Zero in math
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Zero in math”.
O
H-E-L-P!
30H-e-l-p!
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “BRITISH ___ (GREAT BRITAIN, IRELAND, ETC.)”.
SOS
Crossword Challenge Level 1297 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1297 solved
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