Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1115 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1115 of Crossword Challenge gives you 28 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
8 of the 28 answers are one or two letters long. 2 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants 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 “Pro-visional”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1115: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “In the direction of”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Pro-visional”. 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.
PRO-VISIONAL
1Pro-visional
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ P _ _ A _ _. “Put in order, in a way” crosses it at the sixth square.
TEMPORARY
NOT TRANSPARENT
2Not transparent
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ Q _ _. Solving “Power quality” first gives you its fourth letter.
OPAQUE
FAKE HAIR
3Fake hair
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: W _ _. “Business tycoon” crosses it at the third square.
WIG
SKIN PROBLEM
4Skin problem
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. Solving “Business tycoon” first gives you its third letter.
ACNE
RISE
5Rise
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Rise.
R
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits D _ _ E _ _ E _ _. “Put in order, in a way” crosses it at the sixth square.
DETERGENT
"___ WHAT I'M SAYING?"
7"___ WHAT I'M SAYING?"
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ WHAT I'M SAYING?”? It fits S _ _.
SEE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
IN THE DIRECTION OF
8In the direction of
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
T _ _ A _ _ S. Solving “Rise” first gives you its fifth letter.
TOWARDS
GRAND TALE
9Grand tale
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. “Fake hair” crosses it at the third square.
EPIC
BUSINESS TYCOON
10Business tycoon
Left column 3/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with M. Check the fifth letter against “Dodge”.
MAGNATE
POWER QUALITY
11Power quality
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
PQ
sc-
12Not in
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “sc” gives the answer. First letter: O.
OUT
PUT IN ORDER, IN A WAY
13Put in order, in a way
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ L _ _ N. “Dodge” crosses it at the fifth square.
REALIGN
_UDIO
14_UDIO
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
“_UDIO” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
A
PART OF A HOUSE
15Part of a house
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Mexican dish”.
ROOM
YOU'RE QUALIFIED
16You're qualified
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
YQ
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TWO E'S
17Two e's
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits E _. “___ WHAT I'M SAYING?” crosses it at the second square.
EE
DODGE
18Dodge
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ I _. Solving “Put in order, in a way” first gives you its fourth letter.
AVOID
FOR___R
19FOR___R
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “FOR___R” go in the grid. First one: E.
EVE
MEXICAN DISH
20Mexican dish
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Future officer”.
TACO
ADMIT-TANCE
21Admit-tance
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
E _ _ R _. Solving “Nuclear reactor” first gives you its fourth letter.
ENTRY
EARTH DEPOSIT
22Earth deposit
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits O _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Admit-tance”.
ORE
LIGHT SOURCE
23Light source
Row 6, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. Solving “Part of a house” first gives you its third letter.
LAMP
FUTURE OFFICER
24Future officer
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
CADET
ONE QUESTION
25One question
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “One question” to its initials.
OQ
NUCLEAR REACTOR
26Nuclear reactor
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NR
FIRST IN LINE
27First in line
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “First in line”.
I
FEEL SORRY FOR
28Feel sorry for
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
PITY
Crossword Challenge Level 1115 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1115 solved
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