Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1116 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1116 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.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 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 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Layoff payment”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1116: 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 “Layoff payment”. 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.
LAYOFF PAYMENT
1Layoff payment
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ E _ _ N _ _. Solving “_RREST” first gives you its sixth letter.
SEVERANCE
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with E. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
EAGLE
be--le
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “be--le” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
AG
SEAM
4Seam
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving “Buckle” first gives you its third letter.
SEW
MOUTH-RELATED
5Mouth-related
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Buckle”.
ORAL
ADVA_CE
6ADVA_CE
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “ADVA_CE” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
N
"GREAT!"
7"great!"
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. The fourth square is also part of “Untruth”.
SUPER
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. “Mouth-related” crosses it at the fifth square.
SEASONS
KEEN
9Keen
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with E. Its fourth letter is shared with “Seam”.
EAGER
VIDEO GAME
10Video game
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Video game” to its initials.
VG
sh-
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “sh-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
ELF
PAPER BUNDLE
12Paper bundle
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Not true”.
REAM
_RREST
13_RREST
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_RREST”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
A
FOUL
14Foul
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits N _ _ T _. Check the fourth letter against “Traveler's stop”.
NASTY
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to C _ _ E _ _ H. The fifth square is also part of “Data unit”.
CHEETAH
ENROLLED AGENT
16Enrolled agent
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Enrolled agent” to its initials.
EA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
USER
17User
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of User.
U
ABUNDANT
18Abundant
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. Its third letter is shared with “__ISBEE”.
RIFE
BUCKLE
19Buckle
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: W _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Abundant”.
WARP
NOT TRUE
20Not true
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Shape: F _ _ S _. Solving “Foul” first gives you its fourth letter.
FALSE
UNTRUTH
21Untruth
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Great!”.
LIE
TRAVELER'S STOP
22Traveler's stop
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with M. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
MOTEL
__ISBEE
23__ISBEE
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “__ISBEE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with F.
FR
DATA UNIT
24Data unit
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: B _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
BYTE
BRAIN SECTION
25Brain section
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with L. “Data unit” crosses it at the third square.
LOBE
SUDDEN INSIGHT
26Sudden insight
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: A _ _. “Enrolled agent” crosses it at the third square.
AHA
THE HIDDEN YAWN
27The hidden yawn
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “The hidden yawn”.
THY
TAP
28Tap
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Tap.
T
AUDIO-VISUAL
29Audio-visual
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AV
TAX AMOUNT
30Tax amount
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Audio-visual”.
LEVY
Crossword Challenge Level 1116 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1116 solved
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