Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1121 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1121? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 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; 3 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 “Not allowed”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Moreover”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Not allowed”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
NOT ALLOWED
1Not allowed
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits F _ _ B _ _ D _ _. “Dad” crosses it at the sixth square.
FORBIDDEN
SOLAR RAY
2Solar ray
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Shape: U _. Check the second letter against “More than”.
UV
FIRE (UP)
3Fire (up)
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with R. “Lively energy” crosses it at the third square.
REV
HIKE
4Hike
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Lively energy”.
TREK
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Look at the picture and fit it to H.
H
JEALOUS FEELING
6Jealous feeling
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Lively energy”.
ENVY
f---r
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “f---r” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RYE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MOREOVER
8Moreover
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ T _ _ R. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
FURTHER
MORE THAN
9More than
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Fire (up)”.
OVER
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Name the object in the picture. R.
R
BRAVO ZULU
11Bravo zulu
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
BZ
BIT OF SOLAR WIND
12Bit of solar wind
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
I _ _. “Geeky guy” crosses it at the third square.
ION
DAD
13Dad
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Dad starts with the answer.
D
SWEET-HEART
14Sweet-heart
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ L _ _ G. Check the fifth letter against “Legal do-over”.
DARLING
s-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “s” gives the answer. First letter: E.
END
NUCLEAR TEST
16Nuclear test
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BIG APPLE
17Big apple
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: N _. Check the second letter against the picture clue in the top row.
NY
LEGAL DO-OVER
18Legal do-over
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ R _ _ L. “Sweet-heart” crosses it at the fifth square.
RETRIAL
LIVELY ENERGY
19Lively energy
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: V _ _ V _. The fourth square is also part of “Jealous feeling”.
VERVE
__DIAC
20__DIAC
Row 4, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “__DIAC”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with Z.
ZO
UNLOCKING TOOL
21Unlocking tool
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shape: K _ _. The third square is also part of “Jealous feeling”.
KEY
GEEKY GUY
22Geeky guy
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. Solving “Sweet-heart” first gives you its third letter.
NERD
CAUSE TO HAPPEN
23Cause to happen
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Begins with B. “High card” crosses it at the fourth square.
BEGET
_ANGO
24_ANGO
Row 6, col 5 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “_ANGO” go in the grid. First one: T.
T
ELECTRIC LIGHT
25Electric light
Row 6, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EL
BIT
26Bit
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Bit starts with the answer.
B
___ TRAIL IN THE ANDES
27___ TRAIL IN THE ANDES
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Say “___ TRAIL IN THE ANDES” out loud and the blank fills itself: I _ _ _.
INCA
SPOOKY
28Spooky
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “___ TRAIL IN THE ANDES”.
EERIE
TINY PEST
29Tiny pest
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
A _ _. Check the third letter against “Nuclear test”.
ANT
HIGH CARD
30High card
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Cause to happen”.
ACE
FAX
31Fax
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Fax.
F
EVEN GROUND
32Even ground
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with F. Check the third letter against “___ TRAIL IN THE ANDES”.
FLAT
Crossword Challenge Level 1121 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1121 solved
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