Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1137 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1137? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Negative review”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Academic classes”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Negative review”, 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.
NEGATIVE REVIEW
1Negative review
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with C. Its sixth letter is shared with “After b”.
CRITICISM
NOT INNER
2Not inner
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
O _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Text editor”.
OUTER
s---et
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “set” gives the answer. First letter: U.
UNS
RADIO-ACTIVE GAS
4Radio-active gas
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shape: R _. Solving “Step on a ladder” first gives you its second letter.
RG
SEA
5Sea
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Sea starts with the answer.
S
GAZED UPON
6Gazed upon
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “RE___BER” first gives you its third letter.
EYED
___ULATION
7___ULATION
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “___ULATION”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
SIM
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ACADEMIC CLASSES
8Academic classes
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits C _ _ R _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “Sea”.
COURSES
STEP ON A LADDER
9Step on a ladder
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
RUNG
"___ NOT A BIG DEAL"
10"___ NOT A BIG DEAL"
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ NOT A BIG DEAL” starts with I.
ITS
TEXT EDITOR
11Text editor
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TE
DUNGEON GEAR
12Dungeon gear
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not offline”.
IRONS
AFTER B
13After b
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to B; the answer is its next letter.
C
PROHIBITED
14Prohibited
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with I. The fifth square is also part of “Audio art”.
ILLICIT
VIEWED
15Viewed
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Look at rudely”.
SEEN
-ilbox
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ilbox”). What is left starts with M.
MA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
YIELD INDEX
17Yield index
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
YI
AUDIO ART
18Audio art
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with M. Its fourth letter is shared with “Fly smoothly”.
MUSIC
RE___BER
19RE___BER
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “RE___BER” and enter only the missing part, starting with M.
MEM
NOT OFFLINE
20Not offline
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
O _ _ I _ _. “Prohibited” crosses it at the fourth square.
ONLINE
CL___
21CL___
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “CL___” go in the grid. First one: O.
OUD
LOOK AT RUDELY
22Look at rudely
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Prohibited”.
OGLE
– pan
23"___ PAN"
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “- pan” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with P.
PETER
PREMIUM
24Premium
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Premium.
P
EXTREMELY SERIOUS
25Extremely serious
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with D. The third square is also part of “STO__”.
DIRE
FLY SMOOTHLY
26Fly smoothly
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: G _ _ D _. The fourth square is also part of “Extremely serious”.
GLIDE
GREEN LAND
27Green land
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
L _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
LEA
STO__
28STO__
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“STO__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with R.
RE
AFTER U
29After u
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from U in the alphabet.
V
AT ALL TIMES
30At all times
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Solving “Extremely serious” first gives you its third letter.
EVER
Crossword Challenge Level 1137 Solved Grid
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