Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1139 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1139? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 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 “Verbal expression”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1139: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Forming a whole”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Verbal expression”. 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.
VERBAL EXPRESSION
1Verbal expression
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ E _ _ N _ _. “Passage” crosses it at the sixth square.
UTTERANCE
ACTIO_
2ACTIO_
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “ACTIO_” go in the grid. First one: N.
N
BED-AND-BREAKFAST, E.G.
3Bed-and-breakfast, e.g.
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
I _ _. The third square is also part of “Finger count”.
INN
TEACHING ASST.
4Teaching asst.
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Teaching asst.” to its initials.
TA
A LOT OF PLOT
5A lot of plot
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Set up”.
ACRE
6Horned animal
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Picture plus words: “HORNED ANIMAL”. The answer opens with R.
RHINO
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to Y _ _ U _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Restaurant list”.
YOGURT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FORMING A WHOLE
8Forming a whole
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits U _ _ T _ _ Y. The fifth square is also part of “A lot of plot”.
UNITARY
TASTER
9Taster
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Taster.
T
FINGER COUNT
10Finger count
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits T _ _. Check the third letter against “Bed-and-breakfast, e.g.”.
TEN
EARTH-QUAKE
11Earth-quake
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EQ
VIKING LETTER
12Viking letter
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. “North south” crosses it at the third square.
RUNE
PASSAGE
13Passage
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ L _. The fourth square is also part of “Ice cream action”.
AISLE
NEURAL NETWORK
14Neural network
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Neural network” to its initials.
NN
-fetti
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-fetti” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with C.
CON
BLOW UP
16Blow up
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits E _ _ L _ _ E. Solving “European currency” first gives you its fifth letter.
EXPLODE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CHEESY SNACK
17Cheesy snack
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with N. Solving “Horned animal” first gives you its fourth letter.
NACHO
SUN CROSSES EQUATOR
18Sun crosses equator
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Fits E _ _ I _ _ X. Solving “Neural network” first gives you its fifth letter.
EQUINOX
SET UP
19Set up
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
RIG
ICE CREAM ACTION
20Ice cream action
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with M. The third square is also part of “Passage”.
MELT
RESTAURANT LIST
21Restaurant list
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Horned animal”.
MENU
NORTH SOUTH
22North south
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “North south”.
NS
OPERATING ROOM
23Operating room
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OR
EUROPEAN CURRENCY
24European currency
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “Not column” first gives you its third letter.
EURO
TARGET
25Target
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Target starts with the answer.
T
OH MY ___!
26OH MY ___!
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Say “OH MY ___!” out loud and the blank fills itself: G _ _.
GOD
PULL HARD
27Pull hard
Row 8, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Begins with T. Solving “OH MY ___!” first gives you its third letter.
TUG
NATIONAL PARK
28National park
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NP
YOU AND I
29You and i
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Fits W _. The second square is also part of “Blow up”.
WE
NOT COLUMN
30Not column
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with R. Check the third letter against “You and i”.
ROW
LOW
31Low
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Low, nothing more.
L
Crossword Challenge Level 1139 Solved Grid
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