Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1149 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1149, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Insurance payout”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Insurance payout”, 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.
INSURANCE PAYOUT
1Insurance payout
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
I _ _ E _ _ I _ _. Solving “Usual state” first gives you its sixth letter.
INDEMNITY
APOLLO MISSION ORG.
2Apollo mission org.
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Drive system”.
NASA
STOCK NUMBER
3Stock number
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SN
CAS_
4CAS_
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “CAS_” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
E
-ga
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “ga” gives the answer. First letter: C.
CON
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits T _ _ N _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Double n”.
TUNNEL
MARKET BOOTH
7Market booth
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits S _ _ N _. “Double n” crosses it at the fourth square.
STAND
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: I _ _ E _ _ S. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
INSECTS
PREG___T
9PREG___T
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “PREG___T”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with N.
NAN
DRIVE SYSTEM
10Drive system
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DS
GAIN PROFIT
11Gain profit
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. Solving “Un-common” first gives you its third letter.
EARN
MEMOIR
12Memoir
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Memoir starts with the answer.
M
USUAL STATE
13Usual state
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ M _ _. “Living creature” crosses it at the fourth square.
NORMAL
ULTIMATE GOAL
14Ultimate goal
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. The fourth square is also part of “Living creature”.
IDEAL
direc--r
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“direc--r”). What is left starts with T.
TO
1812, 2001, ETC.: ABBR.
161812, 2001, etc.: abbr.
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: Y _ _. Check the third letter against “Sport”.
YRS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NOT IN
17Not in
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits O _ _. The third square is also part of “Market booth”.
OUT
LIVING CREATURE
18Living creature
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
A _ _ M _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Usual state”.
ANIMAL
"FROZEN" PRINCESS
19"frozen" princess
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
ANNA
UN-COMMON
20Un-common
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Usual state”.
RARE
DOUBLE N
21Double n
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
N _. The second square is also part of “Market booth”.
NN
NOT FEMALES
22Not females
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits M _ _ E _. “Human limbs” crosses it at the fourth square.
MALES
FOCUSED
23Focused
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ E _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
AIMED
FOUL AIR
24Foul air
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
ODOR
FIREPLACE POWDER
25Fireplace powder
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. The third square is also part of “Smart choice habit”.
ASH
APPRISE
26Apprise
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Apprise, nothing more.
A
GAME CONSOLE
27Game console
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Game console” to its initials.
GC
HUMAN LIMBS
28Human limbs
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Game console”.
LEGS
SPORT
29Sport
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Sport.
S
SMART CHOICE HABIT
30Smart choice habit
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Smart choice habit” to its initials.
SCH
Crossword Challenge Level 1149 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1149 solved
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