Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1150 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1150? All 29 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 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; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 2 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 “Declared publicly”, 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
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ T _ _ I _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
CRITICISM
"___ THERE BE LIGHT"
2"___ THERE BE LIGHT"
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “___ THERE BE LIGHT”. Shape: L _ _.
LET
AMPERE
3Ampere
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Ampere.
A
tort--la
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“tort--la”). What is left starts with I.
IL
FASHION FIGURE
5Fashion figure
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Opposite of here”.
MODEL
"BEST. DAY. ___!"
6"BEST. DAY. ___!"
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “BEST. DAY. ___!”. Shape: E _ _ _.
EVER
APPOINTS PROXIES
7Appoints proxies
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ E _ _ T _ _. Solving “IGUA__” first gives you its sixth letter.
DELEGATES
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
DECLARED PUBLICLY
8Declared publicly
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits C _ _ I _ _ D. Solving “Fashion figure” first gives you its fifth letter.
CLAIMED
macke--l
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “macke--l”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
RE
"___ MY FAULT!"
10"___ MY FAULT!"
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ MY FAULT!” starts with I.
ITS
TAP
11Tap
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Tap starts with the answer.
T
PERFECTION
12Perfection
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
I _ _ A _. “Occur” crosses it at the fourth square.
IDEAL
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Rose part”.
CAMP
INVOICE NUMBER
14Invoice number
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Invoice number”.
IN
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _ E _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Opposite of off”.
SCIENCE
CRUEL
16Cruel
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
M _ _ _. “Iowa” crosses it at the third square.
MEAN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HEART'S EMOTION
17Heart's emotion
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “BEST. DAY. ___!”.
LOVE
ROSE PART
18Rose part
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Perfection”.
STEM
ROLEMO___
19ROLEMO___
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “ROLEMO___”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with D.
DEL
OCCUR
20Occur
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ P _ _. “Verse writer” crosses it at the fourth square.
HAPPEN
OPPOSITE OF HERE
21Opposite of here
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ R _. “BEST. DAY. ___!” crosses it at the fourth square.
THERE
GROOVE TO MUSIC
22Groove to music
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ C _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
DANCE
AFTER F
23After f
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from F in the alphabet.
G
THROAT AREA
24Throat area
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
NECK
IGUA__
25IGUA__
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “IGUA__” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
NA
OPPOSITE OF OFF
26Opposite of off
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shape: O _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its second letter.
ON
VERSE WRITER
27Verse writer
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with P. The third square is also part of “Throat area”.
POET
IOWA
28Iowa
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Begins with I. The second square is also part of “Cruel”.
IA
KANSAS
29Kansas
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with K; pattern K _. Its second letter is shared with “Appoints proxies”.
KS
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