Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1161 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1161 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 6 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Genuine”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1161: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Mom's sisters”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Genuine”. 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.
GENUINE
1Genuine
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ H _ _ T _ _. “After m” crosses it at the sixth square.
AUTHENTIC
SINGLE ENTITIES
2Single entities
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
U _ _ T _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
UNITS
IT'S NOTHING IN SOCCER
3It's nothing in soccer
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with N. “FAKE IT ___ YOU MAKE IT” crosses it at the third square.
NIL
TIDAL VOLUME
4Tidal volume
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Tidal volume” to its initials.
TV
ANALYS_S
5ANALYS_S
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “ANALYS_S” go in the grid. First one: I.
I
"THAT'S SOMETHING ___"
6"THAT'S SOMETHING ___"
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “THAT'S SOMETHING ___”? It fits E _ _ _.
ELSE
SLANGY HELLO
7Slangy hello
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits S _ _. “Texas state police” crosses it at the third square.
SUP
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MOM'S SISTERS
8Mom's sisters
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits A _ _ T _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with “ANALYS_S”.
AUNTIES
____ERSAL
9____ERSAL
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
“____ERSAL” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with U.
UNIV
"FAKE IT ___ YOU MAKE IT"
10"FAKE IT ___ YOU MAKE IT"
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “FAKE IT ___ YOU MAKE IT”? It fits T _ _.
TIL
weig-
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “weig-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with H.
HT
TERM PAPER
12Term paper
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
E _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Deserts”.
ESSAY
AFTER M
13After m
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from M in the alphabet.
N
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Moral wrongs”.
TENT
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with I. Solving “Switzer-land, abbr.” first gives you its fifth letter.
INSECTS
COMPACT DISC
16Compact disc
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Compact disc” to its initials.
CD
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
B__EBERRY
17B__EBERRY
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “B__EBERRY” go in the grid. First one: L.
LU
CHILD'S CLOSETFUL
18Child's closetful
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Solving “Term paper” first gives you its third letter.
TOYS
TEXAS STATE POLICE
19Texas state police
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TSP
DESERTS
20Deserts
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
W _ _ T _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
WASTES
DEEP SADNESS
21Deep sadness
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shape: W _ _. “THAT'S SOMETHING ___” crosses it at the third square.
WOE
MORAL WRONGS
22Moral wrongs
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
SINS
SONG SECTION
23Song section
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Shape: V _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
VERSE
_ICTORY
24_ICTORY
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_ICTORY”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with V.
V
TO OR TOWARD
25To or toward
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with U. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
UNTO
CONCERN
26Concern
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. Its fourth letter is shared with “To or toward”.
ISSUE
"BITTER" PART
27"bitter" part
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the third letter against “Compact disc”.
END
NOT RATED
28Not rated
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Not rated”.
NR
SWITZER-LAND, ABBR.
29Switzer-land, abbr.
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
C _. The second square is also part of “Footwear”.
CH
30Footwear
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Use the text “FOOTWEAR” if the picture is unclear. First letter S.
SHOE
Crossword Challenge Level 1161 Solved Grid
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